SDR Team Leader

About Us Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time‑consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem. Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work. At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7‑star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team. Visit to learn more. The Role We’re looking for a motivated first‑time manager to step into the SDR Team Lead role for the Benelux region in our Sales team in Barcelona. You’ll coach and support a team of 8 outbound SDRs, helping them develop their skills, generate pipeline, and hit their targets. You’ll partner closely with the SDR Manager and Head of Sales Development to shape strategies, improve processes, and ensure the team’s success directly contributes to Perk’s growth. What will you be doing? Lead and support a team of up to 8 outbound SDRs, running weekly 1:1s, setting development goals, and reviewing performance. Coach & mentor, focus on continuous skill development, identify training needs, and support new hires during onboarding. Enable growth, design and deliver engaging training (role‑plays, pitch simulations, gamification) and share best practices across the team. Be the expert, master Perk’s products and confidently guide your team in delivering value to prospects. Collaborate, partner with SDR managers and internal stakeholders to create playbooks, scripts, and materials that drive results. Drive operational excellence by improving processes, ensuring data accuracy, and fostering efficiency across the SDR function. Drive new prospecting techniques to further outbound pipeline generation and support innovation in lead generation. Foster cross‑functional communication with Sales, aligning on goals, feedback, and strategies to maximise impact. What will you need to succeed? You have experience in outbound sales/sales development and have successfully managed the full sales cycle from prospecting and lead generation through to opportunity creation and closing. You have experience leading a Sales Development team. Business fluency in Dutch and/or working knowledge of the business culture in the Benelux region. You are passionate about coaching and developing junior talent. You experiment, adapt, and grow, and you inspire your team to do the same through hands‑on guidance and training. For this role we don’t require direct leadership experience, but previous coaching and mentoring of junior team members is a must‑have. You’re a clear communicator. You can break down complex ideas into simple, actionable steps and write concise messages that get straight to the point. You’re a great listener. You take the time to understand your team, picking up on the nuance that helps drive better conversations and coaching. You’re organised and focused. You know where to prioritise your energy to maximise results, for yourself and your team, and you don’t shy away from putting in the extra effort. You’re detail‑oriented. You take pride in operational excellence, from accurate CRM updates to preparing your team for success. You embrace tools and technology. You leverage systems to drive productivity and are always curious about smarter, more efficient ways of working. What it’s like to work at Perk We build a product that makes a real difference, because selling something great is the best way to win customers. We put people first in every interaction, leading with empathy and expertise. Small, talented teams can achieve big things. That’s why we hire the best, give them the right environment, and reward them fairly. Our Benefits Competitive compensation, including equity in the company; Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge; Health perks such as private healthcare; Fitness perks such as an onsite gym & fitness app subsidy;;