Strategic Sales Manager

Canals

• $125K — $150K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven record of closing seven-figure B2B deals.
  • Experience in managing and developing sales teams effectively.
  • Strong skills in identifying and nurturing sales talent.
  • Expertise in navigating complex sales processes with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to establish credibility with senior executives during customer meetings.
  • Proficient in deal management, pipeline reviews, and forecasting.
  • Demonstrated high standards in coaching and team leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Build and develop a strategic sales team focused on large accounts.
  • Identify key opportunities across targeted verticals.
  • Coach sales representatives on account strategies and sales navigation.
  • Engage in high-stakes meetings to support sales efforts.
  • Oversee deal strategies from engagement through to closing.
  • Conduct regular pipeline reviews and strategy sessions for execution standards.
  • Partner with leadership to refine strategic account approaches.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and develop high-performing sales teams.
  • Hands-on involvement in impactful customer negotiations.
  • Engagement with top-tier clients in dynamic verticals.
  • Supportive environment for skill development and talent nurturing.
  • Collaboration with executive leadership on strategic initiatives.
Full Job Description
The Role

We're looking for an experienced strategic sales leader to build and lead a team of Account Executives pursuing the largest accounts in the markets Canals serves.

Your team will focus on the top companies in each vertical: accounts with complex buying processes, long sales cycles, and the potential for seven-figure deals. You'll help define how we pursue them, hire and develop the AEs who can win them, and stay close to the deals that matter most.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll coach reps through account strategy, executive engagement, negotiation, and closing. You'll also join customer conversations when your experience and presence can help move a deal forward.

What You'll Do
  • Build, lead, coach, and develop a team of strategic Account Executives
  • Identify and prioritize the largest opportunities across the verticals Canals serves
  • Help reps develop account plans and navigate long, complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders
  • Join high-stakes customer meetings and build credibility with senior executives
  • Guide deal strategy from initial engagement through negotiation and close
  • Run pipeline reviews, forecast calls, and deal strategy sessions with clear standards for execution
  • Hire exceptional sales talent using a thoughtful, consistent approach to evaluation
  • Develop AEs who can repeatedly win large, complex deals
  • Partner with sales leadership to set goals and refine the approach to strategic accounts
What You'll Bring
  • A demonstrated history of personally closing seven-figure B2B deals, with a clear command of what you sold, how you won, and what it took to get each deal across the finish line
  • An established track record managing, hiring, and developing quota-carrying sellers who have repeatedly closed seven-figure deals
  • A clear philosophy for identifying strong sales talent and helping people improve
  • Experience leading teams through long sales cycles, complex organizations, and executive-level negotiations
  • The presence and judgment to enter a meeting with a prospective customer's leadership team and be seen as a credible peer
  • Strong deal inspection, pipeline management, and forecasting skills
  • High standards, direct coaching, and a willingness to get involved when a deal needs your help
  • We care more about the depth of your experience and the teams you've built than a particular title or number of years in management.

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