Sales Manager, Local Sales

In more than ten countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide champions the power of celebration. Our global family of brands provide best‑in‑class products, services and content to take celebration planning from inspiration to action. At the core of our business is our industry‑leading global online wedding Vendor Marketplace, connecting couples with local wedding professionals and a comprehensive suite of personalized wedding websites, planning tools, invitations, and registry services that make wedding planning easier for couples around the globe.

Each year, we connect more than 4.5 million users with around 900,000 global small businesses through our Vendor Marketplace.

LIFE AT TKWW

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. Each year, we help millions of couples around the world celebrate life’s most meaningful moments, while also helping hundreds of thousands of global small business owners get discovered and scale. Life here means working alongside a team that cares deeply, not just about the work you do, but about the life you live.

We prioritize employee well‑being and development through meaningful opportunities for growth, and we celebrate milestones and wins in a big way. After all, celebrations are what we do best.

ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:

The primary responsibility of a Sales Manager is to achieve overall new business sales in their assigned segment through successful management and development of a team of Account Executives. The Sales Manager ensures that their team and resources are optimized and complies with company and sales campaigns and meets budget and sales goals. The sales team builds valuable partnerships with local wedding professionals and drives meaningful success to local businesses.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Fully accountable and responsible for team‑level performance of 8‑12 direct reports hitting or exceeding monthly and annual new business sales goals
• Set clear goals and desired outcomes with team
• Conducting regularly scheduled team meetings, coaching sessions, and training sessions
• Join your team on sales calls and in sales meetings when assistance is needed
• Coach reps regularly throughout the sales process with a focus on diagnosing client needs, pipeline management, negotiation, utilizing various coaching methods
• Effectively diagnose rep performance gaps, develop and implement targeted coaching plans attached to KPIs and measured for effectiveness
• Responsible for the entire talent management of teams including recruiting, interviewing new talent and retaining and developing existing talent to ensure headcount needs are met
• Recruit, interview and hire new talent to ensure headcount needs are met
• Analyze data, dynamics and trends to accurately forecast team results
• Make business recommendations and align resources appropriately
• Consistently provide open and honest feedback
• Build a strong, high performing, professional team

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE:

• 3 years strong performance in a revenue‑responsible role
• 1+ years of Management/Leadership/Team Lead experience
• Experience owning the entire sales process from prospecting to closure
• Excellent communication, presentation and analytical skills
• Proven track record of navigating change management and holding the team accountable for performance
• Consistent coach and team motivator in helping teams exceed quota expectations
• Understand sales KPIs such as Set Rate, Hold/Show Rate, and Close Rate
• Experience forecasting and managing a team pipeline
• High emotional intelligence, discretion and professionalism
• Excellent time‑management, organization and multitasking skills
• Salesforce experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

WORK MODEL:

This role is fully remote and not tied to any specific office location. While there…