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Leadership & Team Management
Hire, coach, and develop a team of Solutions Consultants, driving performance to exceed sales targets while providing training and development opportunities.
Own career development, performance management, and succession planning for the team.
Build a culture of trust and ownership, grounded in clear goals and continuous feedback, where AI-augmented ways of working are the norm rather than the exception
Serve as a steward of Apollo's culture and values on the team, actively modeling and enforcing our company values in day-to-day coaching and decision-making.
SC Function Strategy & Deal Execution
Enhance the SC operating system by building: playbooks, tooling, capacity models, coverage plans, and enablement programs that lets the SC function deliver consistent performance and cross-functional work at scale.
Set the team's standard for discovery, demos, technical solution design, and deal strategy, including how AI is used to get there faster.
Run ongoing enablement: train the team on process changes, new product features, and competitive collateral on a recurring cadence, not just at onboarding.
Analyze deal and team performance data to identify areas for improvement in the SC motion, driving win-rate impact and faster time-to-value.
Ensure pipeline and deal-coverage visibility across the team, giving Sales and cross-functional leadership a clear, accurate view of SC engagement and risk on active deals.
Cross-Functional & Cross-Department Leadership
Deliver OKR and QBR updates that keep leadership and cross-department stakeholders informed on SC performance, initiatives, resourcing needs, and cross-team decisions
Serve as the voice of the customer and the GTM org in shaping GTM strategy, product roadmap priorities, and how Apollo wins and retains customers at scale.
Partner with Onboarding and GTME leadership to ensure the team's solutions drive adoption and mitigate post-sale risk.
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Drive Impact & Innovation: bring ideas, strategies, and bold thinking that shape how the SC function operates and how Apollo wins.
Build Leaders, Not Just Teams: take real ownership of your team's growth and trajectory, not just their output.
Own Your Success and Your Team's: maintain a sharp focus on function-level outcomes, take responsibility for results that missed the mark, and continuously push the team to improve.
Thrive in a High-Performing, Cross-Functional Environment: be your authentic self while driving alignment across GTM, Product, and Marketing.
10+ years in presales (Solution Consulting, Sales Engineering, or Forward Deployed Engineering) with a track record of owning and influencing complex, high-stakes SaaS deals in a GTM technology environment.
3+ years of experience formally managing a presales/solutions consulting team, with a proven record of building a high-performing team - including 0 to 1 experience building a team from the ground up, not just leading an existing one.
At least 3+ years of demonstrated experience selling to Enterprise-level accounts.
Proven experience building and scaling a presales function: hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
Demonstrated ability to build repeatable operating systems (playbooks, capacity models, coverage plans) that improve team-level outcomes, not just individual deal outcomes.
Executive-level communication skills: able to present credibly to VP and C-level stakeholders, both as a personal contributor on strategic deals and as a representative of the SC function in leadership settings.
Cross-functional and cross-department operator: proven ability to represent SC's needs and priorities to Sales, Sales Enablement, Sales Operations, Post-Sales (Onboarding & GTME), Marketing, Product, and Engineering leadership, and to drive alignment on decisions that span multiple functions.
Experience with integration-heavy customer lifecycles within the GTM tech stack ecosystem. Fluency with CRMs, data pipelines, APIs, webhooks, and sales/marketing automation tools.
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts as applied to GTM workflows, and an understanding of security and privacy considerations relevant to SaaS systems and integrations.
A data-driven approach to managing team and function performance.
Ability to communicate, present to, and influence key stakeholders across both technical and non-technical roles.
Nice to Have
Past experience at a fast-growing PLG or hybrid go-to-market SaaS company.
Experience managing a team through significant growth or organizational change (e.g., segment realignment, new product motion).
Recognized as a thought leader in sales technology, marketing automation, AI-augmented GTM practices, or RevOps best practices.
The listed Pay Range reflects the total cash compensation inclusive of annual base salary and annual bonus as applicable. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonus target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Apollo and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits for this role may include: equity; company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; at least 10 paid holidays per year, flex PTO, and parental leave; employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits; global travel coverage; life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance; FSA/HSA and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Apollo.io is an AI-native company built on a culture of continuous improvement. We’re on the front lines of driving productivity for our customers—and we expect the same mindset from our team. If you're energized by finding smarter, faster ways to get things done using AI and automation, you'll thrive here.
At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we take extreme ownership of our work, move with focus and urgency, and learn voraciously to stay ahead.
We invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to own your role and make a real impact. Collaboration is at our core—we’re all for one, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage bold ideas and courageous action, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.
If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you.
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