Head of Sales

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About this role

Maximize the potential of direct to advisor sales of planning and wealth management products and services, generating consistently growing new ARR, $20M+ per year
Maximize ARR in existing large relationships through renewals and retention, ensuring is top of mind for future revenue expansion.
Grow our base by establishing and expanding Home Office relationships.
Drive aggressive market penetration of new relationships, as well as proactive growth of existing advisor relationships
Strategically manage the introduction and sales of new product and services to both existing clients and new relationships, in tight coordination with Marketing, Product, Training and Service teams
Working with Sales Enablement, Marketing and Product teams, understand target customer needs, develop playbooks and accurately articulate value proposition with key decision makers and economic buyers
Develop and implement best practices to maximize pipeline creation, pitches and wins
Leverage deep operational experience to build and scale the sales teams, driving net new logo deals and shifting the organization to a higher volume sales model.

Assess current sales methodologies and team structure and implement necessary adjustments in order to optimize performance. S/he will also build the infrastructure and incentives to facilitate further aggressive growth.
Lead and coach Advisor Sales Managers, as well as leaders in all phases of the selling process to achieve agreed upon targets and performance metrics
Drive the selling methodology, activities and reporting (Currently Sandler)
Actively participate with Marketing in the creative discussions and planning of the marketing strategies and programs targeted at the segment
Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of sales, methods, costs and results, evolving and adapting as appropriate
Foster a culture of progressive professional and personal development and mentoring of the sales team

Demonstrate Leadership and Business Acumen

Contribute actively in on-going informal and formal dialogue and feedback processes with Product, Marketing, Technology, Client Service and Training to advance the product and service roadmap
Identify ideas for introducing new products, services, and partners with the goal of increasing client retention and client growth
Demonstrate strategic thought leadership and executive presence by consulting with clients and industry experts, developing and advancing point of view in the fin tech and wealth management industry through social media postings and speaking at industry conferences
Collaborate the CLT on the annual sales process, and in developing multi-year business plans
Represent the company at industry events and programs, as well as with clients, and at various community or other business meetings to promote the company

Bachelors degree required
15+ years of experience in a senior-level high velocity, high volume sales management role
Deep experience with data-driven direct sales in tight alignment with marketing and enterprise partners
Demonstrated experience and success in a dynamic SaaS environment
Prior success aggressively growing revenues at scale
Demonstrated experience managing sales teams at scale, driving behaviors within a sales organization that result in significant ARR growth
Track record of operational excellence in establishing a high performing and predictable sales engine
Success introducing innovative performance metrics, data analysis, modern sales processes and technologies while holding teams accountable
Incumbent will have demonstrated experience leadership and management experience with multi product, multi-channel transactional software sales
Incumbent will have experience leveraging data and facts to organize and operationalize processes to optimize sales conversions and deliver aggressive ARR targets
Demonstrated success building and implementing actionable plans with detailed timelines and flawless execution

Knowledge and experience with data-driven, analytical sales tools in a SaaS B2B (SMB) context
Broad based knowledge of managing risk and financial aspects for growing a business; able to balance both business and client needs
Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically
Ability to strategize and make decisions in a programmatic way
Ability to focus both on continuing successful sales execution while simultaneously planning for the next stage of growth with a thoughtful approach to building scalable, repeatable programs and processes across a growing team and business
Superior communication skills
Ability to work across all departments, developing and managing constructive relationships internally and externally
Strong leadership skills and team orientation
Demonstrate grace under pressure
Salesforce CRM skills
Advanced Microsoft Office and other collaboration software skills

Originally posted on Himalayas