Head of Emerging Sales

Skai

$160K — $165K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years in digital sales or management
  • Experience in Financial Services, Education, Media, Technology, or Travel
  • Proven people management capabilities
  • BA/BS degree preferred; equivalent experience accepted
  • Familiarity with SaaS and software sales
  • Proficient in CRM tools, especially Salesforce and Linkedin Navigator
  • Strong written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage and motivate the sales team to achieve high performance
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to create and implement business strategies
  • Maintain and analyze the revenue pipeline to ensure sales targets are met
  • Recruit, onboard, and train new sales team members
  • Work alongside marketing to develop targeted campaigns and events
  • Coach and mentor team members, facilitating their growth and performance

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with a balance of home and office days
  • Access to a passionate and diverse team
  • Vibrant company culture
  • Internal talent management programs for employee development
  • Opportunities for performance-driven rewards through commissions
Full Job Description
Description

Are you ready to join and help manage a team of A+ sales professionals at the industry's leading digital marketing platform?

With over one million active campaigns across 185 countries, over 3 billion keywords managed and over $7 billion in marketing spend resulting in over $350 billion in client revenues managed with our software; Skai empowers the world's top brands and advertisers with the very best in marketing technology.

You will play a critical role in building and managing the team responsible for developing new opportunities with Technology and Services focused enterprise brands and agencies. Specifically those brands in Financial Services, Education, Media and Entertainment, Technology and Travel. As a leader, you will drive for performance and operational excellence as you help execute sales strategies to close revenue and build a pipeline of new business in your region. Your team will uncover and engage with these prospects using Skai's industry leading solutions across Search, Social, Apps and Data and Measurement solutions to help grow our business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and drive your sales team to peak performance
  • Collaborate with your Regional Vice President and the Management team to develop a business plan designed to meet and exceed your revenue goals.
  • Manage your revenue pipeline to meet monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals
  • Recruit, hire and train members of the Sales Team to drive sales excellence
  • Work closely with the Marketing and Sales Development team on events and targeted campaigns
  • Develop, coach and mentor your direct reports. Support employees through internal talent management programs and performance reviews

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of digital experience in a Sales and/or Sales Manager role
  • Working knowledge of one or more of these key verticals; Financial Services, Education, Media and Entertainment, Technology and Travel
  • Willingness to learn. Creativity, passion, positivity, and drive
  • People management experience (desirable)
  • BA/BS degree preferred, but will consider equivalent years of work experience
  • Comfort with selling software and services
  • SaaS and Sales experience preferred
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively and as part of the overall Sales team
  • Knowledge of prospecting and CRM software (Ideally Salesforce &, Linkedin Navigator)
  • Technical expertise and ability to acquire knowledge of our solutions


We are hybrid for the long term - with a great home/ office work mix (three days in office per week), passionate and diverse team members, and a vibrant company culture.

The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $165,000 plus commissions. The actual salary amount will vary depending on the applicants experience, skills and abilities as well as internal equity and market data.

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