Braze

Director Specialist Sales, AMER

Braze$120K — $165K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of SaaS or AI sales experience leading quota-carrying teams, preferably in the Enterprise sector
  • Successful track record in recruiting, retaining, and developing top talent
  • Experience managing full-cycle SaaS upsells, including prospecting and relationship growth
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with various internal teams
  • Experience in establishing teams and processes from inception
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong negotiation skills with both commercial and legal aspects
  • Technical acumen to engage diverse customer personas across industries

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of Enterprise Account Managers across North America
  • Drive AI sales and adoption through strategic post-sales engagement
  • Identify and prioritize install-base growth opportunities
  • Evangelize additional products to existing customers
  • Execute high-velocity transactions with operational rigor
  • Nurture relationships within Braze and with key customer accounts
  • Prepare for and engage in customer-facing discussions directly

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation that may include equity
  • Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
  • Family services such as fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
  • Professional development support including formal career pathing and learning opportunities
  • Curated in-office experience promoting community and innovation
  • Community engagement opportunities like Volunteer Week and donation matching
  • Employee Resource Groups fostering inclusivity and support
  • Recognized positive workplace culture as a Great Place to Work®
Full Job Description
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

This is a SaaS enterprise sales leadership role, managing a team of Enterprise Account Managers across North America. We're looking for someone who is passionate about helping brands communicate more effectively with their customers, building a winning team, and expanding our highly successful customer base.

The ideal candidate will have successful experience leading and developing Account Managers to execute upsells/cross sells within a rapidly evolving ecosystem and dynamic technology. Your team will focus on the entire post-sales cycle with their clients for driving AI sales and adoption. You should have experience helping teams systematically identify and prioritise key install-base growth opportunities, evangelise additional products, execute with a high velocity of transactions with a high degree of operational rigour, and nurture key relationships within Braze as well as throughout the customer base. As a front-line leader, you should have strong business acumen and help prepare for, and participate directly in, customer-facing engagements. Your leadership will have a direct impact on the success of our customers, the development of your team, and the success of Braze.

WHAT YOU HAVE
  • Minimum of 2 years of successful experience in saas or AI sales, leading a team of quota-carrying Overlay Sellers or AI/Product Specialists Sellers, ideally in the Enterprise sector
  • A proven ability to recruit, retain, inspire, and develop top talent
  • Proven experience in leading teams through the full-cycle SaaS upsells: prospecting, whitespace mapping, upsell/cross sell execution, and long-term relationship growth
  • Ability to coordinate and work cross-functionally internally with internal constituencies, including Sales Directors, AE's, Renewal Managers, Marketing, Customer Success, Legal, and Sales Operations
  • Experience building teams and processes from the ground up
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent commercial and legal negotiation skills
  • Strong technical and business acumen; the ability to engage with multiple customer personas across a wide variety of industries and within both technical and marketing functional roles
  • Experience selling agentic solutions or selling Marketing Technology is a strong plus
    For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $120,000 and $165,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $236,000 and $330,000/year (including bonus or commission).Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company.

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WHAT WE OFFER

Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country here. More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.

From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we've got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. Braze offers benefits such as:
  • Competitive compensation that may include equity
  • Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
  • Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
  • Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend
  • A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
  • Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
  • Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
  • Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®

About Braze

Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-app, and more. The company's platform is designed to help brands create personalized and relevant messaging experiences for their customers. Braze was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Learn more about Braze
Size
1,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.4 billion
Industry
Founded
2011
NASDAQ

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