Responsibilities

As a Global Enablement Team Intern supporting the Sales Skills Development function at Octave, you’ll gain hands-on experience helping design, build, and scale training programs that empower our sales team to perform at their best. This is a role where you’ll contribute to and support learning initiatives that improve sales effectiveness.

You’ll work on a mix of structured projects, ad hoc initiatives and tasks, which may include (but not be limited to):

· Help manage and continuously improve programs such as the new hire sales onboarding program, Front Line Manager Training programs, and more

· Update schedules, materials, and learning paths

· Build and refine training content, including training modules, exercises, videos, and certifications

· Track learner progress, completion rates, and ramp metrics

· Gather feedback from participants and managers to improve the experience

· Support planning and execution of programs and initiatives

· Track timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications across multiple projects

· Help coordinate training sessions, workshops, and enablement rollouts

· Build project plans and track and communicate progress

· Build and maintain spreadsheets to track training groupings, participation, onboarding progress, and performance

· Analyze basic sales and enablement data to identify trends and improvement opportunities

· Create dashboards or summaries to communicate insights to stakeholders

· Assist in designing engaging training content using tools like Articulate (Rise/Storyline), Canva, and more

· Develop job aids, playbooks, quick reference guides, and learning modules

· Help update and maintain onboarding and ongoing training materials

· Partner with Sales, Learning and Development, Marketing, and Product teams to gather input and align messaging and content

· Support communication plans for training launches and updates

· Help ensure consistency and clarity across enablement materials

Depending on business needs and your interests, you may also:

· Create materials (welcome materials, checklists, job aids, video content, and manager guides)

· Support onboarding certification programs and assessments

· Build a centralized content repository or knowledge base

· Assist in creating role-play scenarios or sales simulations

· Conduct competitor or industry research to inform sales training content

· Explore ways to incorporate AI tools into enablement workflows (e.g., onboarding, content generation, coaching simulations)

· Help evaluate and implement new enablement technologies or tools

· Gather feedback from sales reps and synthesize insights to improve programs

· Assist in planning and executing live or virtual training events

Education / Qualifications

· Strong organizational and project management skills

· Comfortable working with Microsoft Office suite, including spreadsheets (Excel) and PowerPoint

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Pro-active communication style and ability to work both independently and collaboratively

· Interest in learning & development, training, sales, enablement, or similar

· Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks

· Ability to learn new tools and technology swiftly

Nice to Have:

· Experience with instructional design tools (e.g., Articulate Rise/Storyline)

· Basic understanding of sales processes or go-to-market functions

· Experience creating presentations or training materials

· Graphic design skills including experience with Canva or similar tools

· Video development and editing skills

· Familiarity with or interest in sales topics such as sales prospecting, negotiation techniques, sales methodology

· Experience in training, tutoring, coaching, or similar

· Comfort working in groups and speaking in front of people

What You’ll Gain:

· Real-world experience in sales enablement at a growing SaaS company

· Direct access to how effective onboarding drives sales performance

· Hands-on experience with instructional design and training development tools

· Mix of independent project work and team collaboration

· Regular check-ins and mentorship from experienced enablement professionals

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About Octave

Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.

Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.

Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Why work for Octave?

All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

Everyone is welcome

At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all. 

Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.