Field Sales Coach (Dutch and English speaking)

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Field Sales Coach to join our Sales Enablement team in Ghent or Amsterdam. As Field Sales Enablement Manager, you'll be responsible for designing, delivering, and optimising enablement programs that elevate the performance, productivity, and consistency of the Field Sales Teams across the region. This role partners with Field Sales Leadership & Operations, cross‑functional stakeholders, and subject matter experts to ensure that the Field Account Executives are equipped with the skills, content and knowledge needed to drive revenue growth and execute effectively in their territories.

This role requires extensive travel within the region [50-75%] , spending meaningful time in the field to observe real customer interactions, conduct ride‑alongs, and provide timely, actionable feedback

What you’ll be doing

• Enablement Strategy & Program Development: Collaborate with the Enablement Team Manager to build and execute comprehensive enablement strategies focused on prospecting, territory management, solution selling, and deal closure.
• Training Design & Delivery: Create and facilitate onboarding programs tailored to the needs of Field Sales Account Executives, and skill‑development workshops focused on converting knowledge into skills through flipped classroom, roleplays, simulations, and field‑based learning such as ride‑alongs and in‑territory coaching sessions.
• Content & Tools Creation: Develop high‑impact enablement assets—including playbooks, territory planning frameworks, pitch decks, objection‑handling guides, demo scripts, and customer conversation frameworks—to support consistent and effective selling.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Marketing, Operations, and regional Sales Leadership to ensure alignment in messaging, product positioning, and go‑to‑market strategies across territories and segments.
• Coaching & Performance Support: Provide targeted coaching to Field Sales Account Executives to strengthen prospecting, presentation, negotiation, and pipeline management capabilities. Conduct regular ride‑alongs and shadowing sessions, offering structured feedback immediately after customer meetings to reinforce best practices and drive behavioral change.
• Certification & Competency Frameworks: Build and maintain certification programs and competency models to ensure Field Sales teams meet performance standards and adhere to sales methodologies.

What you need to bring

• Proven experience in delivering enablement programs for Field Sales, Outside Sales Teams, Outbound Sales Motions, preferably in global SaaS companies;
• Experience in evaluating the effectiveness of enablement programs and their impact on business critical metrics such as pipeline growth, win rates, quota attainment, and revenue generation;
• Ability to work with data to extract useful, actionable insights;
• Proven track record of creating field sales enablement content and tools that drive behavioral change and performance improvement.
• Excellent communication skills in both, English and Dutch

What’s in it for you

Come Live the Lightspeed Experience….

• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day
• Work in a team large enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Ability to work and grow in a truly flexible environment
• Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed culture, a true Canadian tech success story

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Health & Wellness Credit- expense up to 400 EUR per year towards your gym membership, yoga classes, a new bike or whatever else you do for your health
• Mental Health Support through the Modern Health App- whether it is meditation, coaching or counseling you need - each employee gets access to this platform
• People Experience - Our PX benefit allows you to work from pretty much anywhere in the world for 60 days a year
• LinkedIn Learning: At Lightspeed we believe in having a growth mindset, we provide free access to LinkedIn learning along with your career GPS to help you learn & grow
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
• Transit benefit whether you travel by public transport or on your bike to our Ghent office

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WHERE TO FROM HERE?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here https://www.lightspeedhq.com/careers/.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

WHO WE ARE

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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