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LaunchDarkly

Director, Sales Development, EMEA & APAC

Senior Sales Development Manager, EMEA & APAC 

Feature flags work best when used all the time. But as flags proliferate, they become hard to manage. LaunchDarkly streamlines feature flag management at every stage. We serve trillions of flags every day and provide critical development infrastructure for some of the world’s most recognised brands, like Vodafone, IBM, HP and Atlassian. 

Our customers have achieved:
-9X increase in deployment frequency 
-27% decrease in time to release new features 
-76% decrease in time from commit to deploy

Senior Manager, Business Development

Primer

Primer is the world's first no-code automation platform for payments and commerce. We enable companies to unify their entire payment and commerce stack and build sophisticated, end-to-end payment flows with a checkout developers love.

In this role, I'm responsible for: 
- Setting the strategic direction of the EMEA team, in alignment with Global Sales Leaders 
- Outlining prospecting framework based on multi-channel approaches 
- Hiring and retaining the team 
- Creating and monitoring working cadences 
- Presenting KPIs to senior management

Business Development Representative Manager, EMEA

Wazoku

- Led the EMEA, LATAM and NAMER BDR team
- Responsible for inbound and outbound pipeline generation 
- Delivered a step-by-step sales playbook
- Implemented a structured career framework 
- Led Forecasting calls and team presentations

Global Business Development Representative Manager

Responsible to lead and motivate the business development representative team, including communicating team goals and sharing best practices. I assist management with hiring processes and new team member training and oversee team member's work for quality and efficiency.

Senior Business Development Team Leader

Responsible for the full sales cycle of Small and Mid Businesses.

Senior Business Development Executive

Wazoku is the UK's leading collaborative idea management software company - empowering enterprise, public sector and third sector organisations to innovate and achieve their corporate goals. 

In my role, I am responsible to open dialogue between Wazoku (& Innocentive) and third-party organisations to drive sales growth and influence company revenue. Responsibilities include presenting our company to potential clients, customizing product solutions and building long-term relationships.

Our software is helping global businesses, governments and creative industries generate, capture, evaluate, prioritise and implement the best ideas. Clients include HSBC, South East Water, Anglia Water, Novartis, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Barclays, Aviva, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Orix, Waitrose, University of Oxford, Allen & Overy, Ministry of Defence UK and many more.

Enterprise Business Development Representative

SkyWay Technologies Co.

Sales Development Representative

When I first moved to London, I knew very little about tech sales.

I quickly realized that the fast-paced environment was exactly what I was looking for, and soon found myself immersed in the BDR world.

Bit by bit, I learned the sales process and developed strategies that helped me succeed.

I studied the craft of sales relentlessly, learning from every conversation, every win, and every loss.

Patterns started to emerge, and I developed a framework — a blend of data-driven strategies and personalized engagement — that helped me consistently exceed my targets.

As my framework solidified, I transitioned into a new role: sharing what I’d learned with others.

My shift from individual contributor to management came when I realized I could not only drive my own success but also empower others to do the same.

In this new chapter, my focus shifted from pipeline generation to people development.

I don’t just want my teams to hit their numbers — I want them to build meaningful, sustainable careers.

I work closely with each team member, tailoring coaching to their individual strengths, and I’ve watched them grow into high performers.

It wasn’t long before I was recognized as one of the top Sales Leaders for FY24 at LaunchDarkly and earned a spot in the President's Club.

Today, my leadership is driven by the same principle that took me from BDR to manager: with the right framework, support, and guidance, anyone can achieve their full potential.

Connect with me if you're new to tech sales and want to learn more, or if you're seasoned and eager to share best practices.

Business Development Representative Manager

- Lead a global team of 10 BDRs 
- Responsible for inbound and outbound pipeline generation 
- Delivered a step-by-step sales playbook
- Implemented a structured career framework 
- Led Forecasting calls and team presentations

Giada Salvo

TraceAir Technologies

Head of Sales & Business Development

Corey Jordon

Founder, Head of Sales and Sales Development 

RevGenius

Member and Moderator

RevOps Co-op

Member

Pollen

Peoplelogic

Head of Sales and Business Development

Simera

Sales Coach

Erudit

Economic Impact: 
- Responsible for growing the Outbound SDR program; Team was generating 8 SQLs per month and we scaled it to 65 SQLs per month for all of Q3 2023.
- Developed a Sales Playbook in Notion complete with GTM messaging, cadences, cold call scripts, tech stack user guides, and onboarding.
- Monitored the dynamic sales development landscape for the competitive edge; eliminated antiquated processes and pivoted strategies when necessary.
- Successfully hired, trained, and onboarded 4 SDRs; average ramp of < 30 days.

NINJIO Cybersecurity Awareness Training

- Created the Sales Development program; was the first to design any training or onboarding materials for revenue team members.
- Designed projections and communicated expectations to the CEO; collaborated with Marketing and Sales for alignment.
- Effectively hired, onboarded, trained, and scaled 3 representatives to full production in < 60 Days.
- Reverse engineered KPIs for the team that aligned with larger business outcomes; consistently challenged and tested those metrics - making adjustments when necessary.
- Achieved 145% of targets for Q2 - Q3; Generating $775,000 in pipeline.

ButterflyMX®

Economic Impact:
- Led a team of 16 Sales Development Reps.
- Worked closely with the CRO and CFO to implement a commission structure
that aligned with the business impact of the SDR Team.
- Increased proposals generated by 300% in one year, creating an additional
$1.2M in ACV.
- Created over 450 Opportunities in less than 12 Months which was a 400%
increase YoY
- Attended trade shows and conferences; generating new
opportunities for close-won revenue.

Providing Survey-Free People Data for HR Leaders

I'm a lifelong salesperson, 8x Sales Leader, Growth Expert, Coach, and Mentor who has trained more than 150 B2B Revenue-generating Sales reps and xDrs. 

I've been building and managing Sales Development & Revenue Teams for 8+ years and now serve as a consultant for top technology companies all over the world helping them implement, scale, and refine go-to-market revenue and demand generation strategies. 

To learn more about what it’s like to work with me, check out recommendations from some of the awesome people I've been fortunate enough to work with over the years. 

Let's connect: Twitter @coreyjordon | coreyjordon@gmail.com | 407-687-4896

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