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Jun 07, 2023
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Director, Global Sales and Partner Readiness
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**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is seeking a best in class enablement professional to strategically lead and build out a centralized Sales and Partner Sales organization.
The
Director, Global Sales and Partner Readiness
will take a strategic and well executed approach to enablement for the Sales roles within Pure and our ecosystem. The internal sales roles include the AE’s, SDR’s, Commercial Sellers as well as the Partner Account Managers (PAM’s). This leader will have the opportunity to re-imagine how we support our sellers and drive sales productivity internally and externally. This role will work closely with the Sales leaders globally and the rest of the Enablement leaders to improve onboarding and build strong continuous learning journeys. This role will also have responsibility for the regional customization of our enablement programs.
Aligned to our overall Enablement strategy as well as our vision for a desired customer experience, this exceptional leader will assess and up-level existing key programs and build out how to best support our sellers and our partner sellers.
This sales-critical role will report directly to the VP of Global Enablement.
A critical aspect of this role is to establish credibility with the Sales leadership team and to fully understand partner ecosystem requirements.
Establishing and driving a new level of cross-team collaboration, this role will have a powerful impact on the productivity of our salesforce and the scalability of our enablement programs.
Role Impact:
Lead and manage a team that is focused on creating superior enablement experiences for internal and external sales roles
Support and measure impact of programs designed for the the different sales audiences including the different segments of sellers such as Enterprise, Commercial, SDR’s and PAM’s.
Utilize and design a variety of best of breed training methodologies, techniques, concepts, learning tools, and practices to ensure maximum effectiveness of training / enablement programs and alignment with determined KPIs for field level productivity
Effectively align across the enablement team to ensure Sales roles are supported
Business partner with Sales stakeholders and customers globally to provide recommendations of programs to help with the development of the teams
Work cross-functionally with stakeholders in the Global Enablement team and across Pure for seamless learning experiences
Build strong relationships with Sales Leadership
Ensure internal and external SME engagement and quality of content delivery
Drive and lead the Sales program strategy and communication for adoption across the field organization and the enablement teams
Continually tune/refine programs based on enablement metrics for program and learner effectiveness
Key Skills / Personal Competencies:
Strategic, with strong sales instincts and the experience to drive program management, execution and results
Well versed in ‘tried and tested’ field sales metrics - sales participation, product & service portfolio participation, field productivity, new hire days to ramp, etc.
Experience with sales methodologies and the technical sales process
Collaborative, with a demonstrated ability to connect with sales teams and understand what is important for them
Demonstrates the ability to design and deliver sales training and development programs and measure the results
Ability to communicate with all areas of the company at all levels within the organization
Strong facilitation skills and presentation abilities in front of sales audiences
Demonstrated curriculum development and design capabilities
Strong team management skills
Demonstrated ability to influence across an organization
Experience in leading a global team with an understanding of regional differences and requirements
Experience
Experience in a high performing culture that has consistently overachieved and developed sales excellence (qualifying, forecasting, presentation, professional enterprise portfolio selling)
Combination of 10 years of enterprise technical sales, and sales enablement/sales training experience in a recurring revenue (ARR) model
Experience in international sales, either in a field facing capacity or in leading or influencing a multi-national sales organization
Experience with global programs and partner enablement
Experience shifting priorities while maintaining organization and control
Excellent time management skills. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines and manage expectations of all stakeholders
Showcased experience in managing developing role specific content that is maximized for seller consumption
BS/BA degree, MBA Preferred
The annual base salary range is: $159,000.00 – $255,000.00 Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.
This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.
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