VP, Sales Training
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
3 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for VP, Sales Training. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership to ensure the global Commercial sales team receives product and competency education, training and certification needed to successfully represent the organization's products and services. Partners with executive sales leaders, marketing teams, product design and development and sales operations to develop new and ongoing training programs and documentation. Partners with information technology and sales operations to create the infrastructure necessary to monitor and track sales team development. Develops curriculum for all courses including third party vendors and is responsible for course selection and logistics. Works closely with product and technical experts to ensure course content training materials are thorough and accurate. May need to work with legal to ensure IP compliance. Ensures sales teams maintain annual product certification on brands as required and all field associates are properly trained and certified on promoted products as deployed. Typically requires degrees in Business Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, or related studies plus Leadership and Development, Training, Sales, Customer Relations or Marketing experience in large complex organizations.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering VP, Sales Training
VP, Sales Training salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover VP, Sales Training pay?
- 3 surveys publish VP, Sales Training benchmarks, including data from The Croner Company, Empsight. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does VP, Sales Training pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for VP, Sales Training varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
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