Team Lead, Sales, Event Solutions
9 hours ago
London
Overview The Assistant Team Lead / Team Lead for Commercial Direct Sales is a dynamic and people-centred leader who drives performance while building an innovative, intrapreneurial, and continuous-learning culture. You will lead a team across the full sales lifecycle, supporting Business Development Executives to excel through coaching, capability building, and disciplined execution. You will champion data-driven decision-making, innovation and customer-centric solution selling to achieve ambitious revenue goals. In This Role, You Will People Leadership & Line Management • Directly lead, coach, and support a team of Business Development Executives to achieve and surpass individual and departmental targets., • Provide regular, high-quality feedback, conduct 121s, and ensure ongoing skills development through coaching, shadowing, and structured learning plans., • Create an inclusive team environment where individuals feel safe to learn, innovate, take smart risks, and challenge the status quo., • Lead performance management processes including goal-setting, mid-year and annual appraisals, performance conversations, and career development planning., • Identify skill gaps and proactively build team capability through training, mentoring, and sharing best practices., • Recruit, onboard, and train new team members to ensure rapid ramp-up and long-term success., • Oversee and support the full sales lifecycle, ensuring consistent execution of solution-selling methodologies and customer-centric approaches., • Drive pipeline discipline by monitoring, validating, and coaching reps on pipeline accuracy, stage progression, and forecasting., • Prepare accurate revenue forecasts and weekly/monthly pipeline reports to inform business planning., • Review and analyse sales performance metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement., • Identify opportunities to innovate, optimise processes, and introduce new approaches to improve conversion rates, productivity, and customer experience., • Encourage the team to experiment, learn quickly, and share insights across the department., • Lead small-scale strategic or cross-functional projects that improve team effectiveness or support broader commercial objectives., • Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers across target accounts., • Support team members in navigating complex customer interactions, negotiations, and high-value opportunities., • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience., • Proven success in a revenue-generating software sales role., • Preferred industry experience in SaaS, mobile applications, analytics, or related software environments., • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, manage multiple tasks, and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment., • Demonstrated proficiency in consultative selling, cold calling, product demonstrations, contract negotiation, and understanding product functionality and workflows., • High level of initiative, ownership, and self-leadership; able to work independently while contributing positively to team outcomes.