About
Built by an SDR leader, for teams that need one.
10+ years leading SDR teams across North America, EMEA, and APAC, in companies from first rep to global org.
Housien Shaheen
Founder of Nile Edge and the SDR leader who manages your team.
Housien has spent more than 10 years in sales development, building teams from a single rep to global orgs across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Along the way he has coached and managed 100+ SDRs and helped generate more than $250M in pipeline.
He started Nile Edge after seeing the same pattern over and over: companies hire their first SDRs with nobody to lead them, the ramp drags, and good reps leave. Nile Edge pairs dedicated reps with the leadership most teams are missing, and for companies that already have SDRs, provides that leadership on its own as a fractional SDR leader. Through a direct university pipeline, he recruits talent other firms never reach.
He is a member of the SDR Leader community, part of a New York based SDR leaders group, and a returning speaker at the Pipeline Conference.
Where the experience comes from
- 2026Nile EdgeFounder
- 2025 to 2026Maven ClinicSr. Manager, Sales Development. $100M+ in pipeline
- 2023 to 2024StaffbaseSales Manager. $30M+ in pipeline, 30% faster ramp
- 2022Parcel PerformDirector of Sales Development. $10M+ in pipeline, global build across NA, EMEA, and APAC
- 2021 to 2022AdveritySales Manager. Scaled from 1 to 19 reps, $25M+ in pipeline
- 2019 to 2021GDS GroupTeam Lead and Head of Training. $15M+ in pipeline
Pipeline With a Pulse
Sales Development Leadership in the Age of AI
Housien's book on where sales development is today: why AI is driving the biggest changes the function has seen, why those changes are good, how SDR leaders need to evolve, and an actionable playbook for winning now. Available in ebook and paperback.
Want to talk shop?
Whether you're hiring your first SDR or rebuilding a team, Housien is happy to compare notes.