Blackbaud, Inc.

Senior Sales Manager, Strategic Accounts – General Nonprofits

Blackbaud, Inc.$183K — $249K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of sales leadership experience in SaaS
  • 10+ years of successful SaaS sales experience
  • Proven leadership in high-performing sales teams
  • Strong coaching and leadership skills
  • Expertise in strategic account planning and forecasting
  • Ability to close complex, multi-stakeholder deals
  • Passion for helping nonprofit organizations

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of Strategic Account Executives to meet revenue targets
  • Coach sales professionals through complex sales cycles
  • Drive execution of account planning and pipeline management
  • Attract and develop top sales talent
  • Build executive-level relationships with major nonprofits
  • Collaborate with industry thought leaders to enhance brand presence
  • Support high-impact deals through strategy and negotiations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote-flexible workforce
  • Wellness Programs
  • 401(k) program with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Donations for Doers
  • Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
  • Tuition reimbursement program
Full Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic, high-performing Senior Sales Manager Strategic Accounts – General Nonprofits to join our sales team. This position will lead a team of experienced Strategic Account Executives responsible for driving growth across our largest and most complex nonprofit organizations. The successful candidate will develop and strengthen executive relationships with senior leaders at mission-driven organizations while coaching Strategic AEs through sophisticated, multi-stakeholder sales cycles. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading high-performing enterprise sales teams, developing top talent, and consistently delivering revenue growth in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

What You'll Do

  • Lead a team of Strategic Account Executives to achieve quarterly and annual bookings and revenue targets.
  • Coach experienced sales professionals through complex, consultative sales motions involving executive buyers, multiple decision-makers, and long sales cycles.
  • Drive disciplined execution of account planning, pipeline management, opportunity strategy, and forecasting.
  • Attract, develop, and retain top-performing senior sales talent through coaching, mentoring, and career development.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with strategic nonprofit organizations and key industry stakeholders.
  • Attend, Present, and Collaborate with in market thought leaders to grow brand presence at medium/large conferences
  • Partner with Strategic Account Executives to identify and execute growth strategies within large, sophisticated nonprofit accounts.
  • Support high-impact opportunities by assisting with deal strategy, executive alignment, negotiations, and business case development.
  • Monitor trends and emerging opportunities across the nonprofit sector to help inform go-to-market strategy.
  • Leverage customer insights, pipeline data, bookings performance, and sales metrics to identify strengths, address gaps, and optimize team performance.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Customer Success, Solution Consultants, Product, and Executive Leadership to accelerate customer outcomes and business growth.

What You'll Bring

  • 5+ years of sales leadership experience leading enterprise or strategic sales teams in a SaaS environment.
  • 10+ years of successful SaaS sales experience, including experience managing complex, consultative sales cycles.
  • Proven ability to lead high-performing Account Executives selling to senior executives and enterprise-level buyers in complex and long sales cycles.
  • Strong coaching and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to elevate experienced sales professionals to higher levels of performance.
  • Expertise in strategic account planning, enterprise opportunity management, forecasting, and executive-level engagement.
  • Experience closing large, multi-stakeholder transactions involving complex buying committees and extended decision cycles.
  • A data-driven approach to sales leadership, balancing accountability, development, and results.
  • Passion for helping mission-driven organizations achieve greater impact through technology.
  • Experience serving nonprofit organizations or familiarity with the nonprofit sector is strongly preferred.

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The starting base salary and annual proposed commission is $183,300.00 to $249,600.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, sales quota, Company finances, and other operational considerations.

Benefits Include:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Remote-flexible workforce

  • Wellness Programs

  • 401(k) program with employer match

  • Flexible paid time off

  • Generous Parental Leave

  • Donations for Doers

  • Pet insurance, legal and identity protection

  • Tuition reimbursement program

About Blackbaud, Inc.

Blackbaud is a cloud computing provider that serves the social good community—nonprofits, foundations, corporations, education institutions, healthcare organizations, religious organizations, and individual change agents. Its products focus on fundraising, website management, CRM, analytics, financial management, ticketing, and education administration. Blackbaud's flagship product is a fundraising SQL database software, Raiser's Edge. Revenue from the sale of Raiser's Edge and related services accounted for thirty percent of Blackbaud's total revenue in 2012. Other products and services include Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, Altru, Financial Edge, Education Edge, Blackbaud NetCommunity, eTapestry, Luminate Online, Luminate CRM, Friends Asking Friends. In addition, Blackbaud offers consultancy services to nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud was founded in 1981 by Anthony Bakker. The company is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. It has regional offices in Austin, Texas; Plano, Texas; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Bedford, New Hampshire. Internationally, Blackbaud has offices in London, England; Sydney, Australia and Glasgow, Scotland. Michael Gianoni is Blackbaud's CEO.
Learn more about Blackbaud, Inc.
Size
3,600 employees
Market Cap
$3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7.7 million
Founded
1981
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$913.2 million
NASDAQ

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