About this role
About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations • Bengaluru, India About the Role The Cloudflare Business Development team is the engine driving our expansion across global markets. As part of this high-energy organization, you will lead a critical team focused on the SAARC region, uncovering new opportunities and shaping pipeline strategy. We pride ourselves on being principled in our approach, curious about our customers' challenges, and completely transparent in how we collaborate. The Business Development team sits at the intersection of Sales, Marketing, and Operations, serving as a vital incubator for top-tier sales talent and a primary catalyst for regional revenue growth. We are seeking a strategic, growth-minded Business Development Representative (BDR) Manager to lead, coach, and scale our Business Development team supporting the SAARC region. In this role, you will manage a team of 5 BDR professionals, overseeing day-to-day operations, driving quota performance, and building a sustainable pipeline. You will be responsible for the full talent lifecycle—from recruiting and interviewing to onboarding and continuous professional development. This role requires a collaborative leader who can build strong bridges with regional Sales leadership, global Marketing teams, and Sales Operations to optimize lead flows, elevate campaign effectiveness, and continuously improve internal processes. Responsibilities • Team Leadership & Performance Management: Direct daily activities and quota attainment for a team of 5 BDRs, ensuring regional pipeline objectives and performance metrics are consistently met or exceeded. • Talent Development & Coaching: Empower team members through structured 1:1 coaching, regular skill development, and creative performance incentives. Foster a growth mindset that prepares BDRs for future career advancement. • Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: Manage regional recruiting, interviewing, and hiring to scale the team efficiently. Own the onboarding framework, ensuring new hires ramp quickly through robust training on product knowledge, buyer personas, market competition, and tools. • Strategic Execution: Lead from the front to support regional success; while this is a management role, you are comfortable adopting a "player-coach" mindset where necessary to help the team break into strategic accounts or navigate complex regional roadblocks. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner deeply with key stakeholders across the business: • Sales: Align on qualification criteria, handoff processes, and pipeline quality to ensure seamless lead transitions. • Marketing: Maximize the volume and quality of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), refine messaging, and optimize campaign follow-ups. • Operations: Analyze metrics and reporting to identify bottlenecks and implement process enhancements. • Data-Driven Optimization: Regularly track and report on individual and team metrics—focusing on lead quality, volume, and revenue impact—to regional Sales leadership. • Operational Excellence: Continuously evaluate and implement industry best practices to improve prospecting efficiency, team productivity, and outbound messaging. Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience • Leadership Experience: Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, or leading outbound sales or business development professionals, ideally within a high-growth SaaS or technology environment. • Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of the SAARC business ecosystem, localized buying behaviors, and corporate cultural dynamics. • Sales Execution: Proven track record of meeting or exceeding pipeline generation and quota objectives, with a strong understanding of modern prospecting frameworks and methodologies. • Strategic Collaboration: Excellent stakeholder management skills with a history of building productive partnerships across Sales, Marketing, and Enablement teams. • Analytical Mindset: Proficiency with sales tech stacks (e.g., Salesforce, Outreach) and the ability to leverage data to evaluate team performance, uncover trends, and refine processes. • Communication Skills: Exceptional communication, presentation, and situational coaching abilities What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. 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