Sales Manager - SMB

harvey.ai; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 281,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a SMB Sales Manager in the Chicago area to lead a team of Account Executives selling Harvey's AI platform to law firms and corporate legal departments. You will own territory planning, pipeline development, and revenue execution, while coaching AEs through the full cycle—from discovery to close.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in tech sales with 2+ years managing high‑performing teams, proven ability to sell complex software, and a passion for AI in knowledge work and the legal

Qualifications

• 6+ years of tech sales experience, with 2+ years in people management.
• Experience operating in an early stage, high-growth environment.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven track record selling complex software solutions to sophisticated buyers, with consultative, value-based selling.
• Demonstrated passion for Harvey’s mission and AI applications in knowledge work and the legal profession.
• Energized by mentoring account executives and developing sales processes.
• Coaching AEs through complex sales cycles, including strategy, objections and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Build, coach, and performance‑manage a team of SMB Account Executives focused on selling Harvey's platform to law firms and corporate legal departments in the Chicago region.
• Own territory planning, pipeline development, and accurate forecasting to deliver against quarterly and annual revenue targets.
• Drive a disciplined sales process using MEDDPIC or similar methodology, ensuring AEs execute high‑quality discovery, qualification, objection handling, and close motions.
• Establish a local operating cadence — team standups, deal reviews, pipeline hygiene — that mirrors Harvey's high‑performance sales culture.
• Serve as a player‑coach by actively engaging in strategic deals and modeling best practices in discovery, demo, and negotiation.

Skills

Tech sales

People management

Strategic selling

Communication

Complex software sales

Consultative selling

Coaching AEs

Forecasting

Tools

MEDDPIC

Job description

Why Harvey

At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.

This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1500+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world‑class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched.

Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you.

At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.

Role Overview

The SMB Sales Manager joins Harvey's Commercial Sales organization to lead a team of Account Executives selling Harvey's AI platform to small and mid‑size law firms and legal teams out of the Chicago office. Reporting to the Vice President of Commercial Sales, this role owns territory planning, pipeline development, and revenue execution across the region. The manager drives a disciplined sales process while coaching AEs through the full cycle — from discovery and qualification through close — and holds the team accountable to rigorous forecasting and performance standards. It is a high‑impact opportunity to shape the sales culture and operating rhythm for a fast‑growing segment at one of the most innovative companies in legal technology.

What You'll Do

• Build, coach, and performance‑manage a team of SMB Account Executives focused on selling Harvey's platform to law firms and corporate legal departments in the Chicago region

• Own territory planning, pipeline development, and accurate forecasting to deliver against quarterly and annual revenue targets

• Drive a disciplined sales process using MEDDPIC or similar methodology, ensuring AEs execute high‑quality discovery, qualification, objection handling, and close motions

• Establish a local operating cadence — team standups, deal reviews, pipeline hygiene — that mirrors Harvey's high‑performance sales culture

• Serve as a player‑coach by actively engaging in strategic deals and modeling best practices in discovery, demo, and negotiation

What You Have

• 6+ years of tech sales experience — ideally closing new business at the Mid Market or Enterprise level; 2+ years of people management experience training and coaching a high‑performing sales team.

• Experience operating in an early stage, high‑growth environment. Demonstrated ability to design and improve systems from scratch

• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to a variety of audiences.

• Proven track record of selling complex software solutions to sophisticated buyers, with the ability to successfully execute on a consultative, solutions‑oriented, value‑based selling methodology.

• Demonstrated passion for Harvey’s mission and strong understanding of AI and its potential applications in knowledge work and interest in the legal profession and helping lawyers do their jobs better and more efficiently.

• Energized by mentoring account executives, contributing to the development of our sales processes and team‑driven sales culture, refining the value proposition of our solutions and creating sales resources to drive our success.

• Track record of coaching AEs through complex sales cycles, including deal strategy, objection handling, and negotiation, with a growth‑oriented and coachable mindset

Compensation

OTE 50/50 Split $264,000 - $396,000 USD

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