Sales Manager [207697]

We are looking for a strategic, commercially minded leader to drive the development and delivery of Sales Plays within an assigned sector. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, sales enablement and cross-functional collaboration, with a strong focus on accelerating growth through best-in-class communications planning and pitching. You will be responsible for shaping sector-specific go-to-market strategies, enabling sales teams with high-impact Sales Plays, and working closely with senior stakeholders to execute against business priorities. Success in this role requires strong leadership, the ability to influence across functions, and a passion for building scalable, repeatable sales excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end strategy, development, training and execution of Sales Plays aligned to your assigned sector, ensuring they are insight-led, commercially compelling and scalable across the organisation.
• Act as a subject-matter expert and advocate for communications planning and pitching best practice, evangelising these approaches across teams and partnering with sector leadership to embed them as standard ways of working.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including analytics, design, measurement, sponsorships, creative and product specialists, to develop integrated, cross-product solutions that address sector needs and unlock growth opportunities.
• Develop and contribute to sector-specific business plans, working in alignment with senior leaders to define priorities, translate strategy into execution, and deliver with operational rigour.
• Drive revenue growth across a targeted portfolio of customers by identifying and prioritising the largest opportunities, and partnering with specialist sales managers and Industry Managers to pitch, influence and close complex, high-value deals.
• Support the enablement and upskilling of sales teams through training, coaching and ongoing support, ensuring Sales Plays are consistently adopted and effectively executed in market.
• Use data and performance insights to evaluate impact, refine approaches and continuously improve Sales Plays, storytelling and go-to-market effectiveness.

This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates by Thursday Feb 12th. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually. If you have not received a response, please assume that you have not been selected for progression to the next stage of the hiring process.

Client Description

Our Client is a multinational technology company, specialising in Internet-related services and products; including online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. The atmosphere is relaxed with a diverse and innovative culture. Opportunities for growth and progression and networking with like-minded people across the business and beyond. Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.