Sales Manager, SMB

About Karbon

Karbon is the global leader in practice management software for growth-minded accounting firms. We provide an award-winning, highly collaborative cloud platform that streamlines work and communication, enabling the average accounting firm using Karbon to save 18.5 hours per week, per employee.

We have customers in 34 countries and have grown into a globally distributed team, with our people based throughout the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, have a fantastic team culture built on our values, are growing rapidly, and making a global impact.

About Karbon

Karbon is the global leader in practice management software for growth-minded accounting firms. We provide an award-winning, highly collaborative cloud platform that streamlines work and communication, enabling the average accounting firm using Karbon to save 16 hours per week, per employee.

We have customers in 34 countries and have grown into a globally distributed team, with our people based throughout the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, have a fantastic team culture, are growing rapidly, and making a global impact.

Karbon is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Sales Manager to join our dynamic team. As a Sales Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of SMB Sales Account Executives, driving sales performance, and achieving revenue targets.

• Build an SMB sales team of net new SMB account executives and lead the team, providing guidance, support, and coaching to help them achieve their targets and reach their full potential
• Recruit high performing account executives and onboard effectively ensuring they receive the knowledge, skill development and coaching necessary to become independent top performers
• Optimize the sales process, continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness for the team
• This is a critical role which will be responsible to achieve weekly and quarterly aspirational targets along with driving the evolution of the sales team as Karbon brings new solutions to market targeted towards SMB
• Drive a culture of outbound engagement and call activity that expands the funnel to deliver on sales goals
• Continue to refine ways to teach how to best demonstrate our platform, showcasing its features and benefits to potential clients
• Provide a first-class experience to potential clients, addressing their questions and concerns in a timely and professional manner
• Create outreach sequences leveraging marketing content to iterate on the outbound motion so that KPIs continue to improve
• Build and maintain the sales motion that delivers a strong growing pipeline of opportunities, ensuring accurate and timely updates in our CRM system

Candidates with the following qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply:

• Experience in consultative sales, preferably in a SaaS environment
• 5+ years professional experience in sales
• 2+ years experience leading either a team of Sales Executives, or BDRs/SDRs
• Proven track record of success, consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Previous experience in a sales leadership role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in CRM software (e.g., Salesforce) 
• Located in Chicago 
• Willing to work in downtown West Loop/Loop Chicago office with team at least 2 days per week

• Experience building and leading a net new sales team
• Accounting, Tax, or App industry experience
• Previous experience working at a company that sells Workflow, Accounting, or Project Management software
• Scaleup environment experience

Why work at Karbon?

• Gain global experience across Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Canada
• Strong benefits package including:
  • Flexible Time Off with an encouraged 4 weeks use per year
  • Company paid medical for you and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
  • Paid dental and vision and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
  • 401(k) with company matching
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Up to 8 weeks paid parental leave
  • Work-from-home stipend
• Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team
• A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development and provides consistent feedback
• Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within
• Compensation:  $180,000-220,000 OTE

Karbon embraces diversity and inclusion, aligning with our values as a business. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single criteria. If you've made it this far in the job description but your past experience doesn't perfectly align, we do encourage you to still apply. You could still be the right person for the role

We recruit and reward people based on capability and performance. We don't discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, physical or cognitive ability, and other diversity dimensions that may hinder inclusion in the organization.

Generally, if you are a good person, we want to talk to you.

If there are any adjustments or accommodations that we can make to assist you during the recruitment process, and your journey at Karbon, contact us at for a confidential discussion.

At this time, we request that agency referrals are not submitted for this position. We appreciate your understanding and encourage direct applications from interested candidates. Thank you