Growth-Driven Sales Team Leader for STEM Staffing

Specialist Staffing Group; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialist Staffing Group is seeking a Sales Team Manager to lead the Progressive Southwest Team in San Diego, driving revenue growth, client relationships, and a high-performance culture. You will coach a recruiters team, analyze market data, and deploy effective delivery strategies while maintaining your own business contribution and shaping a growing function within STEM markets.

You will recruit, onboard, and develop top talent, foster inclusion, and partner with senior leadership to

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing successful recruitment or sales teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to make data-driven business decisions.
• Experience building client relationships, negotiating commercial agreements, and delivering against performance targets.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• A leader who embodies drive, ambition, customer focus, collaboration, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a highly engaged and productive sales team.
• Analyze market, performance, and customer data to identify opportunities and drive sustainable business growth.
• Build and strengthen long-term client and candidate relationships through a consultative, service-led approach.
• Proactively identify new business opportunities and grow existing key accounts.
• Drive team performance against revenue, client retention, and service excellence metrics.
• Recruit, onboard, train, and coach top talent while creating clear development and career progression plans.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture built on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify commercial opportunities and deploy the most effective delivery strategies for clients.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Client relationship management

Communication and coaching

Job description

Specialist Staffing Group is seeking a Sales Team Manager to lead the Progressive Southwest Team in San Diego, driving revenue growth, client relationships, and a high-performance culture. You will coach a recruiters team, analyze market data, and deploy effective delivery strategies while maintaining your own business contribution and shaping a growing function within STEM markets.

You will recruit, onboard, and develop top talent, foster inclusion, and partner with senior leadership to