Occupation
Sales Manager
A Sales Manager leads a team of sales representatives, typically within a company's revenue organization, and is accountable for hitting sales targets across a region or product line. Core responsibilities include sales forecasting, pipeline management, coaching and team leadership, and negotiating key deals, usually managed through CRM software such as Salesforce. The role requires a results-driven leader with strong people-management skills and a track record of exceeding quota.
Duties & responsibilities
- Lead and coach a sales team to achieve revenue targets and quotas
- Manage sales pipelines and forecast revenue using CRM systems
- Negotiate and close complex deals with key accounts and strategic customers
- Develop and implement sales strategies for assigned regions or product lines
- Monitor team performance metrics and provide feedback to drive improvement
- Build and retain long-term customer relationships through account management
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support customer success and growth
What Sales Manager roles involve, from employers’ own postings.
How much does a Sales Manager make?
Employers posting Sales Manager roles list a median of $150,000 a year (middle half $108,000–$200,000), from 105 postings that state pay.
64% of open Sales Manager roles publish a range. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it. Which states’ postings state pay
Who is hiring for Sales Manager roles?
163 open Sales Manager roles from 96 employers; the most at DXC Technology, Crane Co. and Comcast, and in New York, California and Georgia.
From employers’ own postings, as of.
Sales Manager in the job market
Last checked October 27, 2026
- Open roles
- 163
- Employers
- 96
- Median pay
- $150,000
- Disclose pay
- 64%
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Open Sales Manager roles (164)
Business Development Manager - State and Local Government Western U.S. & Canada
Planar Systems
Full-time · Los Angeles, CA · Remote
This role involves building and managing a sales pipeline for government technology solutions across state, local, and provincial agencies in the western US and Canada. It suits someone with proven government sales experience who can cultivate relationships with decision-makers and drive revenue through identifying construction and modernization projects.
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Team Lead, Account Management
Ibotta
Full-time · New York, NY · $135,000 – $166,000 · Remote
Ibotta is seeking a leader to manage a team of account managers focused on digital media and promotions, driving gross profit targets and coaching team members through complex client campaigns. This role suits someone with deep sales or account management experience who thrives building and developing teams in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
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Longo Toyota Preowned Digital Sales Manager
Penske Corporation
Full-time · El Monte, CA · $17 / hour
Longo Toyota seeks a preowned digital sales manager to drive vehicle sales through online and traditional channels while maintaining the dealership's high standards for profit and customer satisfaction. This role suits someone energized by fast-paced sales environments who enjoys building customer relationships and can thrive in a structured, values-driven dealership culture.
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Sales Manager
Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood
Monroe, NC
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Director, Business Development (San Francisco)
Metropolis Technologies
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $160,000 – $180,000
Metropolis is hiring a Director of Business Development to drive new sales in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on parking and mobility solutions powered by AI. This role suits experienced enterprise sales professionals who can build relationships, navigate complex negotiations, and own a full sales cycle in a high-growth proptech company.
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Vice President, Mid Market
Motive
Nashville, TN
Lead Motive's mid-market sales organization as a VP responsible for building and scaling a new-business sales motion that delivers predictable growth. This role suits an experienced sales leader who excels at strategy, team development, and cross-functional collaboration in complex, competitive markets.
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Defense Regional Sales Manager
Air Methods
Full-time · Centennial, CO, US · $108,000 – $137,500
A sales leadership role focused on generating revenue for United Rotorcraft in an assigned territory, targeting customers in aviation and defense sectors. The position requires building customer relationships, managing proposals, and executing business development strategies with approximately 40% travel.
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Senior Director, Strategic Client Sales, Corporate Financial Services
AlphaSense
New York, NY · $257,000 – $353,000
Lead a global team selling market intelligence software to corporate finance departments at large financial services firms. This role combines enterprise account management with P&L responsibility, requiring you to build strategic relationships with C-suite executives while driving revenue across a defined client base.
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Manager, Applied AI Architecture, Enterprise Tech
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
San Francisco, CA · $1 – $2
Lead a pre-sales solutions architecture team at Anthropic, managing technical specialists who help enterprise customers deploy Claude and other AI products. This role suits experienced sales engineers or solutions architects with management experience who want to combine deep technical expertise in LLMs with building and scaling high-performing teams.
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Corporate Sales Manager, Tecovas Work
Tecovas
Full-time · Austin, TX · $100,000 – $115,000
Tecovas seeks an experienced B2B sales professional to launch and grow their industrial footwear business, targeting construction companies, data centers, and energy firms with customized footwear programs. This role demands proven new-business development skills, deep knowledge of how industrial buyers operate, and a willingness to travel extensively and work on job sites to build relationships from the ground up.
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Where Sales Managers commonly go next: Director of Sales.
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Marriott International
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Director of Sales
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Director of Sales
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Director of Sales
Wistia
Cambridge, MA · $240,000 – $260,000 · Remote
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Director, North American B2B Secular Shift – Property & Casualty Insurance
Mastercard
Full-time
This director role leads Mastercard's strategy to shift North American property and casualty insurance payments from legacy methods like checks and ACH to card-based solutions, working cross-functionally to drive growth, close deals, and build market share in this segment. The ideal candidate combines deep insurance industry expertise with commercial acumen, a sense of urgency, and the ability to influence stakeholders across a complex organization to adopt modern payment flows.
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Director of Partner Sales
iHeartMedia
Full-time · New York, NY · $80,000 – $100,000
A director-level role leading revenue growth and partner relationship management for Katz Digital's audio and video supply business. This suits someone with sales and operations experience in media who can juggle multiple stakeholder relationships while navigating programmatic systems and managing deal flow across channels.
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Director, Sales Strategy and Planning
Micron Technology
Full-time · San Jose, CA · $183,000 – $319,000
This role leads global sales strategy and planning for a semiconductor company, bridging field sales with finance and market intelligence to drive profitable growth. It suits experienced commercial strategists who excel at translating market data and customer insights into actionable plans across complex, matrixed organizations.
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Enterprise Sales Director, Comcast Business
Comcast
Pittsburgh, PA
A director-level sales leadership role managing enterprise business-to-business relationships and overseeing regional sales teams selling integrated communications services to large multi-site and national customers. This suits experienced sales leaders with strong team management skills and deep knowledge of enterprise technology solutions.
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Director, Enterprise Sales (Central)
Cognition AI
Austin, TX · $160,000 – $180,000
Lead a regional enterprise sales team selling sophisticated AI software to large engineering organizations. This role suits experienced enterprise sales leaders who have built high-performing teams, understand complex technical products deeply, and can navigate multi-stakeholder deals with C-level executives.
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Director of Sales, New Logo
Temporal
Full-time · United States - Remote Opportunity · $300,000 – $420,000
Lead enterprise sales for Temporal's open source and cloud platform in the Eastern United States, managing a team of account executives and closing six- to seven-figure deals with technical buyers. This role suits an experienced tech sales leader comfortable with complex cycles, developer-focused products, and building relationships across both technical and executive levels.
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What employers state they pay
Median
$150,000
Middle half
$108,000 – $200,000
From 105 of 163 open roles — the 64% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry1%
- Mid26%
- Senior35%
- Lead / Staff / Principal1%
- Management33%
- Executive3%
From 153 roles whose posting states a level.
Skills Sales Manager postings ask for
Measured from the 163 open roles, not from a curated list.
- Salesforce34 roles20.9%
- Microsoft Excel21 roles12.9%
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)15 roles9.2%
- Sales Forecasting13 roles8.0%
- Pipeline Management12 roles7.4%
- Microsoft Word11 roles6.8%
- Microsoft Office9 roles5.5%
- Microsoft Outlook9 roles5.5%
- PowerPoint9 roles5.5%
- SAP7 roles4.3%
Where Sales Manager roles are
Among the 89 of 163 open roles we could place on a map.
Employers hiring Sales Managers
96 in total, most open roles first.
- DTDXC Technology10 roles
Crane Co.8 roles- Comcast7 roles
Intuit6 roles
Cigna5 roles- MPMenlo Ventures Portfolio5 roles
- AAlphaSense4 roles
- LLSEG4 roles
Reports on Sales Manager hiring
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- New Postings Rise 3% to 9,497, While 11,717 Roles ClosedOct 10, 2026
- 10,339 Roles Opened and 10,997 Closed This Week Across the Boards We TrackOct 2, 2026