- Based on 20 Jobtrees users who were a Sales Development Manager in their career, on average, they have 3.74 years of experience and 4 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.7 years on average in this job building experience and earn $103K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Sales Development Manager are Team Lead, Account Executive and Sales Manager. While Team Lead isn't from the Sales - General job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Sales Development Manager shown by Sales Manager also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Sales Development Manager are Sales Manager, Sales Development Representative and Inside Sales Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Sales Manager, the most common step before Sales Development Manager, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Sales Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Sales Development Manager that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Sales Development Manager career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Sales Development Manager so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- This is a Mid role meaning if you don’t have significant work experience and likely also experience in a closely related field, you need to start more than one or two steps away from this role in planning your path. Consider sales manager or sales development representative as these are the most popular career starting points for Jobtrees users that led to sales development manager. For a quicker path to this senior role title, consider looking at smaller companies as they have less layers to get to these more senior titles. The scope of the role and likely the pay though will still likely compare more similarly to a less experienced role title at a larger company. This is partly why you see some unexpected experience level titles leading to this role.
- While Sales Manager is from the same job family, Sales - General as Sales Development Manager, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Personal Trainer also leading to Sales Development Manager.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Sales Development Manager are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Accountancy, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Economics, and Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Managerial Economics. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Sales Manager being on the path to and from Sales Development Manager. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Sales Development Manager is part of the Sales - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (68) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Sales Development Manager are Manager, Sales Development.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Sales Development Manager.