The role involves leading sales strategies and managing a high-performing sales team to drive adoption and revenue growth of cloud-native data storage solutions across regional markets, while fostering customer relationships and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and lead strategies to drive adoption and revenue growth for Portworx in the Western and APJ regions.
Build, coach, and empower a diverse sales team focused on scalable success.
Partner with Marketing and Customer Experience to foster customer advocacy and engagement.
Lead a value-based sales process optimized for SaaS and cloud-native solutions.
Collaborate across teams to ensure strategic alignment and transparent communication.
Engage directly with customers, partners, and routes to market to strengthen relationships and identify opportunities.
Drive differentiation through integrated go-to-market plans and competitive trend analysis.
Lead operational initiatives including sales enablement, process improvements, and readiness programs.
Define and track success metrics related to pipeline, communications, and marketing activities.
Requirements
Proven experience leading high-growth software sales teams, ideally in SaaS or cloud-native technology environments.
A strong track record of building and executing territory and go-to-market strategies that scale over time.
Experience in first line leadership roles managing individual contributors (ICs) and establishing operational best practices.
Deep understanding of the cloud-native and Kubernetes ecosystem, DevOps, open-source software, and application modernisation.
Data-driven leadership mindset, with working knowledge of tools such as Salesforce SFDC and Clari.
Strong program management and communication skills, with the ability to align teams and measure impact.
Experience managing partners, vendors, and cross-functional initiatives.
A collaborative, inclusive leadership style with excellent influencing and decision-making abilities.
A passion for customer success, innovation, and building high-performing teams.
Living in the Western United States or being able to work in that region.
Ability to develop and lead strategies to drive adoption and revenue growth for Portworx across the Western and APJ Regions, aligned with multi-year business objectives.
Ability to build, coach, and empower a diverse and inclusive sales team focused on sustainable, scalable success.
Ability to partner with Marketing and Customer Experience teams to build a customer ecosystem that drives advocacy and engagement.
Experience leading a rigorous, value-based sales process optimized for SaaS and cloud-native software solutions.
Ability to collaborate across teams to ensure strategic alignment and transparent communication with key stakeholders.
Ability to engage directly with customers, partners, and routes to market to strengthen relationships and uncover new opportunities.
Experience participating in and driving leadership in sales meetings, customer partner meetings, and industry events, particularly in the Western Region.
Flexibility to support APJ region which is largely remote and requires flexible time zone support.
Ability to develop and execute integrated go-to-market plans and stay ahead of competitive trends.
Experience leading operational excellence initiatives, including sales enablement, process improvement, and readiness programs.
Ability to define and track success metrics across pipeline generation, communications, and marketing activities.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 189,000 - 302,500 USD annually
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
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