Manager / Senior Manager of Sales, Enterprise Solutions in London

Overview: Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,500 employees and ~30,000 customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

Our Culture and Impact: Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation.

In This Role, You Will:

• Drive a lively and resilient entrepreneurial culture adept at navigating change.
• Rapidly build and manage a metrics-driven, customer-focused, consultative sales organization.
• Guide, coach and mentor salespeople within the sales team.
• Facilitate successful implementation of new programs through the sales organization by ensuring sufficient process is in place; foster an organization of continuous improvement.
• Oversee, implement, and manage accurate sales forecasting, planning, and budgeting processes.
• Monitor data capture and use of reporting tools to track performance, while providing accurate and timely management reports on team metrics.
• Evaluate existing sales compensation structure and define proposed changes to improve company and individual performance; establish a strong performance management culture.
• Provide leadership through innovation, collaborating with sales, marketing, and technology leadership to identify key market opportunities and growth areas within the sector and ensure optimal support of sales activity.
• Acquire and integrate industry knowledge related to general trends, emerging technologies and competitors.
• Meet or exceed assigned sales objectives and quotas, balancing short-term efforts and long-term, maintaining success of core products while developing new revenue streams.
• Represent Cvent at industry events and client meetings, support the sales team in developing executive-level relationships and negotiating large deals.

Here’s What You Need:

• Demonstrable sales management experience.
• Experience managing a similar sized team in the past of 10+ individuals including direct and indirect reports.
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or relevant experience.
• Former SaaS experience highly preferred.
• Experience with sales goals, targets and delighting clients.
• Infectious passion about the benefits of technology.
• Ability to operate and make timely decisions in an ambiguous, ever-changing environment where products are often sold before they are fully developed, and features change rapidly.
• Proven track record of consistently achieving sales targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Expert ability to engage and generate interest from c-level executives and drive initiatives forward with account executives.
• Innovative mindset to help analyze and improve work processes and advocate internally as well as externally.
• Expert knowledge of Salesforce.com or similar CRM software.
• Strong analytical skills, experience with data analysis and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Must be able to travel up to 15% depending on proximity to clients; we expect significant time to be spent on-site with clients.