Director, Sales

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a high-energy, driven Sales Director to lead our Applications Delivery Management Sales team in Australia. you will have the opportunity to manage all aspects of the ADM business. This includes strategic planning, and the execution of plans to meet or exceed assigned sales objectives and quotas.  As a seasoned ADM sales professional, you know how to engage, motivate and develop a team of high performing Account Executives and will be spending the majority of your work time coaching and developing your team to enable their success. 

You Are Great At:

• Achieving the ANZ sales plan. Delivering the regional sales revenue and bookings targets for OpenText Enterprise software license, SaaS, maintenance and services. Growing the business and increase OT market share. Managing cost items and discretionary spend, including travel, to specified targets.
• Building and Managing a Robust Sales Pipeline. Building a pipeline sufficient to consistently deliver on quarterly and annual booking and revenue targets. Defining and executing "sales plays" that grow the base and generate new logo opportunities. Developing a prospecting and "hunting" culture. Maintaining requested reporting and regular opportunity inspection, to ensure accurate pipeline.
• Developing & Deploying Sales Coverage. Working with sales operations to define coverage strategy and deploying the optimal sales coverage model, given field selling cost targets. This includes defining the right number and mix of sales executives and presales engineers. This also includes defining territory assignments that comprehend geographic and industry vertical opportunities and objectives.
• Implementing Effective Sales Management Processes. Developing and deploying effective sales management and operational practices. Forecasting accurately. Coordinating all sales activities in the area-of-control. Building long-term growth opportunities using an Account Business Planning process. Defining, implementing and managing processes for pipeline management, forecasting, strategic account development and performance management. Establishing sales activity targets for such things as face to face call frequency, demo activity, proposal activity, prospect calling, pipeline size and deal closure.
• Developing Customer Opportunities. Coaching and supporting sales team and leadership in developing key and/or difficult account opportunities. Building lasting, consultative relationships with C-level executives in customer accounts. Representing OpenText on global accounts with cultural sensitivity and business maturity.
• Sales Organization Building and Development: Recruiting high-caliber talent, defining optimal team structure & R&R, and provide meaningful input to compensation plans. Keeping territories filled and ensuring optimal sales capacity, within budget constraints. Developing sales resources and management talent to ensure a pipeline of qualified sales talent to support future growth. Implementing of master pipeline management. Developing the consultative, solution selling capability in their organization so that sales personnel can deliver compelling business cases that differentiate and highlight the value of OpenText's broad portfolio.
• Developing and supporting a Partner Eco-system. In partnership with the alliance and partner organization, developing a network of alliances and channel partners that expand our market coverage and enhance the completeness and strength of our portfolio and value proposition.
• Advocating for the Business. Working with internal and external stakeholders to drive the business. Working with business unit and sibling sales organizations to drive Enterprise sales opportunities. Advocating for improvements or changes needed for business success. 

What it Takes:

• University or Bachelor's degree, advanced university or Master's degree preferred.
• 15 years of sales and progressive sales management experience.
• 10 years of industry experience including and not limited to Application Delivery Management solutions.
• Demonstrated results in growing a business or expanding a market.
• Proven Track Record of Enterprise Software Sales Leadership Success: Successful track record of selling, leading sales teams and delivering sales performance, even in tough situations. Consistently high performance from year to year is key. Able to inspire and build a strong and dedicated team. Able to role model selling excellence; can readily develop executive level relationships with current and prospective customers. Able to navigate and advocate within the organization to overcome barriers and advance business opportunities.
• Solution/Offering Knowledge & Expertise: Understands or able to quickly understand the Enterprise Content Management business and related solutions. Can clearly and succinctly articulate value proposition for what OT does well. Approaches selling from a business solution perspective to ensure that OT products and services accurately address the client's true business need in terms of type, scope, level.
• Sales Management process expertise: Define, implement and manage processes for pipeline management, forecasting, strategic account development and performance management. Establishes sales activity targets for such things as face to face call frequency, demo activity, proposal activity, prospect calling, pipeline size and deal closure.
• Industry Knowledge & Expertise: Understands market landscape, industry trends and has relationships with key influencers.

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