Regional Sales Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Sales Leadership role at Weekday AI. Bengaluru ยท full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Grow education-loan sales and disbursements across your assigned territory, while meeting customer acquisition goals
- Set regional sales plans to widen market coverage and grow the loan portfolio
- Lead and coach sales teams, then review performance and address gaps against business goals
- Build referral relationships with educational institutions, universities, counsellors and channel partners
- Track applications through approval and disbursement, coordinating with credit and operations teams to keep processing on track
What you bring
- At least eight years in education-loan sales, retail lending or another related financial-services area
- Background leading a regional or area sales team, with a record of meeting targets and growing business
- Knowledge of education-loan products, lending steps, documentation and compliance requirements
- Experience managing sales pipelines, reviewing metrics and forecasting results
Who this fits
This manager role suits a target-focused sales leader who has worked in education loans or related lending and can lead a team. The role is listed as onsite in Bengaluru, and requires travel within the assigned territory as needed.
From the employer
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Experience: 8+ yrs
Location: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai
We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Area Sales Manager / Regional Sales Manager to lead sales growth for an education loan portfolio across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, or Mumbai. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in education loan sales, team leadership, market development, and financial services distribution.
This role requires a commercially focused sales leader who can drive loan disbursements, build strong referral networks, expand market presence, and deliver business targets while ensuring a high-quality customer experience and adherence to lending policies.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Drive education loan sales, customer acquisition, and disbursement targets across the assigned territory.
- Develop and execute regional sales strategies to expand market reach and increase portfolio growth.
- Lead, mentor, and manage sales teams to achieve individual and regional business objectives.
- Build and maintain relationships with educational institutions, universities, student counsellors, and channel partners.
- Identify new business opportunities, referral networks, and distribution channels to generate qualified leads.
- Monitor the complete loan sales pipeline, including lead generation, application submission, sanction, and disbursement.
- Coordinate with credit, underwriting, operations, and customer service teams to ensure timely loan processing.
- Track sales performance, conversion rates, disbursement volumes, and team productivity through regular reviews.
- Analyse market trends, competitor activity, and customer requirements to identify growth opportunities.
- Ensure adherence to lending policies, documentation standards, internal processes, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain strong customer relationships and address escalations to support a positive borrowing experience.
- Prepare regular sales forecasts, business reports, and performance updates for senior management.
- Identify performance gaps and implement corrective measures to improve sales effectiveness and operational efficiency.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 8+ years of experience in sales within education loans or related retail lending and financial services.
- Proven experience as an Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, or in a comparable sales leadership role.
- Strong understanding of education loan products, lending processes, customer acquisition, and loan disbursement cycles.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve sales targets and drive business growth across a defined territory.
- Experience leading, coaching, and motivating sales teams.
- Established relationships with educational institutions, student counsellors, referral partners, or other relevant distribution networks.
- Strong understanding of loan documentation, credit coordination, and lending compliance requirements.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Strong analytical abilities, with experience tracking sales metrics, forecasting performance, and managing pipelines.
- A proactive, target-oriented mindset with strong ownership and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage competing business priorities.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned territory as required.
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