Team Lead / Manager – Sales & Candidate Conversion

Team Lead / Manager – Sales & Candidate Conversion Location: REMOTE | Experience: 2–5 years | Reports to: FounderAbout the Role We're looking for a sales-driven team manager to lead and train a growing team of interns responsible for converting candidates through our recruitment process. This role blends people management (training, coaching, performance monitoring of a large intern team) with hands-on ownership of conversion targets.What you'll do

• Train, coach, and manage a team of sales/telecalling interns handling high-volume candidate outreach
• Build and refine call scripts and objection-handling frameworks for candidate conversion
• Own and drive conversion targets, monitor call quality, and run regular performance reviews
• Handle escalations and act as the point of contact for team leads under you
• Report conversion metrics and team performance to leadership

What we're looking for

• 2–5 years of experience in sales/counseling roles at an EdTech company, coaching institute, or exam-prep platform (e.g., admission counseling, course sales, lead conversion)
• Proven experience training and managing a team of 10+ junior sales reps or counselors
• Strong track record of converting warm, already-engaged leads — not cold outbound selling
• Comfortable working with targets, call monitoring, and structured performance reviews
• Excellent spoken English/Hindi (or relevant regional language) and objection-handling skills

Good to have

• Experience scaling a team from a small base (10–20) to a larger one (50–100+)
• Familiarity with CRM/dialer tools used in high-volume calling operations
  

Should have work experience in any ED TECH related companies or candidate counselling

must have candidate counselling experience

must have successful sales conversion track record

excellent top notch communication skills