Podium

Sales Manager - SMB AEs

Podium • $90K — $120K *
Lehi, UT 84043In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in sales management, preferably in software
  • Demonstrated success in B2B sales and achieving quotas
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging with all business levels
  • Experience in coaching and developing sales teams
  • Strong organizational and time management abilities
  • Self-motivated with a results-oriented approach

Responsibilities

  • Coach team members to successfully close new business
  • Evangelize the Podium story across various platforms
  • Achieve and exceed team sales quotas monthly and quarterly
  • Align Podium's solutions with prospect needs
  • Expand business by building new territories
  • Recruit and scale the sales team effectively
  • Lead with direct and honest communication to encourage growth

Benefits

  • Open and transparent workplace culture
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Generous paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Fertility benefits available
  • Significant vacation time with additional 4-day weekends in summer
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Regular swag drops with Podium merchandise
  • High-quality onsite gym and coaching available
  • Subsidized onsite childcare at headquarters in Utah
Full Job Description
At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers.

In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we've deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business.

Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.

Our growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. Our operating principles guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career.

The Role:

We are looking for a Sales Manager to mentor and elevate our team of SMB Account Executives. As a leader at Podium, your primary mission is to empower your team to succeed-aligning our solutions with prospect needs and driving consistent wins in a high-velocity environment. We need a hands-on coach who is comfortable having tough conversations, fostering professional growth, and cultivating a high-performance environment.

What you will be doing:
  • Successfully help team members close new business
  • Master the ability to evangelize the Podium story
  • Achieve and exceed team monthly and quarterly quotas
  • Align Podium solutions with prospect business objectives/needs
  • Build new territories
  • Hire and scale your team
  • Comfortable leading with radical candor and are willing to have tough conversations


What you should have:
  • Passion for modernizing the way business happens locally and empowering SMBs
  • Demonstrated leadership ability
  • Tenacious hunger to win business and close deals
  • Demonstrated experience and success in a sales role, preferably software sales
  • Experience with quota and commission compensation structure
  • Ability to confidentially and effectively speak with prospects of all levels (including CEO's & VPs)
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Highly organized and strong time management skills
  • Ability to work in fast paced, changing environment with minimal direction
  • Self driven, motivated and results oriented
  • 1+ years managing Account Executives


What we hope you have:
  • 4-year degree preferred in Business or related field
  • 3+ years B2B software sales experience
  • Proven success in penetrating new markets and closing new business
  • Consistent over-achievement in past and current positions
  • Proven prospecting and sales cycle management skills

Benefits
  • Open and transparent culture - Checkout this video to see what it's like to work at Podium
  • Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Fertility Benefits
  • Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401k Plan
  • Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel
  • A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
  • Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees

About Podium

Podium is a software company that provides messaging tools for businesses. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Podium's platform allows businesses to communicate with customers through text messaging, web chat, and other channels. The company has over 50,000 customers and has raised over $90 million in funding. Podium's mission is to help businesses build stronger relationships with their customers by providing a more convenient and personalized communication experience.
Learn more about Podium
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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