Director - SDR Sales Manager

Location(s): One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5FA, GB Line Of Business: Sales OU(SALES OU) Job Category: Sales & Marketing Experience Level: Experienced Hire At Moody\’s, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. A position is available to manage a team of Sales Development Representatives across the Europe & Africa region. The manager will be responsible for creating and implementing a strategy for prioritising, planning and executing sales campaigns. Responsibilities: Design and implement KPI’s for the SDR team. Develop training programme to ensure continuous learning and development for SDR’s. Track campaign success, measure, and monitor success. Report campaign progress and strategy to Regional Sales Management. Generate leads and sales opportunities through successful campaigns. Manage Sales and Relationship Management by geography, major account or product set. Direct the sales of products and services (such as software, research, data services, and professional services) for corporate clients and financial institutions. Manage a team of sales professionals by periodically reviewing account coverage and developing new clients. Set direction and policies for sales activities and execute these plans. Identify business opportunities for new product development through market and client exposure in partnership with other senior sales staff. Work with marketing and product strategy teams to drive sales initiatives. Assist Finance in developing strategic corporate plans by forecasting multi-year revenue and expenditures for area of responsibility. Drive continuous service improvement with the ultimate goal of revenue production and retention. This position requires travel. Qualifications: Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Economics or related area required. Experience in managing (directly or indirectly) other sales professionals. Experience in a sales role within a software/services organization with a successful track record in sales, preferably selling solutions to the global marketplace. Solid understanding of processes for SDR, Sales and CRM systems. Ability to sell on a needs/solutions approach. Ability to influence key decision makers. Strong presentation and negotiation skills as well as outstanding client relationship management experience. Networking skills to identify and develop new business opportunities. Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Creative problem-solving skills and ability to diagnose issues and develop solutions. Ability to multi-task and meet short deadlines. Ability to work both independently and within a team environment, with focus and high attention to detail. Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Candidates for Moody\’s Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary. #J-18808-Ljbffr