Sales Enablement Specialist
Talascend is currently seeking a Sales Enablement Specialist for a contract opportunity with our client in Houston, Texas.
Overview
The Lead Sales Enablement & Training Specialist will support the design, coordination, and delivery of sales enablement and commercial training programs. This role focuses on organizing and optimizing sales enablement content and platforms, supporting Challenger sales training programs, and ensuring continuity of training operations during a critical execution period. This is not a technical or engineering training role. The focus is on sales enablement, seller readiness, and learning systems that support commercial effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Design, coordinate, and support delivery of sales training and enablement programs, including instructor-led, virtual, and blended learning experiences.
- Coordinate execution of Challenger sales training programs, including scheduling, logistics, facilitator support, learner communications, and follow-up activities.
- Partner with sales excellence, sales leadership, marketing, and product teams to ensure training aligns with current commercial priorities.
- Own day-to-day organization, curation, and maintenance of sales enablement content within Highspot.
- Improve content structure, taxonomy, and usability to ensure sellers can quickly find and apply materials.
- Archive outdated or redundant content and support basic content governance standards.
- Clean up and rationalize training content within the learning management system.
- Improve learning paths, course organization, and enrollment logic to support onboarding and ongoing development.
- Maintain and update existing learning programs rather than designing new curricula.
- Track training participation, completion, and basic effectiveness metrics.
- Provide regular status updates and insights on training progress, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Support continuous improvement of enablement programs based on feedback and data.
- Operate independently with minimal supervision, using experience and judgment to prioritize and execute work.
- May coordinate or guide the work of vendors, facilitators, or contributors as needed.
- Serve as a trusted partner to stakeholders during the leave coverage period.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 6-8 years of experience in sales training, sales enablement, learning & development, or a related discipline
- Hands-on experience supporting sales enablement platforms (e.g., Highspot) and learning management systems
- Familiarity with Challenger sales methodologies and training programs
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.