--- title: 'Sales Development Manager at Distro' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/sales-development-manager-distro-duluth-3ny5z5vkn50f' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-10' --- # Sales Development Manager at Distro - **Company:** Distro - **Location:** Duluth, GA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-11-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/distro/e02b2174-7e7a-417e-b2fb-49b2298df827 ## Job description About Us Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector, providing a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO). The company and its service providers collectively serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. As a "One Employer Solution” headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Vensure helps thousands of businesses streamline and grow their operations with custom strategies that benefit both employers and employees. Find out more by visiting www.vensure.com . Position Summary The Sales Development Manager is responsible for leading and developing a team of Sales Development Associates/Representatives/Supervisors. Additionally, this role is responsible for prospecting & qualifying through outbound calls, emails, and follow ups. Generate leads and opportunities for business consultants. Collaborates with sales and marketing to develop business strategies to gain access to decision makers. Analyze the market to identify the needs and challenges of the prospective customer. Determine the prospect's interest in Vensure’s solutions. Schedules initial appointment meetings with prospects, maintaining active engagement with new and existing leads. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: - Mentoring and training other Sales Development Representatives/Associates • Lead and grow a team Sales Development Representatives/Associates • Responsible for rolling out and directing team on new sales initiatives and campaigns • Generate new sales opportunities • Build outbound campaigns and establish initial contact with key decision makers and set conversations for internal business consultants • Uncover, qualify, nurture, and build the sales opportunity pipeline for our business consultants • Identify basic alignment between prospect challenges and the company’s capabilities and then hand off qualified opportunities to business consultants • Maintain active engagement with new and existing leads through creative follow-up communications designed to increase customer interest in the Company • Effectively segment prospects based upon current market and opportunity sizing • Utilize a consistent contact attempt process via phone and email - converting leads to prospects • Partner with our experienced sales agents to help fill their pipeline and develop your skills • Meet weekly activity-based metrics (dials, initial appointments, profiled accounts, qualified opportunities), and update CRM • Manage statuses of various prospects Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Ability to research companies for “Best Fit” profiles. • Making outbound calls, emails • Strong communication skills • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time efficiently • Proficiency with corporate CRM tools • Strong listening and presentation skills Education & Experience - 2+ years of relevant business development experience • 1+ years of managerial experience is preferred • Previous sales experience is a plus • Previous PEO/HCM or SaaS selling experience preferred • 1+ years Salesforce experience • Associate or bachelor’s degree in business or related area preferred Physical & Demands Physical Read Only The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. · Frequently required to sit; occasionally required to stand and walk. · Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus . · Frequently required to talk and hear. · Moderate concentration/intensity, which includes prolonged mental effort. · Average memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information. · Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Disclaimer The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. This position is eligible for the following benefits: Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage Retirement Plan: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: PTO, Holidays, Parental leave and Sick Leave provided as required by applicable state law Other Benefits: Life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), Identity theft protection, critical illness, accident, cancer, hospital protection, legal and pet insurance. #SolvoGlobal ## #LI-PROMOTED #LI-Onsite ## About Distro ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Distro provides an AI-powered global hiring platform that automates candidate screening, outreach, scheduling, and payroll compliance for remote-first companies. - **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Vensure Employer Services) - **Headquarters**: Lehi, Utah, United States - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Chad Ingram (CEO), Andrew Mackay (Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Recruitment / Talent Acquisition Technology - **Target customers**: B2B – seed-stage startups to enterprise teams, focused on remote-first and globally distributed companies - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Hiring should feel human. Not heavy.” ## Products & Services - **AI Recruiting Assistant**: Automates resume screening, scoring, and candidate ranking based on job criteria; handles outreach and scheduling end-to-end. - **AI Scheduling Assistant**: Automates interview scheduling, reducing one of the biggest administrative burdens in recruiting. - **Global Hiring Marketplace**: Matches companies with top technical talent across 200+ countries, including payroll and compliance support in 90+ EOR (Employer of Record) countries. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: $2M ARR reached within 8 months of MVP (reported as a milestone); current total funding not publicly available - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Acquired by Vensure Employer Services (January 2026); serves companies from seed-stage to enterprise - **Growth Signals**: 26.3% headcount growth YoY (19 employees as of mid-2026), 222% LinkedIn follower growth YoY, 4900% increase in job postings YoY (100 active positions), SOC 2 Type I certified, 1–3 days to shortlist ## Competitive Advantages - AI-first screening reduces recruiter workload by surfacing only the top 3–5 candidates - Global reach (200+ countries, 90+ EOR countries) with full compliance handling - Skills-based screening (not pedigree) – appeals to a broader, more diverse talent pool - Fast time-to-shortlist (1–3 days) and automated scheduling reduce time-to-hire by 1–2 weeks ## Strategic Focus - Continue expanding AI capabilities in recruiting (e.g., AI Scheduling Assistant) - Deepen integration with Vensure Employer Services to scale global payroll and compliance - Grow the marketplace by attracting more technical talent and enterprise clients - Maintain SOC 2 compliance and enterprise-grade security standards ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: AI-first, mission-driven (“make hiring human”), global team spanning 8 countries, emphasis on fair and skills-based screening - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Some roles are on-site (Lehi, UT; Chandler, AZ) while the company supports remote employees across multiple countries; hybrid/remote likely role-dependent - **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Fast-paced startup environment with recent acquisition support; employees work on cutting-edge AI recruiting tools; dedicated account managers for candidates and a focus on long-term roles ## Sources 1. [distro.io](https://distro.io/) 2. [distro.io/about-us](https://distro.io/about-us) 3. [distro.io/press](https://distro.io/press) 4. [linkedin.com/company/distroio](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distroio) 5. 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