Senior Sales Manager- Financial Services

Accountabilities:

- Lead and oversee daily sales and business development activities, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and accountability across the team.

- Recruit, hire, onboard, train, coach, and develop sales professionals to build and maintain a high-performing business development organization.

- Establish individual and team key performance indicators (KPIs), set measurable objectives, monitor results, and implement strategies to consistently achieve sales targets.

- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, provide ongoing coaching and constructive feedback, perform formal performance evaluations, and manage underperformance through appropriate improvement plans.

- Design and implement sales training programs focused on prospecting, consultative selling, relationship management, negotiation, and closing techniques.

- Oversee outbound business development activities, pipeline management, revenue forecasting, and overall sales execution.

- Analyze sales activity, conversion rates, pipeline quality, and team performance to identify improvement opportunities and address operational gaps.

- Evaluate and optimize sales processes, CRM utilization, reporting systems, and supporting technologies to improve efficiency and commercial effectiveness.

- Guide the team in developing and maintaining strategic relationships with business owners, private equity firms, investors, and senior industry decision-makers.

- Participate in strategic client discussions and support complex, consultative sales opportunities requiring senior-level relationship management.

- Collaborate with executive leadership to define sales strategies, assess market opportunities, and drive business development initiatives.

- Foster a collaborative, performance-oriented team culture that emphasizes accountability, professional development, continuous improvement, and shared success.

Requirements:

- Progressive experience in sales and business development within financial services, professional services, enterprise technology, data and analytics, or other complex B2B environments.

- Demonstrated experience directly managing sales teams, including daily supervision, coaching, employee development, and formal performance evaluations.

- Proven ability to establish KPIs, define measurable sales objectives, monitor productivity, and drive accountability across teams.

- Strong track record of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and developing successful sales professionals.

- Experience identifying and addressing underperformance, delivering constructive feedback, and implementing structured performance improvement plans.

- Strong expertise in pipeline management, sales forecasting, CRM platforms, and performance analytics.

- Demonstrated success managing consultative, long-cycle B2B sales processes involving C-suite executives, business owners, investors, and other senior decision-makers.

- Experience designing, implementing, and continuously improving sales processes, training initiatives, and performance management strategies.

- Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills, combined with a practical, hands-on, and results-oriented management approach.

- Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree is preferred.

- Previous experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment banking, management consulting, or related advisory services is highly desirable.

- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to translate business objectives into actionable sales strategies.

- Ability to motivate teams, manage competing priorities, and maintain high performance in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Benefits:

- Base salary: $135,000–$160,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

- Performance-based bonus: Opportunity to earn $70,000–$250,000+ based on individual and team performance and applicable bonus terms.

- Competitive overall compensation package with significant performance-based earning potential.

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

- Flexible paid time off (PTO).

- Fully remote working environment with a digital-first operating model.

- Minimal travel requirements.

- Direct collaboration with senior leadership and opportunities to influence business strategy.

- Significant autonomy to develop sales processes, strengthen team performance, and shape the growth of the business.

- Opportunity to build and develop a high-performing sales organization within an established and expanding financial services environment.

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