Senior Sales Enablement Specialist

8x8; United States; Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

8x8 seeks a Senior Sales Enablement Specialist to design and deliver high-impact training for internal sales teams and a growing partner community worldwide. The role collaborates with product, marketing, and channel partners to translate knowledge into engaging, adult-focused learning experiences and to scale partner enablement across regions.

You’ll leverage instructional design and AI tools to accelerate content development, while supporting product launches and driving a regular training

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, sales/partner enablement, or learning and development.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills with enthusiasm for training.
• Understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design.
• Proficiency with AI tools for content design and delivery.
• Collaborative mindset across product, sales, and channel partners.
• Willingness to travel for partner events and training.
• Ability to translate knowledge into engaging learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver engaging training programs for internal sales teams and partners.
• Support product updates and launches by enabling sales and partners.
• Co-facilitate global programs, primarily virtual, with occasional London office sessions.
• Leverage AI tools to build training content and resources.
• Collaborate with SMEs, product, marketing, and sales to translate knowledge into learning.
• Apply instructional design principles to accelerate content development.
• Shape scaled partner training strategy and cadence.

Skills

Facilitation

Presentation

Adult learning

Instructional design

Collaboration

Travel readiness

AI content design

Tools

AI tools

Job description

8x8 connects our customers and teams globally, empowering CX leaders with performance and insights to make smarter decisions, delight customers, and drive lasting business impact.ROLE SUMMARYWe’re looking for a passionate Senior Sales Enablement Specialist to join our global enablement function. As part of a small, high-performing global team, you’ll design and develop high-impact training programs for our internal sales teams and expanding partner community across the global region. You will focus on delivering high-impact training programs for our internal sales team and expanding partner community. Working alongside the Sales Enablement Lead, you’ll help scale partner enablement into a strategic, repeatable capability that positions 8x8 as an aspirational channel partner. This role demands someone who loves facilitation, understands how adults learn, and isn’t afraid to leverage AI tools to build engaging training at pace, using them as a genuine accelerator, not an afterthought. KEYRESPONSIBILITIESDesign and deliver engaging training programs for internal sales teams across multiple go-to-market segments, covering sales methodology, product knowledge, and deal acceleration frameworks. • Support product updates and launches by preparing and enabling the sales force and partner community to understand and sell 8x8s solutions • Partner with the partner enablement team to design and deliver certification and continuous professional development programs, helping scale partner training from ad hoc events into a regular monthly and quarterly cadence. • Co-facilitate global training programs, primarily virtual, when relevant to your region and business needs. Deliver in-person enablement sessions at the London office — typically on Wednesdays. • Leverage AI tools to build training content, go-to-market resources, and partner acceleration materials, actively leading the way in how AI is integrated into enablement practice. • Work collaboratively with subject matter experts, product managers, marketing, sales leaders, and channel partners to translate their knowledge into engaging, adult-focused learning experiences. • • Apply instructional design principles to accelerate content development, design, and deployment. Contribute to the ongoing evolution of our partner enablement strategy, helping shape what scaled partner training looks like at 8x8. •REQUIREMENTSExperience in sales, sales/partner enablement, or learning and development with a track record of delivering engaging programs. • • Strong facilitation and presentation skills with genuine enthusiasm for delivering engaging training experiences. • Sound understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design fundamentals. • Proven comfort with AI tools and a desire to leverage them genuinely for content design, development, and delivery. • Collaborative mindset, able to work effectively across product teams, sales leadership, and channel partners. • Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-moving environment. • Willingness to travel for partner events and training delivery as neededThe compensation range reflects the Company’s good faith belief at the time of posting. 8x8 has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location. Further, individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience, knowledge, success, education and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including discretionary merit increases, bonus and/or stock. Certain roles have the opportunity to earn sales variable compensation incentives based on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role.Salary Ranges:$120,800.00 - $181,200.008x8 is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.For 8x8 jobs located in the US: 8x8 participates in the E-Verify program.View the Participant Poster in English and Español.View the Right to Work Poster in English and Español.We also provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. Learn more or email us at [e-mail] (Include “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line)Our Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be found here.Learn more on our company website at www.8x8.com follow our pages on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.