Jobs · Business Development

Manager, Sales

USA TODAY Co., Inc. · Iowa, United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time

About the role

The Sales Manager is a frontline people leader responsible for coaching, developing, and leading a team of Account Executives who sell consultative, full-cycle marketing solutions to local businesses.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Account Executives focused on full-cycle, consultative selling
  • Drive execution of daily, weekly, and monthly sales behaviors including prospecting, pipeline management, and forecasting
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, pipeline reviews, ride-alongs, call coaching, and performance check-ins
  • Support sellers in running strong discovery conversations, building thoughtful proposals, and closing new and expanded business
  • Set clear performance expectations and hold the team accountable to activity, quality, and results
  • Partner with post-sale teams, sales enablement, and internal stakeholders to support client outcomes and seller success
  • Recruit, onboard, and ramp new hires with a strong focus on early success and skill development
  • Use CRM and reporting tools to monitor performance, identify trends, and proactively address gaps
  • Foster a positive, inclusive, and resilient team culture grounded in coaching, feedback, and continuous improvement
  • Stay close to the market—client needs, competitive landscape, and local business trends—to guide effective sales strategy

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience leading, coaching, or mentoring sales professionals (formal people leadership preferred)
  • 3+ years of experience in B2B sales, with demonstrated success in consultative or full-cycle selling (in media preferred)
  • Proven ability to coach prospecting, discovery, pipeline management, and closing skills
  • Experience managing performance through activity, behaviors, and outcomes—not just results
  • Comfort selling and coaching across digital marketing solutions (search, social, display, video, or similar)
  • Strong working knowledge of CRM tools with disciplined forecasting and pipeline management
  • Able to balance empathy and accountability when coaching performance
  • Clear, confident communicator who builds trust with sellers, peers, and senior leaders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience leading, coaching, or mentoring sales professionals (formal people leadership preferred)
  • 3+ years of experience in B2B sales, with demonstrated success in consultative or full-cycle selling (in media preferred)
  • Proven ability to coach prospecting, discovery, pipeline management, and closing skills
  • Experience managing performance through activity, behaviors, and outcomes—not just results
  • Comfort selling and coaching across digital marketing solutions (search, social, display, video, or similar)
  • Strong working knowledge of CRM tools with disciplined forecasting and pipeline management
  • Able to balance empathy and accountability when coaching performance
  • Clear, confident communicator who builds trust with sellers, peers, and senior leaders

Skills

  • Leadership and coaching skills
  • Consultative selling abilities
  • CRM proficiency
  • Performance management
  • Team building and development
  • Market research and analysis

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary + commission based on team performance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision coverage options
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Structured leadership onboarding and enablement
  • Ongoing development and coaching from senior leaders
  • Hybrid flexibility aligned to market and team needs
  • Access to industry-leading tools, data, and marketing solutions
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Recognition programs, incentives, and President’s Club trips

Pay

Competitive base salary + commission based on team performance

Schedule

Hybrid flexibility aligned to market and team needs

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