Sales Enablement Manager - Build Enablement for a Bank

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 126,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and Pension

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Lifestyle Spending Account

PTO

11 paid holidays

Downtown location

Job summary

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is seeking a Manager, Sales Enablement to build and lead the Bank's new enablement function, equipping the sales organization and PFIs with the skills, education, and tools to execute our commercial strategy. The role designs playbooks, curricula, content standards, and Salesforce workflows, while training and coaching teams.

The leader will collaborate across Sales, Solutions, First Line of Defense, MPF Sales, Product Development, Marketing and Customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; MBA or related certification a plus.
• 7+ years of professional experience in sales enablement, sales operations, product marketing, training & development, or commercial strategy; 1–3 years of people leadership.
• Experience building enablement programs, playbooks, curricula, or standardized content from the ground up.
• Experience designing and maintaining Salesforce workflows and reporting; CRM discipline.
• Ability to translate complex financial products and policies into clear, sales-ready guidance.

Responsibilities

• Define and build the Sales Enablement function.
• Design playbooks, curricula, content standards, and Salesforce workflows.
• Standardize opportunities initiation, pipeline management, and accountability across the sales org.
• Create practical, plain-language guidance from complex product/policy details.
• Lead training programs and coach across the organization.

Skills

Sales Enablement

Sales Operations

Product Marketing

Training & Learning

Commercial Strategy

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing/Finance/Communications

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is seeking a Manager, Sales Enablement to build and lead the Bank's new enablement function, equipping the sales organization and PFIs with the skills, education, and tools to execute our commercial strategy. The role designs playbooks, curricula, content standards, and Salesforce workflows, while training and coaching teams.

The leader will collaborate across Sales, Solutions, First Line of Defense, MPF Sales, Product Development, Marketing and Customer