Lead the design and implementation of a structured onboarding program for sales teams at Sierra, focusing on AI fluency and enablement.
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AI in the day-to-day
Use AI tools to scale enablement itself: faster content creation, AI-driven role-play and call coaching.
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Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
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The Onboarding Lead for Sales Enablement at Sierra is responsible for creating and implementing a comprehensive onboarding program tailored for new Account Executives and Sales Engineers. This role requires expertise in sales enablement within a high-growth B2B software environment, with a strong focus on using AI tools to enhance training and support. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in designing onboarding processes and a proven ability to connect training outcomes to business performance. The position is well-suited for someone who thrives in a hands-on role and is comfortable building programs from the ground up.
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Design and build a structured onboarding program for new Account Executives and Sales Engineers, with role-specific tracks
Deliver onboarding live and asynchronously: cohort sessions, workshops, certifications, and role-plays
Introduce what AI Fluency means at Sierra and how to incorporate it into daily sales activities (account research, call prep, call recaps, pipeline updates, etc.)
Make sure every seller can explain, demo and stand behind how Sierra uses AI, so they can speak credibly with customers who are learning to deploy AI themselves
Establish baseline ramp metrics (time to first meeting, first deal, quota attainment, SE readiness) and set targets for reducing them
Use AI tools to scale enablement itself: faster content creation, AI-driven role-play and call coaching, and self-serve answers to seller questions
Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales Leadership, and Sales Engineering to keep content accurate as the product and market change
Recruit subject-matter experts, including top sellers and SEs, to teach and coach in the program
Gather feedback from new hires and managers, and iterate on the program quarterly
Build the global program so it can be adapted for regional teams, including our London office
6+ years in sales enablement at a high-growth B2B software company, with hands-on onboarding or training experience and experience managing cross-functional programs
Experience designing and delivering onboarding for both quota-carrying sellers and technical sellers
Track record of prioritizing competing requests from senior stakeholders and saying no with data
Track record of tying enablement work to business outcomes, not just completion rates
Strong facilitator, comfortable teaching experienced sellers and executives
Willing to do the hands-on work in the early months, not just manage it, and comfortable building from scratch with limited process and few resources
Able to learn a technical product ([AI agents / enterprise software]) well enough to teach it credibly
Hands-on, daily use of AI tools in your own work, and experience teaching others to adopt new tools and change how they work
Experience running sales kickoff or product launch enablement
Experience selling or supporting sales in AI, SaaS, or enterprise software
Familiarity with enablement platforms (e.g., [Highspot, Seismic, Salesforce, Gong])
Experience running onboarding through rapid headcount growth, or handing a program to a successor
Trust: We build trust with our customers with our accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness. We build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We build trust with each other by showing up for each other professionally and personally, creating an environment that enables all of us to do our best work.
Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
Life insurance and disability benefits
Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
Parental leave
Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
Free alphorn lessons
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