✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity

Right now, the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the world’s wealthiest cities, yet brilliant people are everywhere. Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world, Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere.

When it comes to global employment, we walk the walk. We’re proof that companies don't need an office to create a highly-engaged culture. Since the company’s inception in January 2020, Oyster has:

🌏 Created a fully-distributed, vibrant team of 500+ employees across 60+ countries

👩‍💻Featured in Forbes having ranked #9 in Flexjobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs

🌈 Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base that’s 60% female

🏆 Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class

🦄 Raised $286 million to date, with a current valuation of $1.2 billion!

💚 B Corp status achieved in 2023

Our momentum speaks to the power of global employment—and we’re just getting started! If you want to change the world with Oyster and be empowered to work remotely while doing so, we’d love for you to apply!

The Role

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire, this role requires you to be based within -3 / -8 UTC.

We are looking for an experienced and driven BDR Manager (Americas) to lead a team of Business Development Representatives (BDRs) across the Americas. If you are passionate about coaching, building scalable BD functions, and driving top-of-funnel growth in a fast-paced environment, this role is for you.

You’ll play a key part in shaping Oyster’s revenue engine—coaching and enabling early-career talent, aligning closely with Sales, Marketing, and RevOps, and helping us scale sustainably. As we continue to grow, you'll have the opportunity to step into a leadership role where your impact will be felt across the business.

Elevate your career in our Revenue organization, where every achievement is celebrated and your growth knows no bounds. Take the lead with Oyster and help us redefine how the world works

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Business Development Representatives across the Americas

• Set clear goals and expectations while fostering an environment where your team can grow, thrive, and succeed

• Provide regular, hands-on coaching to strengthen messaging, outreach strategies, and early-stage pipeline generation

• Build and maintain performance frameworks, including activity tracking, pipeline hygiene, and CRM best practices

• Partner with Enablement to onboard new team members and continuously improve training programs

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to align on strategy and optimize processes

• Analyze team metrics and performance data to identify trends, close gaps, and drive continuous improvement

• Create a feedback-rich culture and support your team in progressing into future roles across the revenue org

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience managing high-performing BDR or Sales teams

• Familiarity with AMER sales market and buyer behavior

• Proven experience selling SaaS products and managing salespeople in a SaaS environment

• Proven track record of developing early-career talent into strong sales professionals

• Experience leading remote or distributed teams with empathy and effectiveness

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, high-growth environment with a focus on coaching and enablement

• Proficient in Salesforce (or similar CRM) with a data-driven approach to decision-making

• Ability to align day-to-day execution with broader revenue strategy and company goals

• Strong communicator who builds trust across all levels of the organization

• [BONUS] Exposure to sales methodologies like MEDDPICC, Sandler, or similar

You'll also need

• A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one)

• Fluent English language skills

🦪 How we work together at Oyster

Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes us special. We elevate talent. 🙌 We build trust. 🤝 We thrive together. 🌍

Our mission is to create a more equal world—one global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our mission—and that doesn’t just mean building software. We develop programs, participate in workshops, and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work.

We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work—and we share how we work in the Oyster Public HQ —to help other global teams learn from our experiences.

💌 How YOU work

Different countries have different statutory benefits, different cultures have different norms, and different people have different needs! In order to best support and encourage our diverse team, we’ve created How YOU Work; a program of policies, practices, and perks to support your whole human experience as an employee at Oyster.

• Work from anywhere: Oyster is a borderless, HQ-less company. As long as your work gets done on time, your team has the support they need, and you're authorized to work where you live, the world is truly your Oyster.

• Paid time off: We’re all about taking breaks—we all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year, which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave (unless your country mandates more).

• Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm, a mental well-being service, to support your mental health.

• Wellbeing allowance: Each month, Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. You can get pretty much anything that your heart desires! ThanksBen offers a wide array of options for spending your wellbeing allowance. Check out their benefits catalogue here for inspiration.

• Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Our parental leave policy applies to all employees who are becoming parents, regardless of how they become a parent. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave and your job will be held for 12 months (or longer if required by local jurisdiction).

• WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office; we'll get you up and running in no time!

✨ The best jobs should be available to everyone

At Oyster, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences and we’ve intentionally built our product and our company with an inclusive, global mindset. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often don’t apply for roles they don’t feel they meet all the criteria for. We’re committed to elevating talent by creating a trust-based environment where we can all thrive together. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every single box, please consider applying. We’d love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team.

Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email jobs@oysterhr.com with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.

Our available positions are published on our careers page and should you be invited to interview with us, our recruitment team will only ever contact you directly from an @oysterhr.com email address. We will never ask you to send us money as part of a job offer. If you receive a suspicious email relating to opportunities at Oyster from any other email domain where someone is claiming to be a part of our recruitment team, or are directed to anywhere other than www.oysterhr.com/careers to view our available jobs we encourage you to submit a report through our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.