Global Director, Sales Development

Global Director, Sales Development

Full-Time 40500 - 49500 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead and develop a global sales team, driving outbound pipeline and AI transformation.
  • Company: Join Global-e, the leading platform for global direct-to-consumer e-commerce.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic work environment, and opportunities for career growth.
  • Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on creativity and ownership.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced, innovative company with top global brands.
  • Qualifications: 4+ years in B2B sales development leadership and experience with outbound technology stacks.

The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.

  • Global Director, Sales Development
  • Sales
  • United Kingdom, London

Global-e (Nasdaq: GLBE) is the world’s leading platform for global direct-to-consumer e-commerce, enabling brands and retailers to seamlessly sell worldwide, delivering localized experiences across markets.

Trusted by some of the world’s most recognized brands including Adidas, Alo Yoga, Logitech, Hugo Boss, Marc Jacobs, and Victoria’s Secret, weoperateon a massive global scale through dynamic teams across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

Our technology-based end-to-end solution combines advanced localisation capabilities, streamlined global operations and extensive big-data analytics, covering everything merchants need to scale worldwide.

We’rea fast-moving, highly collaborative company where innovation, creativity, ownership, and impact are part of everyday work.

We are looking for a Global Director, Sales Development to lead Global-e’s Sales Development function across EMEA, North America, and APAC.

Managing a team of 15+ BDEs (SDRs) and Team Leaders, this roleis responsible forbuilding a predictable, high-quality outbound pipeline and driving the AI-enabled transformation of our outbound motion.

As a senior GTM leader, you will partner closely with Sales, Rev Ops, Marketing, and Partnerships, reporting to the VP Revenue Operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Global Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop Global-e’s Sales Development organisation across EMEA, North America, and APAC, directly managing regional Team Leaders
  • Own hiring, onboarding, performancemanagement, organisationalchange, succession planning, and career development across the function.
  • Managea structured management cadence across regions: weekly 1:1s with Team Leaders, workshops, and regular team training sessions.
  • Represent Sales Development performance and strategy at company-wide forums, including quarterly SKOs.
  • Pipeline & Commercial Ownership
  • Own global outbound pipeline and conversion performance, driving quota attainment and improving outbound-to-demo conversion through stronger targeting, qualification, and messaging.
  • Set and continuously refine segmentation and account prioritisation (ICP definition, Low Touch / High Touch / Named Account motions) in partnership with regional sales leadership.
  • Own outbound-to-demo conversion rate improvement through better qualification, targeting, and messaging quality.
  • AI-Enabled Transformation & Sales Operations
  • Lead the AI Sales Agent programme end-to-endalongside innovation/Rev OPs: prompt optimisation, workflow integration, and team enablement, taking initiatives from planning through to live production use.
  • Own the outbound technology stack: Linked In automation, power diallers, sequencing tools, intent data, and job-change triggers, ensuring tooling scales with the team.
  • Maintain CRM lead-flow (Hub Spot) end-to-end to supportaccuraterouting, reporting, and hand-off between BDEs and BDMs.
  • Sponsor and scope cross-functional data/tooling workstreams (e. g. contact enrichment, TAM/ICP data quality, campaign infrastructure) with clear ownership from supporting functions (Rev Ops, external vendors).
  • Enablement & Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Own and continuously evolve the global BDE playbook and centralised sales enablement knowledge base, ensuring consistent messaging, qualification standards, and best-practice adoption across regions.
  • Partner with regional VPs of Sales, Rev Ops, and Marketing to align account mapping, campaign strategy, and go-to-market execution with regional pipeline priorities.
  • Own BDE-to-BDM handover and demo quality standards, including qualification criteria, documentation, feedback loops, and process improvements that strengthen conversion from qualified opportunity to closed-won pipeline.

Requirements

  • 4+ years in B2B sales development leadership, including direct people management of BDE teams; bonus if across multiple regions or timezones.
  • Proventrack recordof building and scaling a predictable outbound pipeline, with clear ownership of quota attainment and conversion metrics.
  • Hands-on experience with outbound technology stacks: CRM (Hub Spot or equivalent), sequencing/automation tools, dialler platforms, and intent/trigger data.
  • Demonstrated experience leading AI-enabled sales transformation initiatives (e. g.

AI qualification agents, prompt-driven workflows) from concept to production, not just people management.

  • Strong executive presence– abilityto present pipeline performance and strategy at company-wide forums (SKOs, business reviews).
  • Willingness to work across EMEA, North America, and APAC time zones, with occasional travel to global SKOs.
  • Experience in cross-border e Commerce, payments, or Saa S
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Global Director, Sales Development employer: Global-e Online Ltd.

Global-e is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and innovative work culture, perfect for those looking to thrive in the fast-paced world of e-commerce. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, our London office offers hybrid working arrangements, allowing for a balanced professional and personal life while being part of a global team that collaborates with renowned brands. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking company that values your contributions and supports your career development in a vibrant city.

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Contact Details:

Global-e Online Ltd. Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Global Director, Sales Development

B2B Sales Development Leadership
People Management
Outbound Pipeline Development
Quota Attainment
Conversion Metrics
CRM Proficiency (HubSpot or equivalent)
Sales Automation Tools