Manager, Commercial Sales

Mid-Market Cyber-Security Sales Leader

This role will lead a team of inside sales professionals driving net new business growth in the Mid-Market Cyber-Security space. We are currently looking for a dynamic leader to lead an existing team, as well as adding new members to our already successful group. This person will be responsible for driving customer satisfaction, portfolio awareness, and ultimately net new revenue growth.

Your day-to-day:

• Guide and motivate a team of Account Executives to drive revenue growth through a positive, high-touch customer experience
• Connect Account Executives to key resources and clear roadblocks, enabling them to achieve and/or exceed their revenue goals
• Maintain a positive culture that inspires performance and achievement
• Instill and maintain a quality and integrity based sales process with respect to rep/customer interactions
• Actively engage attracting and securing top talent for our rapid growth plans
• Provide training and ongoing coaching and development to Account Executives
• Prepare and execute a thorough business plan, including planning for both current and future quarter success
• Track/report on key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Prepare and present team forecast to executive management
• Maintain internal partnerships with various business units including Sales Engineering and Marketing
• Become a perpetual student of Proofpoint products, and the ever changing Cyber-Security industry!
• May require modified work hours to cover accounts in other time zones, and occasional travel for key accounts

What you bring to the team:

• Minimum 2 years of experience leading high performing inside sales or field sales teams
• Must have prior quota carrying sales experience, preferably in software or IT related technology
• Strong leadership experience, with a focus on training, coaching and motivation
• Expert knowledge of the full sales cycle, from prospecting, cold calling through to negotiation and closing
• Experience in solution sales environment, and ideally training/experience in a specific sales methodology such as MEDDIC, Challenger, SPIN Selling, et al.
• Ability to occasionally function in "Player/Coach" role and assist account executives closing deals
• Ability to provide situational coaching and advice and help guide deals to closure
• Background selling Security or SaaS products is a plus
• Technical aptitude, and ability to learn new concepts quickly