Manager, Commercial Sales
Leads a commercial sales team focused on acquiring and closing new small-business customers. The manager drives forecasting accuracy, pipeline generation, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance improvement in a fast-paced technology market.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Motivate the team and drive goal attainment.
- Maintain high accuracy and consistency in sales forecasting.
- Recruit and develop Account Executive team members.
- Promote sales activities, including outbound lead generation, and build and maintain a healthy pipeline.
- Support new-member ramp-up and guide them toward success.
- Monitor the sales funnel from prospecting through contracting and create metrics to improve performance.
Requirements
- Direct sales experience at an innovative technology company; SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, or a similar field preferred.
- Proven experience managing an outbound sales team through closing.
- Ability to accurately forecast team-member performance.
- Understanding of and commitment to coaching, mentorship, and team management.
- Ongoing desire to learn and strong motivation to support team-member growth.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-growing, rapidly changing market.
Compensation and Benefits
- Performance- and results-based compensation package.
- New-hire equity grants (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Opportunity to participate in the President’s Club.
- Ongoing professional development, product training, and career-path support.
- Thorough sales training in MEDDIC and Command of Message.
- Mentor and buddy programs for building internal networks.
- Inclusive company culture and opportunities to participate in community guilds.
- Comprehensive medical benefits.
- Company-sponsored defined-contribution retirement plan (401(k)).
- Pet adoption and insurance programs.
Skills
SaaS, Cloud, Infrastructure, Outbound Sales, Sales Forecasting, Lead Generation, Pipeline Management, Sales Funnel Management, Coaching, Mentorship, Team Management, MEDDIC, Command Of Message
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