Sales Training Manager -Enablement
Wolters Kluwer · Austin, TX · 1 wk ago
On-siteHuman Resources$90k/yrFull-time
Wolters Kluwer is seeking a strategic, results-oriented professional to accelerate sales performance by equipping revenue teams with the skills, knowledge, tools, and processes needed to succeed. This role serves as a trusted partner to Sales Leadership, Revenue Operations, Product Marketing, and cross-functional stakeholders to design, deliver, and continuously optimize scalable enablement programs that drive seller productivity, technology adoption, pipeline growth, forecast accuracy, and revenue performance.
Responsibilities
- Enablement Strategy & Business Partnership
- Partner with Sales Leadership, Revenue Operations, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and other stakeholders to align enablement initiatives with strategic business priorities and revenue objectives.
- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership by recommending enablement strategies, best practices, and process improvements that address business challenges and improve sales effectiveness.
- Translate organizational goals into scalable enablement programs, learning journeys, and performance support initiatives.
- Lead enablement initiatives that support business transformation, organizational change, and go-to-market priorities.
- Sales Training, Coaching & Performance Development
- Design, develop, and deliver impactful onboarding, skills development, product, process, and technology training programs.
- Facilitate instructor-led, virtual, and self-paced learning experiences for sellers, managers, and customer-facing teams.
- Provide coaching and reinforcement strategies that improve seller performance, manager effectiveness, and adoption of key behaviors.
- Support manager coaching programs that create accountability and sustain behavioral change.
- Sales Technology Adoption & Optimization
- Lead initiatives that drive adoption, utilization, and business impact across the sales technology ecosystem.
- Develop learning programs, best practices, certifications, and reinforcement strategies for:
- Gong
- Outreach
- Salesforce
- Seismic
- Partner with Sales Operations and Revenue Operations teams to identify opportunities to improve workflows, efficiency, and seller productivity.
- Evaluate and recommend emerging enablement technologies, AI capabilities, and learning platforms that support business objectives.
- Program Management & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Lead complex, high-impact projects that span multiple departments, stakeholders, and business priorities.
- Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales Operations, and Customer Success to support product launches, messaging readiness, competitive enablement, and strategic initiatives.
- Establish project plans, success metrics, governance processes, and communication strategies to ensure successful implementation and adoption.
- Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams with competing priorities.
- Measurement, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Define, monitor, and report on enablement success metrics, including adoption, engagement, productivity, and business impact.
- Conduct training needs analyses and identify opportunities to improve sales performance.
- Use data, analytics, and stakeholder feedback to evaluate program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
- Monitor market trends, sales methodologies, and enablement best practices to ensure programs remain innovative and effective.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Organizational Development, Communications, or equivalent years of experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Sales Enablement, Revenue Enablement, Sales Training, Sales Operations, Sales Effectiveness, or related discipline.
- Experience supporting B2B sales organizations and customer-facing teams.
- Proven success designing, delivering, and measuring enablement programs that drive business results.
- Strong facilitation, coaching, instructional design, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing outcomes without direct authority.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze business challenges and develop innovative solutions that improve performance and productivity.
- Strong written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a quota-carrying seller, sales manager, business development representative, customer success professional, sales operations professional, or sales leader.
- Experience supporting onboarding, product launches, sales methodology reinforcement, sales process adoption, and technology enablement initiatives.
- Experience with Challenger, MEDDICC, Sandler, SPIN, Discovery Excellence, Command of the Message, or similar sales methodologies.
- Experience working in highly matrixed, fast-paced organizations.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered sales technologies to improve seller productivity and coaching effectiveness.
Skills
- Sales Enablement Strategy
- Revenue Productivity
- Sales Coaching & Development
- Instructional Design
- Change Management
- Technology Adoption
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Stakeholder Influence
- Program & Project Management
- Data Analysis & Performance Measurement
- Strategic Communication
- Continuous Improvement
- Hands-on experience with the following platforms is strongly preferred:
- Gong – Conversation Intelligence, Forecasting, Coaching, AI Insights
- Outreach – Sales Engagement, Prospecting Workflows, Sequence Optimization
- Salesforce – Opportunity Management, Pipeline Management, Forecasting, Reporting
- Seismic – Content Management, Content Adoption, Buyer Engagement
What Success Looks Like
- Increased seller productivity and effectiveness.
- Improved adoption of sales processes and technologies.
- Faster onboarding and ramp-to-productivity.
- High-impact product launch readiness.
- Consistent coaching practices across sales teams.
- Measurable improvements in enablement program outcomes.
- Strong partnership and credibility with sales leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Pay
$89,600.00 - $157,000.00 USD. This role is eligible for Bonus.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- 401(k)
- FSA/HSA
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave