Inside Sales Manager

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Inside Sales Manager

Job Description

Position Overview:

The Inside Sales Representative (ISR) Manager will lead and manage the Inside Sales team and Renewal Representatives, ensuring they meet lead generation, lead quality, and customer retention goals across Latin America. This leader is responsible for driving results by coaching, coordinating, measuring, problem-solving, and leading the ISR team. The ISR Manager contributes to the development of strategies and executes plans while upholding high standards to ensure that opportunity creation and pipeline goals are met or exceeded. They will work collaboratively with marketing and field sales teams to enhance overall sales performance, maximize contract renewals, and ensure a smooth handover of leads from ISRs to field sales teams. This role requires a passion for developing and coaching teams, with a focus on metrics-driven results and a commitment to SUSE's core values.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Generation & Opportunity Management:
  Oversee the ISR team in generating high-quality leads with measurable KPIs tied to both volume and conversion to sales. Collaborate closely with the local Field Marketing team to optimize lead generation strategies and ensure sales-ready appointments are generated consistently.

• Coaching & Development:
  Actively coach ISRs on inbound qualification and outbound prospecting methods using both phone and email outreach to build a robust sales pipeline. Train on and execute outbound strategies, including pre-call planning, opportunity qualification, objection handling, and structured calling techniques. Ongoing hiring, mentoring, and development of the team, which includes recruiting, onboarding, and training new representatives. Ensure adherence to business processes and the effective use of software tools and platforms like Salesforce, Clari, and Gong.

• Customer Retention & Renewals:
  Manage a team of Renewal Representatives, responsible for driving customer retention and improving contract renewal rates across Latin America. Ensure a cohesive strategy between the ISRs and Renewal Reps to capitalize on upsell opportunities and enhance customer satisfaction.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  Work closely with the Field Sales team to ensure effective handover of qualified opportunities and leads. Treat the Field Sales team as a key internal client, facilitating a seamless transition and increasing deal wins from ISR-generated leads.

• KPI Tracking & Reporting:
  Provide weekly reporting on leads, conversion rates, sales opportunities, and campaign effectiveness. Use tools such as Salesforce, Clari, and Gong to track and analyze performance metrics, ensuring goals for lead quality, customer retention, and renewal targets are met. Identify and recommend improvements in processes, efficiency, and productivity.

• Strategic Planning & Execution:
  Develop and execute strategic plans to enhance the performance of the ISR and Renewal Representative teams. Ensure all actions align with SUSE’s core values and long-term goals, with a focus on continuous improvement in opportunity creation and sales pipeline growth.
   

Skills & Experience:

• Ideally at least 3 years of experience in a people management role, preferably in the technology industry, with a proven track record of exceeding quotas and delivering results.
• Strong experience with Salesforce, Clari, Gong, and tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Outreach.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese; basic proficiency in Spanish is preferred.
• Experience working with cross-border teams and understanding diverse markets in Latin America is a plus.
• Strong understanding of tiered outreach strategies that analyze engagement, intent, and recency to drive quality sales opportunities.
• Proven success in outbound prospecting, opportunity qualification, and objection handling, with the ability to coach teams effectively.
• High-energy professional with a positive attitude and a deep passion for developing people and advancing their careers within a supportive yet accountable environment.
• Ability to prioritize initiatives effectively, delegate work where necessary, but also willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
• Ambitious, self-motivated, goal-oriented, and extremely driven to meet and exceed targets.
• A leadership style that promotes collaboration, empowerment, and accountability, aligned with SUSE's values of collaboration, respect, integrity, and open source innovation.

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What We Offer 

We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements.  

SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, thus requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind. 

This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.   

If you’re a big thinker, obsessed by execution and thrive in a dynamic environment in which you can tangibly create a lasting legacy, then please apply now!  

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