Description:
Company Overview:
Role Overview:
The Senior Sales Manager will be directly responsible for meeting monthly sales targets through large-scale telecalling operations. The ideal candidate has a consistent, proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales targets month-on-month and has experience in building, managing, and scaling large inside sales teams in a high-growth, high-pressure environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Sales Target Ownership & Delivery
- Take full ownership of revenue targets and ensure consistent achievement month over month.
- Closely monitor sales funnel metrics, call volumes, conversions, and productivity KPIs.
- Motivate, guide, and enable the team to drive daily performance and maintain a winning mindset.
Team Leadership & Scaling
- Lead and manage a growing team of 300750+ telecallers through a structured hierarchy of Team Leaders and SMEs.
- Build a performance-driven culture with clear KPIs, real-time feedback, and result-linked incentives.
- Rapidly scale up the team in coordination with recruitment and training teams.
Process Excellence & Productivity
- Implement structured SOPs, talk tracks, and quality guidelines to ensure process consistency.
- Optimize lead distribution, dialer strategy, and CRM efficiency for maximum conversions.
- Use data-driven insights to identify gaps and take corrective actions swiftly.
Performance Management & Coaching
- Review daily, weekly, and monthly team/individual performance and intervene when needed.
- Conduct regular huddles, performance reviews, and targeted coaching sessions for low performers.
- Drive adoption of sales best practices across the team.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure 100% adherence to regulatory and internal compliance standards across all sales activities.
- Address customer escalations and ensure resolution within defined SLAs.
Reporting & Cross-functional Collaboration
- Deliver detailed performance reports and forecasts to leadership.
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Tech, and HR teams to align operational goals with broader business strategy.
Requirements:
- Education: B.Tech (MBA preferred) from Tier 2+ colleges (VIT, SRM, KIIT, Symbiosis, Manipal, Amity, Jaypee etc.)
- Experience: 6 8 years in telesales/inside sales leadership, preferably in EdTech (Byjus, Unacademy, UpGrad, PW, SimpliLearn, ExtraMarks etc.)
- Proven Record: Must have consistently met or exceeded sales targets in previous roles.
- People Management: Experience managing large teams (200+ agents) and scaling to 500+.
- Analytical Skills: Strong data orientation with the ability to derive insights and take swift action.
- Tech Savvy: Familiar with dialers (Ameyo, Exotel, Tata Tele), and Excel/Google Sheets.
- Mindset: High ownership, target-driven, thrives under pressure, and is comfortable in fast-moving environments.