Manager, Small To Medium Business Sales

Sales Manager, SMB

The Sales Manager, SMB is responsible for managing a team of AEs developing and closing new business (logos) and expanding the current Docusign footprint (use cases) in customer accounts within Docusign's business. The Sales Manager is accountable for coaching individual contributors, exceeding quarterly and annual quota, proactive deal management, forecasting accuracy, and helping their team drive adoption and usage with customers and prospects in collaboration with internal teams and the broader Docusign partner ecosystem. This position is a people manager role reporting to the AVP, Commercial Business Unit.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage sales teams including pipeline and deal review, coaching and customer facing within sales cycles
• Grow Docusign revenue within the Enterprise segment by selling into prospect and install base accounts
• Assess sales activities and forecasts, determine sales progress and required improvements
• Coach team to develop their sales skills including vertical market management, forecasting, prospecting within account base, negotiations and other necessary skills; while maintaining individual accountability to goals
• Provide value in complex negotiations and the closing of new business, including appropriate use of Senior Sales and Corporate Executives to maximize results
• Ensure the team effectively leverages sales tools and systems consistently and in alignment with Rules of Engagement
• Communicate and prioritize product and business needs from the field to appropriate corporate departments
• Provide the sales team an effective sales executive to leverage in the sales cycle
• Develop and execute upgrade and renewal processes and strategies and ensure compliance to internal data management and reporting including use of internal CRM tools
• Maintain and protect Docusign core values by hiring culturally aligned team members and leading by example
• Identify and support opportunities for the training and professional development of department personnel
• Operate well in a fast paced, dynamic environment without requiring significant supervision

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)

Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

Basic requirements include:

• 2+ years of people management experience within software sales (Enterprise, SMB or Mid Market), leading teams that close net-new business
• 2+ years experience selling software and/or services
• BA/BS in a business or a technical related field of study from an accredited college or university

Preferred requirements include:

• 8+ years of prior leadership experience managing sales teams within software, ideally SaaS-based offerings (both on-premise and Cloud)
• 10+ years experience selling software in a quota-carrying role
• Quota-attainment record of meeting and/or exceeding targets by managing process for identifying, qualifying and closing new business as well as and not limited to growing an existing install base
• Prior experience developing and maintaining business, sales and vertical market plans as well as negotiating and closing complex deal
• Track record of building, coaching and enabling a rapidly growing team
• Prior experience selling an eSignature or Agreement or Document solution
• Experience selling into a variety of industries and territories as well as experience cultivating larger, strategic relationships key
• Capacity to work on cross-functional projects and teams as needed as well as leverage internal resources to problem-solve
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – includes excellent reporting and forecasting skills
• Attention to detail is critical
• Willingness to travel 25% or more as needed
• IT industry and multinational environment background
• English – advanced level and above

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