High-Velocity SMB Sales Manager - NYC

Wordsmith AI Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Strong demand

Growing SMB team

Cross-functional support

Leadership progression

Job summary

Wordsmith is building the legal operations platform for in-house teams, and we are growing fast. We are hiring a Sales Manager to lead and scale our SMB NYC team, owning the number for your group and coaching full-cycle Account Executives who run high-velocity deals.

You'll hire, develop people, and drive consistent team performance across short 2-6 week sales cycles, with close collaboration with SDRs, Marketing, and Product. This is an in-office role in New York.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and coaching a high-velocity SaaS sales team.
• Evidence of hitting targets in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong qualification skills, and able to teach the team when to push and when to walk away.
• Clear, confident communicator.
• Highly organised and disciplined with pipeline management.
• High energy and resilience; you can drive volume without losing quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of SMB Account Executives
• Own and consistently hit team revenue and activity targets
• Coach the team to qualify quickly and focus on the deals that matter
• Raise the bar on efficient discovery and demos with a clear focus on value
• Help the team close deals in shorter sales cycles (typically 2 to 6 weeks)
• Hire, onboard, and ramp new Account Executives, including SDRs stepping up
• Run tight pipeline reviews and keep follow-up strong across the team
• Work closely with SDRs, Marketing, and Product to sharpen messaging and improve conversion
• Make CRM the team's operating system for managing volume effectively

Skills

SaaS sales leadership

Hit targets

Qualification skills

Clear communicator

Pipeline management

High energy

Tools

CRM

Job description

Wordsmith is building the legal operations platform for in-house teams, and we are growing fast. We are hiring a Sales Manager to lead and scale our SMB NYC team, owning the number for your group and coaching full-cycle Account Executives who run high-velocity deals.

You'll hire, develop people, and drive consistent team performance across short 2-6 week sales cycles, with close collaboration with SDRs, Marketing, and Product. This is an in-office role in New York.