Must reside and have experience managing teams in the throughout the APAC region

The Area Sales Manager (APAC) role is vital in all of our territory selling markets. As the ASM, you will lead a dynamic sales team and help GitLab surpass our growth goals. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director, you will be responsible for hiring, developing and leading a high-performing team of Strategic Account Leaders to meet and exceed sales goals. The right candidate is truly passionate about open source software and has a proven track record to talk about! This is an exciting opportunity to unequivocally influence GitLab’s overall success and growth.

Responsibilities

Drives, manages and executes the business and revenue of a sales team

Analyzes market dynamics in an effort to maximize existing successes and to create new sales growth opportunities

Prepares forecasts, territory/industry management, and growth plans

Educates team on significant industry factors including competitive products, regulations, trends, customer needs, and pricing

Establishes and reports on metrics to measure team performance; correct deficiencies where necessary

Ensures that the sales plan is aligned with and supports the corporate revenue goal

Manages a team of 5-10 Strategic Account Leaders; fosters a successful and positive team environment

Requirements

10+ years experience in field sales, operations and leadership in open source software or software DevOps environment

Experience selling to Fortune 500; willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and sell

Proven track record of meeting or exceeding performance objectives (revenue targets, pipeline targets, etc.)

Experience utilizing CRM systems and marketing automation systems (such as Salesforce, Clari, Marketo, etc).

Ability to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, creativity to changing needs and situations; ability to handle a fast-paced environment and challenging workload

Strong relationship building and negotiation skills

Strong presentation skills; Executive level communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to mentor others

Ability to travel as needed

You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.

Leadership at GitLab

Ability to use GitLab

Hiring Process

Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page .

Application Review

Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with the recruiter.

Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 45 minute interview with the hiring manager.

Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute interview with the VP of Enterprise Sales.

Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute executive interview with the CRO.

Successful candidates will subsequently be made an offer.

Compensation

To view the full job description and its compensation calculator, view our handbook. The compensation calculator can be found towards the bottom of the page.

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page

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