Manager, Outside Sales
London · GB - Remote · 6+ years experience · Remote · Posted Sep 24, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 6+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- London · GB - Remote
About the role
- As a Sales Manager at Block, you will lead a team of approximately 8 Account Executives while owning one of the company's most important growth levers.
- The role focuses on developing talent that consistently outperforms expectations and building a high-performance sales organization grounded in data.
- You will be expected to coach in the work, diagnose pipeline health, and create an operating rhythm that enables predictable, repeatable growth.
Responsibilities
- Hire exceptional Account Executives and raise the talent bar with every addition to your team.
- Develop a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous learning and high standards.
- Identify future top performers early and create development plans that accelerate their growth.
- Lead your business through rigorous pipeline inspection, forecasting and performance diagnostics.
- Use leading indicators to identify performance gaps early and coach reps toward sustainable improvement.
- Turn data into action by identifying trends, diagnosing root causes and driving measurable improvements across your team.
- Establish predictable operating rhythms around forecasting, pipeline management and business reviews.
- Build disciplined education that creates consistent, repeatable revenue outcomes.
- Continuously improve how your team sells by refining processes, simplifying execution and eliminating friction.
- Partner closing with sales Leadership, Marketing, Enablement, Operations and Product to improve the customer journey and strengthen commercial execution.
Requirements
- 6+ years experience as a sales manager.
- 3 years of documented sales success as an individual contributor exceeding target.
- A proven track record leading high-performing sales teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Success developing Account Executives into top performers through structured coaching and clear performance expectations.
- Experience in leading and scaling outbound teams, leveraging tools and sales excellence frameworks to drive results.
- The ability to navigate complex seller engagements, using internal resources to drive seller experience and win rates.
- Deep expertise in pipeline management, forecasting, and using data to improve business outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience hiring exceptional talent and building teams that consistently outperform.
- Strong business judgment with the ability to balance short-term execution and long-term organizational health.
Benefits
- Remote work
- Medical insurance
- Flexible time off
- Retirement savings plans
- Modern family planning