Director, Strategic Sales

What You’ll Do

• Manage a diverse team of sellers including Strategic Account Executives, Strategic Account Managers, and Commercial Account Executives to ensure all quotas and objectives are met or exceeded.
• Build strategies to generate and grow new license revenue in assigned accounts and territories.
• Utilize solution-selling and value-added, ROI driven methodologies to sell enterprise fraud risk and authentication solutions.
• Develop and maintain sales plans and strategy to deliver annual sales targets.
• Execute each sales activity in accordance with Pindrop’s sales process which includes opportunity identification and qualification, solution proof of concept, development of business case and ROI, pricing and license development, negotiation and contract signing process.
• Collaborate with Pindrop sales engineers and analytical teams to oversee proof of concepts and construct results presentations.
• Provide disciplined and accurate forecasting and reporting of opportunities and all sales activities within Salesforce.
• Acquire and integrate industry and market knowledge related to the competitive landscape, emerging fraud risk trends and technologies in order to successfully sell.
• Present full solutions and conduct product demonstrations for customers.

Who You Are

• Trustworthy both internally and externally.
• Persistent with curiosity and determination.
• Passionate with a strong desire to work at an early-stage, high-growth company with a growth mindset.
• Strong acumen in both business and technology with the ability to effectively articulate solution-based value propositions.
• Strategic at heart and hands-on when needed.
• A strong leader of sales representatives (all levels of tenure/experience) through a servant style leadership approach.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and presentation skills; works effectively cross-functionally, gaining buy-in from internal and external stakeholders.
• Resilient, optimistic, resourceful, adaptable and accountable in the face of challenges and ambiguity.

Your Skill-set

• 10+ years experience selling to Strategic customers (Fortune 500).
• Success closing license sales deals of $1M+.
• Experience selling at SaaS companies.
• 3+ years of sales management experience.
• Experience in Account Management, growth and renewals.
• You are a change agent and able to facilitate change to help the business evolve.
• Must have carried a quota as a Strategic sales executive prior to leading teams.
• Must have led a team and have had proven levels of success.
• Ability to sell complex and multi-dependent software.
• Proven record of successful selling, business development, executive level influence, negotiation, and exceptional communication and presence.
• Demonstrated proficiency with software productivity tools (e.g. Salesforce, Clari).
• Background in Security or other relevant industry experience a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation, including equity for all employees.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Generous health and welfare plans.
• Best-in-class Health Savings Account (HSA) employer contribution.
• Affordable vision and dental plans.
• Employer-provided life and disability coverage.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• One year of diaper delivery for your newest addition to the family.
• Identity protection through Norton LifeLock.
• Recurring monthly Phone and Internet allowance.
• One Time home office allowance.
• Remote first environment.
• Company holidays.
• Annual professional development and learning benefit.
• Pick your own Apple MacBook Pro.
• Retirement plan with competitive 401(k) match.
• Wellness Program including Employee Assistance Program, 24/7 Telemedicine.