Manager, Mid-Market Sales

We’re looking for a Manager, Mid-Market Sales to continue to develop and lead the growth of our mid-market sales team. You’ll manage and guide our talented sales people from the recruitment phase through to their customer interactions ensuring every new customer experience meets our Hootsuite standards and values. Working closely with our account management and customer value teams, you will help create a smooth and positive buying experience for prospective customers. This is a hybrid role and is open to applicants located within commuting distance of Hootsuite's London office. In this role, you will report to the VP, Global Mid-Market Sales.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Build, manage and drive a high performing mid-market sales team with clear expectations on developing and closing new business contracts to meet and exceed personal and company revenue targets.
• Provide coaching and skills training to the sales team in the areas of customer interactions and internal sales processes and methodologies to drive sales.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve team specific targets by accurately forecasting revenues, identifying gaps in revenue opportunity and recommending solutions to close the gap.
• Submit periodic forecast reports in a timely manner and actively engage in discussions with other managers to support achievement of personal and team revenue targets.
• Manage resources to maximize the opportunity every day in achieving sales priorities within the region.
• Support the execution of the mid-market sales strategy, continually identifying and developing new methods and processes to grow new business sales.
• Monitor and track the health of the mid-market sales pipeline.
• You will also have the autonomy to identify and operationalize opportunities for improvement.
• Leverage insights and expertise from internal stakeholders, including Sales, Customers and Product team to further develop plans to grow and improve the business.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Considerable years of experience, including relevant years as a successful individual contributor with a quota in a B2B setting, working with clients from a variety of industries.
• Experience with Marketing, Communications and Social media is an asset.
• Proven managerial experience as a sales leader of a successful team composed of individual contributors in a B2B sales SAAS/Software or Technology settings, working with clients potentially in a variety of industries.
• Previous success leading and coaching a sales team.
• You love both winning as an individual but place high value on helping those around you to achieve their goals.
• Business to Business Sales and Sales Leadership experience - working through complex procurement environments and problem solving.
• Forecast process and proven accuracy managing multiple streams of information with ease.
• Strong sense of what customers value and how to challenge thinking to help our customers develop further their understanding of why Hootsuite should be a solution they consider.
• Negotiation: successfully obtains commitment to a solution or idea, while maintaining integrity and relationships.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs.
• Commitment to Results: consistently achieves results, demonstrating high performance, and challenging self and others to deliver results.
• Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment and mobilizing people to take action.
• Interpersonal Savvy: relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding.
• Perseverance: pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish—doesn’t give up.
• Builds inclusive, cohesive teams which apply diversity to achieve common goals.
• Capably delivers results through others, is good at establishing clear direction, helping others achieve their best work.
• Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; Builds an integrated plan for course of action to accomplish this vision.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Solution seeker: You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner: You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter: In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator: You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger: You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator: You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker: You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner: You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser: You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

• Step Up: Dare to go beyond the expected to achieve greatness.
• One Team: Make Hootsuite a place we soar together by respecting each other's individuality, building trust, and showing up for the team.
• Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed.
• Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity.
• Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders.
• Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally.

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At Hootsuite, we design our compensation packages based on internal equity and external competitiveness. Every role at Hootsuite is analyzed, evaluated and mapped to a salary range. As a general guideline, the salary for new hires and promoted employees is determined based on an individual's skills & capabilities required for the role and their ability to contribute as per the expectations outlined in the job description. Our salary structures are built on trends projected and published by independent and trusted survey companies. Hootsuite analyzes market data and adjusts salary structures, if required, on an annual basis. Salary ranges reflect what we expect to pay for this position at the time of posting. Our total compensation packages summarize our current offerings and are subject to change without notice. Hootsuite is committed to fair and equitable compensation for every employee. Through an annual Pay Equity Analysis, Hootsuite ensures that all employees are paid fair and equitably.

Hootsuite offers comprehensive benefits to support the health and wellbeing of our owls and their families. The benefits cover health insurance including medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurances, an Employee and Family Assistance Program and more! Hootsuite provides a group RRSP plan with a company match of up to 4% of base salary. Benefits are available to permanent employees who meet minimum hours requirements without a waiting period.

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