Sales Manager, SMB Account Executive

Apollo.io•Austin, TX

22d•$200,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Sales Manager in the SMB segment (1 to 200 employees), you will directly manage a team of 8+ SMB AE’s and drive new business revenue across Apollo’s largest customer segment: Small businesses. Your role includes providing 1:1 coaching and performance management, developing your team’s ability to consultatively sell across our personas and implement new strategies to achieve your revenue targets. Additionally, you will work cross-functional projects across Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Onboarding, Marketing, Legal, and Marketing to help unblock your team.

Requirements

At least 1 year of direct sales experience in net new closing experience
At least 2 years of experience directly managing a team of 6+ account executives in net new closing experience
Top performer in your current role.
Proven track record of consistently meeting team targets, min of 3 trailing quarters
Experience using and coaching teams to have strong consultative selling skills & sales process in their day to day.
Must have a C1 English Level
Have a data driven approach to drive sales performance
Ability to communicate, present to, and influence key stakeholders across both technical and non-technical roles.
Adaptable with change and finding smarter ways to achieve goals.
Be a coach and be coachable— loves to learn, receive feedback, and improve their skill and also loved to provide coaching to their team to help them improve their sales skills

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of SMB Account Executives, driving performance to exceed targets while providing coaching, training, and development opportunities.
Establish a performance-driven culture with clear goals, continuous feedback, and a focus on team efficiency and productivity through scalable processes.
Foster a collaborative and positive work environment, empowering innovation, career growth, and regular performance reviews.
Analyze sales data and call coaching to identify areas for improvement in the sales process, driving revenue impact and higher win rates.
Develop and implement strategies to support training efforts, objection handling techniques, and drive pipeline growth.
Ensure pipeline cleanliness with accurate stages, ARR, and forecast categories to provide clear overviews of team pipelines and deal progress.
Accurately predicting your most likely outcome within a 10% margin.