Commercial Graduate-Atlanta

About the role

At Sage, innovation starts with our people. With over 13,000 colleagues across 40 locations worldwide, supporting over 2 million customers, we’re united by a shared purpose: to transform the way millions of businesses work. As a global leader in AI, finance, and HR software, we harness cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking ideas to simplify complexity and drive progress. Our Commercial Graduate Program is designed for analytically curious graduates who want to understand how businesses grow.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across key parts of our commercial organization, learning how revenue is planned, measured, and grown—from go-to-market strategy to post-sale value. During the program, you may work in two or more of the following teams:

Responsibilities

• CS Foundation (8-month rotation in Customer Success):
  • Identify early churn risk using customer health, usage, and engagement signals, and escalate with clear recommendations.
  • Turn adoption and usage data into clear value stories linked to measurable customer outcomes.
  • Support renewal readiness through strong value narratives and accurate, timely CRM data.
  • Spot expansion opportunities and present supported upsell or cross-sell ideas to commercial partners.
  • Maintain reliable forecast hygiene through consistent updates to stages, status, health scores, and notes.
  • Lead adoption and value check-ins with growing independence to support successful onboarding and usage.
  • Coordinate cross-functional support to remove blockers affecting adoption, renewal confidence, or growth.
  • Prioritize actions using sound commercial judgement across customer value, risk, and effort.
  • Produce a concise case study showing how your work improved adoption, protected revenue, or created growth potential.
• Sales Development Representative (SDR):
  • Generate qualified pipeline that meets agreed standards.
  • Run value-led discovery that turns interest into sales-accepted opportunities.
  • Deliver disciplined prospecting cadences aligned to Sage Sales Rhythm.
  • Maintain accurate CRM data that supports conversion and forecasting.
  • Contribute consistently towards lead quota with coaching support.
• Routes to Revenue (RTR), Growth Planning & GTM Strategy:
  • Apply GTM and growth planning logic to support revenue plans across regions, finance, and product.
  • Analyze performance data to shape quarterly and annual growth decisions.
  • Use revenue concepts such as LTV and CAC to assess and improve GTM choices.
• Commercial Operations, Performance Insight & Decision Support:
  • Turn commercial data into decision-ready insight on targets, trends, and performance drivers.
  • Support forecast accuracy and performance cadence through disciplined analysis and reporting.
  • Drive process and capability improvements by aligning operations, enablement, and sales.
• Professional Services, Value Realization & Post-Sale Commercial Credibility:
  • Ensure smooth sales-to-services handover with clear scope, outcomes, and success measures.
  • Validate post-sale value against what was sold and feed insights back to the commercial organization.
  • Build post-sale commercial credibility by linking delivery outcomes to retention and growth potential.

During your time on the program, you could also be involved in:

• Supporting revenue plans and go-to-market strategies across regions and product lines.
• Analyzing commercial data and pipeline metrics to identify trends and support decision-making.
• Preparing business cases and performance reports for commercial leaders.
• Collaborating with Sales, Finance, Product, and Customer Success to maintain a joined-up commercial view.
• Exploring how AI and automation can improve planning, forecasting, and revenue execution.
• Contributing to process improvements that increase commercial effectiveness.

Requirements

A degree in Business, Management, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related discipline is advantageous, but we will consider a degree in any discipline. What matters most is your motivation, ability to communicate, and commercial curiosity.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with confidence using data to spot trends and draw insights.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to turn information into practical recommendations.
• A structured, proactive approach and strong attention to detail.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and an interest in how businesses operate and grow.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across different teams.
• Experience using AI tools or an interest in how technology is changing commercial teams.

This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office. Candidates must have current work authorization for the location listed and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement match (100% matching up to 4%).
• 32 days paid time off (21 personal days, 10 national holidays, 1 floating holiday).
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or surrogacy (offered 1 year after start date).
• 5 paid days yearly to volunteer (through Sage Foundation).
• $5,250 tuition reimbursement per calendar year (starting 6 months after hire date).
• Sage Wellness Rewards Program ($600 wellness credit and $360 fitness reimbursement annually).
• Library of on-demand career development options and ongoing training offerings.

Schedule

Hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office.