I'm looking for an Inside Sales Team Lead to drive our inside sales accounts engine and scale our SMB and mid-market sponsorship revenue. You'll operate as a player-coach — building, managing, and optimizing a high-velocity sales team focused on turning smaller to mid-sized advertisers into long-term partners.
This role requires deep knowledge of digital media sales, a proven ability to coach reps to exceed quotas, and the analytical mindset to build repeatable systems that scale. You'll partner closely with Marketing, RevOps, and Product to shape our inside sales motion and deliver consistent, predictable revenue.
TLDR is a media company redefining how professionals consume industry news. Our portfolio of 12+ newsletters spans tech, AI, cybersecurity, and more, delivering bite-sized, trusted content to a rapidly growing audience of decision-makers.
We help brands reach their most valuable audiences through sponsorships that deliver performance at scale. We're scaling fast and looking for an Inside Sales Team Lead to build and lead our inside sales accounts team, driving efficiency, unlocking new opportunities, and creating a repeatable revenue engine for our SMB and mid-market segment.
Lead TLDR's Inside Sales Team: Own, manage, and coach a team of Inside Sales AEs focused on SMB and mid-market new business acquisition.
Build Scalable Sales Systems: Design and optimize outbound prospecting, ICP targeting, and sales automation strategies that drive repeatable success.
Drive Team Performance: Set and enforce performance standards using pipeline data, call scorecards, and CRM hygiene to maximize rep productivity.
Own Revenue Outcomes: Take accountability for team quotas while rolling up your sleeves as a player-coach with direct account coverage when needed.
Optimize the Sales Funnel: Create a repeatable inside sales motion from first touch to closed-won, with special focus on top and mid-funnel efficiency.
Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with Marketing on campaign alignment and RevOps on tooling, dashboards, and process improvements.
Inform Product Strategy: Provide feedback loops to Product and Partnerships based on advertiser needs, trends, and competitive insights.
4+ years of experience in B2B media or digital advertising sales, with at least 1-2 years in a management role
Proven track record of leading quota-carrying reps to exceed goals through coaching and accountability
Expert-level proficiency with CRM and sales automation tools (e.g., HubSpot, Apollo, Salesloft)
Deep understanding of the ad sales funnel, especially at the top and mid-level
Highly organized, analytical, and comfortable making data-driven decisions at speed
Strong communicator who can rally teams, unblock reps, and drive cross-functional alignment
Builder mentality, you love creating playbooks, solving messy problems, and moving fast
Bonus: Experience scaling inside sales teams in high-growth environments
Leadership role with real impact in a high-growth, metrics-driven media company
Smart, ambitious, and values-driven team that moves fast and celebrates wins
Remote-first culture with flexible hours and work-life balance baked in
Competitive base + performance-based compensation
401(k), health, dental, vision, unlimited PTO
Opportunity to build systems and teams that define our next phase of growth
If this sounds like a fit for you, I'd love to talk about how you can make a big impact at TLDR. Let's build something incredible together!
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