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    Global Sales Director of SMB, New Business

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    Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States•EMEA•North America
    Remote
    Director
    Full Time
    💰$148,000 - $248,400
    remoteB2B salesmanagementnew business developmentpipeline generationsales leadership

    Requirements

    • •Proven track record leading multiple sales or pipeline-generation teams, ideally across regions
    • •History of exceeding new-business quotas at a team and org level, and coaching managers to do the same
    • •8+ years of B2B software sales experience, including 4+ years in a people-management role; experience managing managers strongly preferred
    • •Demonstrated success building and scaling outbound/top-of-funnel motions (BDR/SDR) alongside direct new-logo sales execution
    • •Experience operating across regions (EMEA and AMER ideally, APJ is a big bonus) with an understanding of regional market dynamics
    • •Demonstrated resilience, intelligence, and creativity in building business cases and go-to-market strategy at an org level
    • •Ability to coach managers on team leadership, technical sales, and value-based selling
    • •Experience selling to small & medium businesses; willingness to roll up your sleeves when needed
    • •Experience utilizing CRM and marketing automation systems (Salesforce, Clari, Marketo, etc.)
    • •Strong executive presence; ability to represent the new-business function to senior leadership
    • •Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills
    • •Strong presentation skills; executive-level written and verbal communication, with the ability to mentor managers
    • •You share our values, and work in accordance with those values
    • •Ability to use GitLab
    • •Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company's travel policy

    What You'll Do

    • •Owns the end-to-end new-logo strategy across EMEA, AMER, and the BDR/SDR pipeline-generation functions
    • •Leads, develops, and holds accountable four manager-level direct reports and, through them, their teams
    • •Builds and iterates the outbound and top-of-funnel playbook spanning pipeline generation through regional deal execution
    • •Sets a unified quota, territory, and coverage strategy across EMEA and AMER new-logo teams
    • •Builds cross-functional relationships and influences roadmaps across regions to drive new logos
    • •Partners with senior sales, marketing, and RevOps leadership to align new-business strategy with corporate revenue goals
    • •Drives cross-regional forecasting, pipeline health, and revenue reporting for the global new-business function
    • •Analyzes market dynamics across regions to maximize existing successes and create new growth opportunities
    • •Educates the org on industry factors: competitive products, regulations, trends, customer needs, and pricing
    • •Establishes and reports on team- and org-level metrics; addresses performance gaps across managers and their teams
    • •Ensures the new-business plan is aligned with and supports the corporate revenue goal
    • •Recruits and hires manager-level talent; invests time weekly building a pipeline of future manager and leadership hires
    • •Fosters a successful, positive culture across a multi-region, multi-function org

    Nice to Have

    • •Experience managing managers (a 'manager of managers')
    • •Experience in APJ region

    Benefits

    • •Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
    • •Flexible Paid Time Off
    • •Team Member Resource Groups
    • •Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    • •Growth and Development Fund
    • •Parental Leave

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