Global Head of Sales Development

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 11/10/2025 Execo helps the world’s leading companies solve complex problems in areas like legal, go-to-market, and data annotation by combining world-class talent with the power of AI. Our teams work across seven countries to bring real innovation to life, turning the promise of AI into practical, high-impact solutions for clients every day. At Execo, you’ll join a global community built on curiosity, ownership, and growth. We are a team that moves fast, learns continuously, and celebrates our progress together. Join us to build what’s next in the AI-powered world of work and grow your career while helping businesses everywhere work smarter. Job Description You’ve built playbooks. You’ve scaled teams. You’ve delivered the pipeline. But is your next move just managing a bigger team, or is it architecting the future of the entire function? What if you could become truly "bilingual"—fluent in world-class, global sales leadership and in the AI that will define its future? This isn't just another leadership role. This is your mandate to design, build, and scale the next generation of sales development from our strategic hub in Cape Town. This is your chance to build a global, AI-supported team with full P&L responsibility and a clear mandate to innovate. Summary of Role As the Global Head of Sales Development, you are the architect, owner, and leader of our entire global pipeline engine. Based in our Cape Town office , you will hire, coach, and lead our international teams of SDRs and SDR Managers (40+) located across the USA, South Africa, Kenya, and Manila. Your mission is to build a "next-gen" SDR function, holding full P&L responsibility and owning the strategy for integrating a cutting-edge AI tech stack (Gemini, Vertex, OpenAI , etc.) to create a profound competitive advantage. Your Impact & What You'll Do Architect the 'Next-Gen' AI-SDR Model: This is your canvas. You will design, build, and deploy our future SDR offering, integrating advanced AI tools to move beyond traditional prospecting and create new, high-value outcomes. Lead & Scale a Global Team: You will hire, coach, and manage our SDR Managers, scaling a global team of 40+ sales professionals across the USA, Manila, Kenya, and South Africa into the next generation of leaders. Own the Global Pipeline & P&L: You are the single point of accountability for the global SDR-sourced pipeline number. You will have full operational and financial control, managing the department budget, forecasting, and maximizing ROI. Master the AI Tech Stack: You will be the chief strategist for our sales development technology. This includes optimizing core tools (dialers, email) while actively piloting and integrating next-gen AI platforms to transform team performance. Why You'll Thrive at Execo You're an Experienced Global Sales Leader: You have 8-10+ years in B2B tech/SaaS and, crucially, you have experience managing SDR Managers. You've Led at Scale: You have a proven track record of successfully leading large, distributed sales teams (40+) across diverse regions, including Manila, Kenya, South Africa, and the USA. You're a Strategic Builder: You've done more than inherit a team; you have a clear history of building and scaling a sales development function from the ground up. You're a Commercial Operator: You have direct, hands-on experience managing a P&L and departmental budgets. You are metrics-obsessed and use data to drive efficiency and predictability. You're an AI Visionary & Tech Evangelist: You are genuinely excited and knowledgeable about next-gen AI tools (like Gemini, Vertex, OpenAI) and have a clear vision for their practical application in a sales environment. You're a Hands-On Cape Town Leader: You are based in Cape Town and believe that high-impact leadership, coaching, and innovation happen best when you're working side-by-side with your team. #J-18808-Ljbffr