Own revenue and growth for Author Acquisition & Publishing Services. Lead, hire, and scale a consultative sales team; optimize funnel, conversion, and deal value using data; partner cross-functionally to deliver exceptional author experiences.
About the Role
We're looking for a commercially driven Senior Sales Manager to manager our Author Acquisition & Publishing Services business. You'll own the growth engine of the business—driving revenue, leading high-performing sales teams, shaping strategy, and delivering an exceptional customer experience.
If you're passionate about consultative selling, scaling teams, and building businesses, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping thousands of authors bring their stories to life.
What You'll Do
• Own the revenue and growth of the Author Acquisition business.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing sales team.
• Drive consultative sales of premium publishing and author services.
• Improve conversion rates, average deal value, and overall sales productivity.
• Build a culture of accountability, performance, and customer-first thinking.
• Use data and insights to optimize the sales funnel, forecasting, and business performance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless author experience.
• Hire, develop, and retain top sales talent.
Requirements
What We're Looking For
• 5–8 years of experience as sales manager with a track record of consistently exceeding revenue targets.
• Experience managing consultative sales teams in publishing, media, education, SaaS, creator economy, premium services, or similar industries.
• Proven ability to manage high-value sales cycles and build scalable sales processes.
• Strong commercial acumen with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Success in This Role
• Consistently achieves and exceeds revenue targets.
• Improves conversion rates and average deal value.
• Builds a high-performing, engaged sales team.
• Creates a predictable, scalable sales engine.
• Delivers an outstanding customer experience for authors.
Benefits
Why Join Notion Press?
• Lead one of the fastest-growing businesses in India's publishing ecosystem.
• Build and scale high-impact sales teams.
• Influence business strategy and growth at a leadership level.
• Help thousands of authors turn their ideas into published books with global reach.
If you're excited about building businesses, leading winning teams, and making publishing accessible to every aspiring author, we'd love to hear from you.
Notion Press Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
7, Red Cross Rd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600008
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