Regional Vice President
Here at Anaplan, we have reinvented how companies see, plan, and run their businesses. Our platform allows our customers to uncover new insights, connect their strategy to their plans, and work in ways they had not previously thought possible. We’re growing fast, constantly innovating, and couldn’t be prouder to help our customers move forward with confidence in a sophisticated and changing world.
We are looking for forward-thinking people who put customer experience at the forefront of every decision. Individuals who thrive on challenges and are ready to grasp the opportunity of a lifetime. Because we fundamentally believe every colleague brings outstanding value to our whole. We are a workplace where each person feels seen, heard, and valued, and can contribute their unique talent to our collective effort. We believe that for ourselves and for our customers.
We are looking for a Regional Vice President to join one of the fastest growing cloud vendors and make your mark on the industry. You will take your proven track record of new business sales and account management of Global 2000 enterprises in the financial services, banking and insurance sectors and sell an incredibly versatile solution that is helping people and companies every day to make better-informed plans and decisions.
Our sales team is sharing our bold vision with companies around the world to help them understand the power of Anaplan products. We partner with some of the world’s biggest brands to unlock their full potential for success and to grow our business.
You will join a team of individuals who embrace and respect diverse perspectives, aren’t afraid to push boundaries and try new ideas, and are passionate about helping our customers and each other succeed. We work hard, but we also don’t wait for an excuse to have fun. In fact, we’re so serious about it that it’s one of our core values.
The RVP will report to an AVP and will lead Account Executives in their geographic territory, expand Anaplan’s footprint at existing customers and build new relationships with prospects. The ideal candidate is one who has built and led sales teams, has a consistent track record closing revenue in the software world and in supporting/mentoring the direct reports that make up their sales team. This person needs to have demonstrable experience, relationships, and success partnering with leaders in the financial services and insurance industries. This person must also be an expert at positioning business value, selling enterprise software solutions, managing complex sales cycles and building relationships with key stakeholders in large corporations.
What you’ll be doing:
- Guide and manage the activities of the Account Executives to ensure that company revenue goals and objectives are exceeded
- Juggle the closing of current-quarter deals while nurturing longer-term opportunities
- Coordinating and leading weekly and monthly one-on-one and team pipeline reviews, meetings and training sessions to ensure ongoing improvement and best-practice sharing.
- Running daily and weekly activities, pipelines, forecasts and closing deals to ensure above quota results based on successful pipeline management
- Attracting, hiring, onboarding and retaining top sales talent
- Display a thorough understanding of business needs and revenue potential for accounts in the assigned region
You have:
- Minimum of 7 years enterprise software sales leadership experience, successfully selling solutions at the C-level
- 3+ years in a leadership role
- Proven ability to influence, develop and empower employees to achieve objectives with a team approach
- Comfort demonstrating SaaS/cloud-based software solutions for Finance, Sales/Sales Operations, and Workforce Management lines of business
- Strong track record exceeding sales quotas in a complex sales environment
- Experience in territory management and planning, at the regional and account level
- Proven expertise with teaching, coaching and training common enterprise software sales methodologies, particularly MEDDICC
- Strong written, verbal, presentation and organizational skills
- Bachelors or Advanced Degree
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