Lead Sales Manager | Ironlight | Lake Oswego, Oregon

Columbia-Hospitality; Lake Oswego (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Quarterly bonus pay

Paid time off

Job summary

Ironlight seeks a Lead Sales Manager to guide all event sales, including weddings, social, and corporate events, from lead to execution. You will respond to inquiries, tour prospective clients, and close deals while coordinating with the venue team.

You will build relationships with planners, caterers, and hotels in the Portland area, manage details for up to 200 guests, and ensure timelines and floor plans are executed flawlessly.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 - 10 years event sales experience.
• Essential relationships with Portland event industry including planners, catering partners, rental companies, hotels.
• OLCC server’s permit (optional)
• Food Handler’s permit (optional)
• CPR/AED certificate (may be obtained after hiring date)

Responsibilities

• Meet quarterly sales goals as determined by leadership.
• Respond to all inbound leads within the Response Protocol parameters.
• Schedule and participate in sales tours/walkthroughs with clients, planners, and admins.
• Attend weekly team meetings to discuss sales progress and event planning.
• Develop and coordinate planning needs for upcoming events.
• Oversee load-in/load-out of vendors and ensure safety protocols.

Skills

Event sales experience

Portland event industry relationships

Excellent communication

Job description

Lead Sales Manager | Ironlight | Lake Oswego, Oregon

525 3rd St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Lead Sales Manager | Ironlight | Lake Oswego, Oregon

Ironlight, an elevated event venue, is seeking a Lead Sales Manager to join our team. The perfect candidate for this position is experienced, reliable, and shows initiative and passion for their role as part of our team.

Located in downtown Lake Oswego, Ironlight showcases panoramic views of Mt. Hoodand the Cascades through an east-facing wall of floor-to-ceiling windows. Gueststransition between indoor and outdoor spaces through sliding glass doors openingonto two separate rooftop terraces. Ironlight can accommodate up to 200 seatedguests with the ability to create custom intimate gathering areas within the space. TheIronlight team works with clients to ensure every event, social and corporate, ispolished and memorable. We exceed client expectations in organization andhospitality.

Lead Sales Manager
This position is responsible for leading all event sales at Ironlight, including wedding,social, and business events. Progress will be measured by established quarterly salestargets.

Position Overview
The Lead Sales Manager is a management position at Ironlight. This position will work directly with Ironlight’s leadership team to implement a tactical sales plan with proactive and reactive strategies. This position will be expected to work independently and have the ability to make decisions with leadership approval. The Lead Sales Manager will respond to all inbound leads through our software system, email, and phone. This individual will be responsible for touring all prospective leads. The Lead Sales Manager will develop and execute proactive sales strategies, such as attending networking events and organizing sales events.The Lead Sales Manager will develop professional and positive relationships to drivesales. They will also cultivate strong relationships within the vendor community.

This position is also responsible for planning, organizing, and managing details for events. This individual will work with Ironlight’s Venue Operations Manager in planning event details (floor plan, timeline, catering, vendor coordination). On the event day, this position will oversee the Venue Managers and/or meet the admin/planning lead atthe client access start time, facilitate any Ironlight set-up (either day-of or prior-to) and check in on attendees as appropriate throughout the event.For weddings, the Leads Sales Manager will oversee the Venue Manager and wedding planner in planning event details (reviewing timeline and floor plan from wedding planner, coordinate and attend walkthroughs).If present during client access time, this position will also be responsible for ensuringall safety protocols are adhered to and take the lead on any emergency response thatmay transpire during the event and rental times. Special attention must be given toalcohol service management and load-out in parking lot.

The Lead Sales Manager position is a fulltime position, mixed between weekdays, weeknights, and weekends. Weekend tours and walkthroughs will be required in some cases.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 - 10 years event sales experience
• It is essential that this individual has developed relationships with the Portland event industry including: planners, catering partners, event rental companies, hotel partners, etc.

Pay: $65,000 - $80,000 DOE
Supplemental Pay:

• Quarterly bonus pay
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet quarterly sales goals as determined by leadership.
• Respond to all inbound leads within the Response Protocol parameters.
• Schedule and participate in sales tours / walkthroughs with clients, planners, and admins.
• Attend weekly team meetings to discuss sales progress, past event feedback and upcoming sales/event planning.
• Determine and coordinate all planning needs for upcoming events.
• Maintain well documented, accurate, organized and up to date file management to serve client and the employer in the most expedient, organized, and knowledgeable manner.
• Seamlessly transition an event from sales to Venue Operations Manager; and back to sales post-event.
• Develop strong client, planner, and admin relationships through appropriate communication.
• Follow up on all client needs and inquiries in an efficient and expedient manner.
• Focus on revenue-generating activity and maximize sales through client
  retention.
• Confident at supervising a large group of guests and vendors.
• Excellent communication skills required for interaction with clients and guests.
• Independently create floor plans, timeline, and other documents for event execution.
• Work with client, admin, or planner to ensure all details for event are confirmed.
• Coordinate and attend walkthroughs for upcoming events.
• Execute event timeline either independently or alongside planning lead.
• Working knowledge of basic business meeting technology (Screen-sharing, Zoom, etc.) and/or fast learner of venue technology.
• Oversee load-in and load-out of vendor/rentals. Ensure building and codeprotocols are adhered to.
• Supervise and enforce OLCC guidelines.
• Set-up or breakdown furniture: Lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying tables, chairs, boxes.
• Bending/kneeling required for taping down cords, dressing tables, picking up floor after function occasionally.
• Report and critique all activities to venue owners.
• Perform cleaning and janitorial services, as needed during event.
• Due to the nature of the business the Lead Sales Manager may be required to do other duties and special projects.

Requirements

• OLCC server’s permit (optional)
• Food Handler’s permit (optional)
• CPR/AED certificate (may be obtained after hiring date)

Executive Search

The individual selected for the role of General Manager will be employed by Ironlight and will have no affiliation with Columbia Hospitality, who is serving as a third-party agent leading the search through Columbia Executive Search.