Sales Manager, SMB - Global Cloud
Taken at the midpoint of its range, $262,500/yr, this role pays more than the middle Sales Leadership opening on the board today ($198k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $150k–$400k/yr.
The posting
About the role
As a Global Payroll Sales Manager, you will lead and develop a team of Account Executives responsible for Global Products (EOR, Global Payroll, Global Payroll Contractors) in a fast paced, high growth organization. Your leadership will have a direct impact on the growth of the Global Payroll team, the training and development of your AEs, and be an integral part of defining the Global Payroll playbook. This position will be building the team and processes to support growth in the organization, and will report to our VP Sales, Global Payroll.
What you will do
- Manage, coach, and scale a team of Global Payroll Account Executives
- Build the Global AE playbook and best practices for growth and scale
- Assist your team throughout their strategic sales cycles by deeply understanding customers needs and mapping them to the value of Rippling
- Monitor sales performance: activity, pipelines, monthly forecasts, and closed-deals to ensure quota attainment
- Regularly report on team and individual results through pipeline management and forecasting
- Participate in hiring and interviewing process, as well as training and ramp-up of new team members
- Identify and make recommendations for improvement in the areas of process, efficiency and productivity
- Work cross functionally with other AE teams, Account Managers, marketing, revenue operations, implementation, and other complementary teams
What you will need
- An experienced sales manager with 3-5+ years of experience in tech sales
- A top performer with a consistent track record of exceeding targets as a manager and individual contributor
- Able to accurately forecast team performance, with an ability to deliver concrete and constructive feedback to your team
- Motivated with a desire to learn and have a strong work ethic
- Experience selling Global Payroll, EOR, or HRIS/HCM software (preferred, not required)
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment
Additional Information
This role will receive a competitive On-Target Earnings (base salary + sales commission) + benefits + equity. The On-Target Earnings* for US-based employees will be aligned to the range below.
A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.
*Commission is not guaranteed
Pay range
$255,000-$270,000 USD per year (US) OTE
About Rippling
Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR & IT - payroll, benefits, computers, apps, and more - in one unified workforce platform.
By connecting every business system to one source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all of the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes. Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can just click a button and set up a new employees’ payroll, health insurance, work computer, and third-party apps - like Slack, Zoom, and Office 365 - all within 90 seconds.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world's top investors - including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Bedrock, and Greenoaks - and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes (#12 out of 500).
Taken from Rippling's own posting, last seen live on 3 Nov 2026.
About Rippling
One system for HR, payroll, benefits and PEO, global payroll and employer of record, identity and device management, and corporate cards, expenses and bill pay, sold to employers from small businesses to enterprises.
Pay schedule: Quota seats pay base plus commission on a stated split (60/40 for broker channel AEs, 50/50 for SMB AEs) with commission not guaranteed, every US posting adds benefits and equity, and the European SDR seats pair a base with uncapped commission and equity.
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