Ohio, USA

United States

Full time

R2026-1079

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Overview

Reporting to the Sr Director, Sales Enablement, the Sales Enablement Manager owns the development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of enablement programs that improve sales efficiency, operational excellence, and strategic alignment. This role works closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, Revenue Operations, and GTM teams to deliver scalable, data-driven enablement initiatives that support revenue growth and customer success. This role operates as a senior individual contributor, owning critical enablement programs and cross-functional initiatives producing tangible outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional leaders to assess enablement needs and deliver programs aligned to business priorities and sales outcomes.

• Build, manage, and continuously improve onboarding, continuous learning, and sales readiness programs.

• Develop and deploy enablement content, tools, and resources across multiple modalities, including live, virtual, and on-demand experiences.

• Collaborate with Product Marketing and Sales Leadership to develop, introduce, and implement sales plays, use-case support, and value-driven messaging that aid pipeline growth and advancing deals.

• Build and support frontline and second-line sales manager enablement, including mentoring frameworks, reinforcement guides, and manager-led execution of sales initiatives.

• Take ownership of enablement technologies and platforms to provide scalable, role-specific experiences.

• Build and complete enablement programs at scale across geographies, segments, and roles, with measurable impact on sales efficiency, pipeline velocity, win rates, and revenue attainment.

• Partner with Revenue Operations and GTM leaders to ensure enablement programs are embedded into core sales workflows and systems of record.

• Leverage data, analytics, and insights from enablement platforms and CRM to measure program efficiency and continuously optimize return on investment.

• Establish feedback loops with the sales field and sales leadership to improve enablement programs based on operational insights, adoption, and win/loss findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Marketing, Instructional Development, or a related field.

• Demonstrated ability in B2B or SaaS sales support, sales operations, learning & development, or a related function.

• Hands-on experience with core sales and GTM platforms.

• Strong ability to convert business and revenue priorities into scalable development programs and action plans.

• Proven comfort operating in fast-changing or scaling organizations.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaborator leadership skills.

• Data-driven approach with experience using performance metrics and reporting to guide decisions and improvements.

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com .

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here ( to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy .

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

10% Annual: Individual Target

$77,100.00 - $100,200.00 USD

Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we’ve built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey.

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