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Sales Manager, SMB & MM (India)

Apollo.io

Hybrid, Bangalore · Bangalore · Hybrid · Posted Sep 29, 2026

At a glance

Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Hybrid, Bangalore · Bangalore

About the role

  • The Sales Manager will lead a team of 8+ hybrid Account Executive/Account Managers in Bangalore, focusing on both SMB and Mid-Market segments.
  • This role involves driving performance across new-business closing and account expansion/retention through coaching, strategy development, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 8+ hybrid SMB and MM Account Executive/Account Managers.
  • Drive performance to exceed targets on new-business bookings and net revenue retention.
  • Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities across new-business and account-management motions.
  • Establish a performance-driven culture with clear goals and continuous feedback.
  • Analyze sales data and call coaching to identify areas for improvement and drive win rates.
  • Develop and implement strategies for training, objection handling, and consultative discovery.
  • Create renewal and expansion playbooks for the account-management side of the book.
  • Ensure pipeline cleanliness with accurate stages, ARR, and forecast categories.
  • Accurately predict team outcomes within a 10% margin across bookings and retention.
  • Work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Onboarding, Marketing, and Legal.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of direct sales experience in net-new closing.
  • At least 2 years directly managing a team of 5+ Account Executives or Account Managers in net-new closing and/or expansion motions.
  • Top performer in current role.
  • Proven track record of consistently meeting team targets for a minimum of 3 trailing quarters across new-business and retention metrics.
  • Experience using and coaching teams on consultative selling skills and sales processes.
  • C1 English level proficiency.
  • Data-driven approach to sales performance.
  • Ability to communicate, present to, and influence key stakeholders across technical and non-technical roles.
  • Based in Bangalore, India.

Preferred qualifications

  • Exposure to account management or renewals

Workplace

  • Hybrid role based in the Bangalore office.

Skills

  • Consultative Selling
  • Performance Management
  • Objection Handling
  • Account Management
  • Revenue Retention

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Sales Manager, SMB & MM (India)

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