Sales & Customer Success SMB (51-200 employees)

Sales Representative at SMB

OCEAN+ profile for Sales Representatives: high Extraversion and adaptability, with emotional resilience to handle rejection.

In LATAM SMBs, the Sales Manager reports directly to the owner or CEO

Regional economic cycles directly affect deal closings

Network within the vertical industry has tangible value

Generic profile Startup (1-50 employees) Enterprise (201-1000 employees) Global (1001+ employees)

Ideal OCEAN+ Profile

Openness 70 Conscientiousness 67 Extraversion 90 Agreeableness 52 Emotional Stability 78 Structure & Rhythm 51
Ideal range
Openness
60 80

At SMBs (51-200 employees), openness to trying new channels and sales strategies

Conscientiousness
57 77

At SMBs (51-200 employees), discipline in pipeline management and follow-up

Extraversion
80 100

At SMBs (51-200 employees), the energy to build relationships and close deals

Agreeableness
42 62

At SMBs (51-200 employees), the balance between assertive persuasion and active listening

Emotional Stability
68 88

At SMBs (51-200 employees), resilience in the face of constant rejection and long sales cycles

Structure & Rhythm
41 61

At SMBs (51-200 employees), building long-term relationships with clients

Strengths and Red Flags

Strengths

  • Energy and persistence in prospecting
  • Fast rapport building
  • Managing long-term relationships where personal trust matters more than the formal contract
  • Generating expansion revenue from existing accounts without a dedicated customer success team

Red Flags

  • Overpromising to close deals
  • Lack of post-sale follow-up
  • Doesn't document pipeline or activities in a CRM; everything lives in their head
  • Avoids conflict with problematic clients instead of renegotiating terms

Interview Questions

Tell me about the longest stretch of rejections you've had in sales. How did you stay motivated and what did you do to break out of it?

Evaluates: Emotional Stability

Describe your weekly sales routine. How defined is your sales process versus improvising based on the day and the prospect?

Evaluates: Structure & Rhythm

How do you balance attention to existing accounts with opening new ones?

Evaluates: Time management and pipeline prioritization

Tell me about an account at risk of churn. What did you do?

Evaluates: Emotional intelligence applied to retention

More about Sales Representative

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This Role in Other Contexts

Generic profile

Sales Representative — base profile with no company context

View profile → Startup (1-50 employees)

In LATAM startups, the Sales Manager is often also the first AE

View profile → Enterprise (201-1000 employees)

In LATAM enterprise, personal relationships remain decisive

View profile → Global (1001+ employees)

Must be able to sell upward to HQ in addition to managing local markets

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