Sales Enablement Manager

Job Description

Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important, and NoRedInk helps students become better writers in more than 60% of middle and high schools in the U.S. We're looking for a Sales Enablement Manager who will provide training, content, procedures, practices, and tools needed to support their field sales team throughout the entire sales process. You’ll work collaboratively with sales, marketing, and operations to ensure strategic alignment across all three functions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the creation and deployment of appropriate training, content/sales messaging, processes, practices, forms, and tools to support the sales team
• Responsible for sales onboarding and training
• Manage various sales enablement projects and coordinate sales enablement activities
• Plan, strategize, and make decisions as it relates to maximizing sales team productivity:
  • Work toward cutting away any overhead or waste that keeps the sales team away from high leverage sales activities
  • Introduce new sales tools and technologies, making the CRM more efficient, reducing meetings, simplifying expense reporting, etc.
  • Analyze the sales team’s activities and processes, ruthlessly cutting away waste and low leverage tasks
• Support product launches by preparing and enabling the sales team to understand and sell NoRedInk solutions
• Support frontline sales managers and sales leadership team in executing effective management disciplines and establishing a sales coaching program

About You:

• 3+ years of direct experience in Sales Enablement and/or Sales Training
• Extensive knowledge of sales enablement technologies, processes, and best practices, and sales training best practices (analysis, instructional design, delivery, implementation, and evaluation)
• Familiarity with modern sales methodologies, sales process; deep knowledge of the buyer’s journey
• Ability to expertly multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously, from conception to completion
• Self-motivated; highly driven to produce results
• Analytical/data-driven; strong strategic, conceptual, and decision-making skills.
• Technologically-savvy
• Exceptional communication; empathetic and collaborative; expert ability to consult or provide guidance on complex matters to non-specialists; ability to communicate effectively with senior management
• High adaptability and flexibility, including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity, and change
• Highly developed training, presentation, and written communication skills
• Expert ability to collaborate and generate a spirit of cooperation while coordinating diverse activities and groups within a team environment
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher required; minor or advanced degree in business preferred, but more weight given to history of making an impact and driving business outcomes

What NoRedInk Offers:

• A competitive salary and equity package in a high-growth, well-funded startup with massive traction
• Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits (U.S. Only)
• A remote-first culture that allows for flexible hours (We were big on remote before COVID!)
• A relaxed and flexible PTO policy and paid parental leave
• 401(k) (U.S. Only)
• LinkedIn Learning subscription with unlimited access to thousands of expert-led online courses
• Team retreats and events to connect with fun, talented coworkers
• Consistent modeling of our company’s core values
• The ability to help millions of students and teachers and address a critical societal need

About NoRedInk:

NoRedInk helps students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our deeply engaging, adaptive curriculum personalizes exercises to kids' interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. Students have completed over 10 billion exercises on our site, and our mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word.

Check out our press page , including our 2-minute pitch on NBC and articles in The Washington Post , Wall Street Journal , and Forbes .

NoRedInk is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce.

*Note: Agencies or other third-party recruiters may not submit unsolicited candidate resumes or their information to any NoRedInk employee, including a NoRedInk Recruiter, unless a contract is signed and you are given permission by the Talent Acquisition team to work on a job opening.