Sales Manager

Our Mission and Opportunity

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is high quality early education for every child. We pursue this by directly supporting teachers in the classroom, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and enabling the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education industry. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education, trusted by tens of thousands of providers and millions of educators and families.

Our Team

Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. We embody our Leadership Principles in our work and culture. We are a distributed team with remote employees across every US time zone, as well as select offices in the US and internationally. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer, Emerson Collective, Lowercase Capital, Mark Cuban, Notable Capital, and others.

Who You Are  

You are a sales leader who thrives on building high-performing teams. You embrace ambitious goals and hold yourself and your team accountable to delivering extraordinary results. You have a growth mindset — always looking for ways to get better every day, whether through coaching, process improvements, or new strategies. You take full ownership of outcomes, seeing things through end-to-end, and never say “that’s not my job.” 

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 8–12 Sales Reps, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Support hiring and growth across the Sales organization, helping to attract and retain strong talent.

• Drive pipeline generation by setting clear sales disciplines, implementing process improvements, and ensuring consistent rep productivity.

• Use data and dashboards to track performance, identify gaps, and drive improvements at both team and individual levels.

• Establish scalable systems and workflows that streamline productivity and ensure high-quality pipeline handoffs.

• Shape and sustain a high-performance, engaged sales culture where reps feel motivated, supported, and excited to grow at brightwheel.

What You’ve Done

• 2–4+ years of experience in sales leadership, preferably in a high volume, transactional sales cycle.

• Proven success leading teams to achieve and exceed pipeline generation or revenue targets.

• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop sales talent, raising performance across a team.

• Strong analytical and data-driven management approach; experienced with CRM and sales engagement tools.

• Track record of identifying and implementing process improvements that drive measurable outcomes.

• Experience collaborating cross-functionally to deliver a seamless customer experience.

• Experience launching or scaling new teams, offices, or sales motions is a plus.

Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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