New Logo Area Sales Manager
An overview of this role
The New Logo Area Sales Manager role is a new role in our GTM organization, which will be critical in building GitLab’s customer-base and continued long-term growth. The New Logo ASM will develop the blueprint to land small deals in large accounts, build our outbound sales motion playbook, craft our new customer acquisition strategy and lead a team of highly motivated and capable New Logo Account Executives.
Reporting to the Sr Sales Director, you will be responsible for hiring, developing and leading a high-performing team of New Logo Account Executives to meet and exceed sales goals. The right candidate is truly passionate about open source software, DevSecOps and selling to development teams, and has a proven track record of outbound Mid-Market and Enterprise sales to talk about!
We are looking for a hungry, talented and ambitious leader who is passionate about New Logos and closing new business, and this is an exciting opportunity to unequivocally influence GitLab’s overall success and long-term growth.
What you'll do
Focus on selling into free users and base prospects within the Mid Market and Enterprise segments
Build and consistently iterate on the outbound playbook and strategy to win new customers
Build cross-functional relationships and influence teams’ roadmaps to drive New Logos
Work with leadership to develop and operationalize strategies for new customer acquisition
Drive, manage and execute the business and revenue of a sales team
Analyze market dynamics in an effort to maximize existing successes and to create new sales growth opportunities
Prepare forecasts, territory/industry management, and growth plans
Educate team on significant industry factors including competitive products, regulations, trends, customer needs, and pricing
Establish and report on metrics to measure team performance; correct deficiencies where necessary
Ensure that the sales plan is aligned with and supports the corporate revenue goal
Recruit and hire top talent onto your team; the team will start small and continue to grow with proven success.
Invest time weekly to build and engage a pipeline of top talent for potential future hires
Fosters a successful and positive team environment
What you'll bring
Proven track record of selling and new logo acquisition in Mid-Market and/or Enterprise account
History of exceeding new business quotas and leading/coaching teams to do the same
Demonstrated resilience, intelligence and creativity in engaging with prospects, deeply understanding business problems, building business cases and selling strategies
Ability to coach Account Executives on technical sales and value-based selling
5+ years of B2B software sales experience, with at least 2 years managing sales teams
Experience selling to Fortune 500; willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and sell
Experience building out new teams a plus
Ability to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, creativity to changing needs and situations; ability to handle a fast-paced environment and challenging workload
Strong presentation skills; Executive level communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to mentor others
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
Hiring Process
Recruiter Phone Screen
Initial Screen with Hiring Manager
Interview with Area Sales Manager
Interview with Cross Functional Leaders
Final Interview with Sales Executive
* Interview line up subject to change. Interview process to be outlined with all candidates being considered on screening call
How GitLab will support you
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Home office support
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
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New Logo Area Sales Manager
An overview of this role
The New Logo Area Sales Manager role is a new role in our GTM organization, which will be critical in building GitLab’s customer-base and continued long-term growth. The New Logo ASM will develop the blueprint to land small deals in large accounts, build our outbound sales motion playbook, craft our new customer acquisition strategy and lead a team of highly motivated and capable New Logo Account Executives.
Reporting to the Sr Sales Director, you will be responsible for hiring, developing and leading a high-performing team of New Logo Account Executives to meet and exceed sales goals. The right candidate is truly passionate about open source software, DevSecOps and selling to development teams, and has a proven track record of outbound Mid-Market and Enterprise sales to talk about!
We are looking for a hungry, talented and ambitious leader who is passionate about New Logos and closing new business, and this is an exciting opportunity to unequivocally influence GitLab’s overall success and long-term growth.
What you'll do
Focus on selling into free users and base prospects within the Mid Market and Enterprise segments
Build and consistently iterate on the outbound playbook and strategy to win new customers
Build cross-functional relationships and influence teams’ roadmaps to drive New Logos
Work with leadership to develop and operationalize strategies for new customer acquisition
Drive, manage and execute the business and revenue of a sales team
Analyze market dynamics in an effort to maximize existing successes and to create new sales growth opportunities
Prepare forecasts, territory/industry management, and growth plans
Educate team on significant industry factors including competitive products, regulations, trends, customer needs, and pricing
Establish and report on metrics to measure team performance; correct deficiencies where necessary
Ensure that the sales plan is aligned with and supports the corporate revenue goal
Recruit and hire top talent onto your team; the team will start small and continue to grow with proven success.
Invest time weekly to build and engage a pipeline of top talent for potential future hires
Fosters a successful and positive team environment
What you'll bring
Proven track record of selling and new logo acquisition in Mid-Market and/or Enterprise account
History of exceeding new business quotas and leading/coaching teams to do the same
Demonstrated resilience, intelligence and creativity in engaging with prospects, deeply understanding business problems, building business cases and selling strategies
Ability to coach Account Executives on technical sales and value-based selling
5+ years of B2B software sales experience, with at least 2 years managing sales teams
Experience selling to Fortune 500; willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and sell
Experience building out new teams a plus
Ability to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, creativity to changing needs and situations; ability to handle a fast-paced environment and challenging workload
Strong presentation skills; Executive level communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to mentor others
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
Hiring Process
Recruiter Phone Screen
Initial Screen with Hiring Manager
Interview with Area Sales Manager
Interview with Cross Functional Leaders
Final Interview with Sales Executive
* Interview line up subject to change. Interview process to be outlined with all candidates being considered on screening call
How GitLab will support you
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Home office support
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Remote-Global