Jobs · Business Development · Illinois

Sales Manager, Mid Market

BrightEdge · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time

About the role

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 Enterprise and Upper Mid-Market Account Executives to exceed monthly sales targets
Drive accountability through consistent pipeline management, forecast accuracy, and deal inspection in Salesforce
Conduct regular 1 1s and team sessions focused on skills development, prospecting discipline, and effective value-based selling
Analyze performance, identify market opportunities, and implement data-driven sales plans
Recruit, onboard, and ramp new sales hires to ensure rapid productivity

Responsibilities

  • Drive new business growth by leading a high-performing team of Account Executives focused on upper mid-market to enterprise-level clients
  • Provide strategic direction, executive presence, and negotiation support in high-value enterprise deals
  • Develop sales talent—coach reps through discovery, business case development, and negotiation
  • Implement data-driven sales plans and analyze performance
  • Onboard and ramp new sales hires to ensure rapid productivity

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of SaaS sales experience, including at least 1+ years in a frontline management or team lead capacity
  • Proven track record of leading AEs who close enterprise or upper mid-market level deals
  • Strong understanding of complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles within digital marketing, analytics, or MarTech
  • Skilled at developing sales talent—coaching reps through discovery, business case development, and negotiation
  • Excellent communication, forecasting, and operational rigor
  • Experience using Salesforce and sales productivity tools (Gong, Outreach, Clari, etc.)
  • Strategic thinker who can balance short-term execution with long-term team scaling

Qualifications

  • Must be working in a high-velocity sales environment on either a monthly or quarterly quota

Skills

  • Strategic thinker who can balance short-term execution with long-term team scaling

Benefits

  • Motivating, high-impact work that builds your career
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple package options
  • 15-23 days PTO depending on tenure plus 10 paid holidays
  • Pre-tax commuter benefit plan and company contribution to help reduce parking/public transit costs
  • Discounted gym membership and fitness benefits
  • No or low cost therapy and professional coaching sessions through Spring Health
  • 4-6 weeks fully paid parental leave
  • Pet wellness and insurance plans to keep your furry family healthy

Pay

A competitive base salary + uncapped commission

Schedule

This position is in-office 3 days / week

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