General Manager – Study Abroad Sales & Operations
Location: Kochi, Kerala
Full time | On-site | Senior Leadership Role
Salve Maria is looking for an experienced senior professional to lead our Study Abroad sales and counselling operations.
The role requires a strong leader who can take ownership of business performance, lead experienced teams, establish accountability and drive consistent improvement in sales and student recruitment outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and steer the performance of Study Abroad sales and counselling teams.
- Drive business targets, conversions and overall sales performance.
- Establish clear accountability and performance expectations across teams.
- Review individual, team and branch performance and initiate appropriate action where required.
- Strengthen Team Leaders and ensure effective performance management.
- Improve sales processes, follow-up systems and overall productivity.
- Work closely with Management on business performance, growth and operational priorities.




- Gradually take ownership of the day-to-day management and performance review of the sales organisation.
Experience & Requirements
- Minimum 15 years of total professional experience – Mandatory
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the Study Abroad / Overseas Education industry – Mandatory
- Proven experience in leading sales/counselling teams and managing business targets and performance.
- Strong understanding of the Study Abroad student recruitment business.
- Demonstrated ability in sales leadership, people management and performance management.
- Strong analytical, communication and decision-making abilities.
- Mature, commercially oriented and result-focused leadership approach.
- Currently based in Kerala and available to work full-time from Kochi.
Experience from other industries will also be considered valuable where the candidate has held substantial senior-level sales and people-management responsibilities, provided the mandatory Study Abroad industry exp

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