BDR Manager, Redpanda Data
$120k
3+ days a week in office
AI data infrastructure for the Enterprise
Open for applications
AI data infrastructure for the Enterprise
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$120k
3+ days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the best present and future of streaming data.
Role
Who you are
- You excel in high-energy environments and relish dealing with all the challenges that growth creates
- You understand outbound sales prospecting across segments and have an eye for improving the prospecting process
- Experience in outbound sales and management experience with a demonstrated track record of success exceeding quotas selling security, networking, and/or software solutions
- Experience leading a sales team focused on growing new business and new logos
- Strong hunter mentality: direct experience managing teams responsible for creating new demand, new customer acquisition, and sourcing new pipeline
- A winner mindset, someone who holds themselves accountable to consistent over-achievement
- Strong presentation and communications skills, competent translating technical features into business value
- Comfortable working in a highly fast-paced environment
- Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding assigned annual/quarterly goals and targets
- Experience with tools like Gong Engage and SFDC are a plus
What the job involves
- Redpanda is looking for a Business Development Representative (BDR) Manager to help build the top of the sales funnel that will help fuel our sales organization
- This team will grow our business by reaching the right people at the right companies at the right time – and then set up these valuable opportunities for our sales team to close
- This BDR Manager will inspire, engage, and lead the team of outbound BDRs to accomplish these goals
- Lead, inspire, and coach a team of outbound BDRs to achieve key objectives, focusing on building a high-performing team of top talent and fostering their professional growth
- Develop and implement effective outbound prospecting strategies to generate qualified leads and opportunities for the sales team
- Monitor and analyze team performance, providing regular feedback and coaching to ensure continuous improvement and achievement of targets
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to build regular sales campaigns and systematically improve lead qualification processes
- Establish and maintain a disciplined approach to pipeline generation, leveraging all available resources, including field sales, marketing, channel partners, and sales development to accelerate new business
- Create and manage a process for tracking and analyzing industry trends and segments to create new sources of qualified leads
- Utilize the CRM system to track activity and manage sales opportunities, ensuring accurate reporting and forecasting
- Lead by example, demonstrating best practices in outbound prospecting, lead qualification, and opportunity generation
Our take
When dealing with real-time data streaming workloads, the simpler the infrastructure the better. Redpanda was developed as an alternative to the complex industry standard, Apache Kafka (which needed to be used in tandem with ZooKeeper). Redpanda’s Kafka-compatible platform increases businesses’ operational efficiency by allowing them to switch to a single platform.
With its platform running on hundreds of thousands of machines, Redpanda supports users to run the software that they’ve already invested in while addressing and eliminating past pain points. Building on its success with data streaming, the company is now pioneering the "Agentic Data Plane", a new AI infrastructure feature that enables enterprises to connect AI agents with their data and systems.
With this new direction, Redpanda ensures it remains a key player in the industry - as it supports the new endeavours of its established customer base. Having raised strong funding in the past, the company has continued to expand marketing and R&D efforts to increase its reach and support its growth plans moving forward.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$100m
SERIES D
Jun 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $265.5m
Company benefits
- Remote first: We’re a remote-first company that puts humans first. We advocate for working wherever you're most productive
- Comprehensive healthcare: We’ve got you covered with a mix of plans ranging from fully-paid medical, dental and vision, to premium coverage
- 401(k) matching: Our 401(k) plans let you save for your future. And for our US and UK employees — we match
- Unlimited PTO: Take time to relax and recharge. Option to select region-specific holidays. Our vacation policy puts you in control
- Home office & education reimbursement: $1,000 to gear-up your home office, $50 towards each wifi bill, $500 to invest in your learning and development annually
- Redpanda swag: Hands down the coolest swag in our industry! Your family will steal it. Guaranteed
Company HQ
Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Alexander Gallego
(Founder & CEO)Founder & previous CTO of Concord Systems, Inc. Previous Principal Software Engineer at Akamai Technologies, and was a Software Engineer at both YeildMo and FactSet Research Systems. Also worked as a REU - Student Researcher for the Polytechnic Institute of New York Univeristy.
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