Sales Training Manager

---

Job description

Are you passionate about adult learning and motivated to build a sales training organization from the ground-up? Are you interested in leading the standardization of sales best practices for a disruptor in the real estate industry? Would you appreciate working for a company that has an award-winning Best Places to Work culture?

Modus is the fastest growing Title & Escrow company in Washington and nationally, and we're also a technology startup where we are bringing the power of online tools to life to create transparent, easy-to-understand experiences for all parties involved in residential real estate closings. We're also part of the Compass Community, with a strong mission to digitize a full end-to-end home buying and closing experience for anyone. If you would be excited to help us define the future of title salesmanship and transform an antiquated industry in a booming market, we'd like to hear from you!

Your day-to-day:

• Lead in-person and online training sessions for Modus sales employees. These include: new hire onboarding, uplevel training and new product training.
• Design and develop new training courses & programs for sales and internal partner teams utilizing multiple training vehicles such as video, documentation, and practical exercises for in-person and online learning.
• Continually update & improve training curricula based on Modus, sales and/or companywide training initiatives.
• Perform administrative tasks in support of the Modus training programs, such as coordinating training schedules, agendas, and messaging.
• Work cross functionally across Operations, Product and Engineering teams to ensure needs from each department are met and teams are cross-trained on relevant sales topics.
• Document and report data on completed courses.
• Monitor and measure training effectiveness to ensure current programs are responding to the needs of the business.
• Assist with Recruiting and Quality Assurance Monitoring Efforts when needed.
• Provide feedback, support, training & guidance to Modus sales employees as well as fellow members of the Modus Leadership Team on a regular basis.
• Back up Sales Managers as needed.

What you bring:

• Demonstrated success in building technical and non-technical training content and programs that positively impact revenue
• Ability to address all types of learning audiences with modern tools and approaches to learning including remote classroom, interactive and self study options
• Superior presentation and facilitation skills
• A strong self-motivation with the ability to quickly adapt to changing business needs
• Excellent collaboration skills: you will have multiple stakeholders and will need to ensure their voices are heard
• Ability to mentor and motivate others
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Office or G-Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or their G-Suite alternatives
• Proficiency with content creation/authoring tools such as Adobe Acrobat, and/or Microsoft Publisher, as well as the ability to produce and edit video content
• Experience conducting online meetings & conference calls using Skype for Business or another web conferencing platform (like Webex)
• Ability and willingness to travel ~20% of the month
• 5 or more years experience in a Sales or Training role
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• We are targeting local candidates only who live in the Greater Seattle area

What's in it for you

As we continue our work to create the world's most simple, modernized real estate experience available to everyone, we need more driven builders who want to innovate on an antiquated process. You will have the opportunity to contribute in significant ways to our mission and vision, to grow with the company, and to enjoy a people-first culture that allows you to bring your best self to work every day.

We are committed to investing in each team member as an individual, and in each team as a whole. Here are just some of the ways we support our team members:

*
Career growth opportunities

• Competitive compensation
• Equity ownership in a public company (Restricted Stock Options)
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (We pay 100% of the premium for our employees & their families!)
• 401(k) with traditional and ROTH investment options
• Generous PTO, Sick Leave, and Parental Leave policies
• Work from home options due to the pandemic (Candidates must be local to the Greater Seattle area, and willing to go into the office 1-2 days per week when it's safe to start doing so. We will retain lots of flexibility to work from home after the pandemic.)
• Transportation subsidies
• Wellness benefits
• Education reimbursement

*
Why Modus?*

Founded in 2018 Modus is the fastest growing title and escrow company in Washington state. Modus has rapidly grown to over 60 employees in WA, and in late 2019, we expanded our footprint to St. Petersburg, FL. Now, we're growing again. Since launch we have facilitated over $1 Billion in residential purchase transactions, capturing 3X the market share of our competition, despite being newer to the game. With our current traction and trajectory, our sticky client base, and our incredible team and culture, it's clear that we're just getting started.

We celebrate our diverse culture, and believe our commitment to inclusiveness helps us thrive. Modus is an equal opportunity employer, and we consider all candidates only on the basis of their qualifications and merit in relation to our business needs. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including from our team to candidates, or from candidates to our team.

Job Type: Full-time