a.k.a. Revenue Manager, Sales Lead, Head of Sales
The Sales Manager
Owns sales performance and pipeline discipline.
The seat at a glance
Department
Sales
Works from
Hybrid
Pay
$65k-120k
In the software
daily
Who they are
Half-desk, half-truck, the sales manager.
Owns sales performance and pipeline discipline.
Software relationship: daily
Goals · what “good” looks like
- ▸Higher close rate quarter over quarter
- ▸Predictable pipeline conversion
- ▸Clean handoffs to ops
Also called
Revenue ManagerSales LeadHead of Sales
Setting
Hybrid
splits timeWhat they own · where they slip
The job, frankly.
Core duties
what’s on their plate every week
✓
Set sales process and standards
✓
Coach sales advisors and estimators
✓
Own pipeline hygiene and forecasting
✓
Manage pricing and discount guardrails
✓
Improve handoff quality to operations
Where they trip
watch for these, they’re common
✗Letting pipeline get messy
✗Spending all day selling personally
✗Allowing discounting without guardrails
What makes them a champion
Pipeline Monday morning with every deal having a stage, next action, date, and confidence score.
what the sales manager says the first time the dashboard finally clicks.
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