Why should you consider joining Auvik?
- You want to work at a company that is building impactful, relevant technology. Auvik’s network management software helps IT teams by automating time-consuming tasks, streamlining operations, and mitigating risk. It’s more important than ever to be able to remotely monitor and manage network infrastructure, and with Auvik, IT professionals have that essential visibility and control.
- You want to work with a leadership team who are transparent and trustworthy. Our senior leaders have a vision for Auvik. They are experienced, knowledgeable, approachable, and consistently working hard to drive success, both for the company and the team of people who make it happen.
- You want to work with a product customers love. People rave about what we’ve built—our latest NPS was 57 (phenomenal!). Our customers are smart, aspirational, and highly technical. It pays to get the details right.
- You want regular opportunities for learning and growth. With ongoing feedback from leadership, you’ll find that Auvik encourages you to be your very best. Our onboarding process is thorough and informative because we want to make sure you’re prepared to have a great work experience. We also have programs designed to help you take the next steps you want for your career.
- You want the flexibility to manage your work, your way. We’re a fully distributed team and we’re prepared to continue to support working from home (or the space you choose!). We trust you to get the job done where you feel most comfortable and effective.
What’s this role about?
As a first-line Sales Manager, you will be hiring, leading, and developing a team of Account Executives. You do this job because you love supporting your team in achieving their success, and you are fanatical that their success is founded on repeatable sales process.
You will be responsible for ongoing mentoring and development of the sales team which includes recruiting, hiring, and training new team members. In addition to team quota attainment, one of your primary output measures will be your ability to actively manage the funnel and forecast for your team and report on this to senior sales management.
The team you lead here at Auvik will directly impact the growth of our overall organization. You will coach your team to develop their skills, their careers, and inspire them to do the best work of their life. As the first escalation point for all commercial negotiations, you will be masterful in client engagement and impact how your team and their customers understand the value Auvik brings them. You will bring your proven commercial negotiation skills to every call, mapping customers’ business needs and business models to Auvik’s solution and finding 1+1=3 commercial solutions to support your AEs in winning business.
What will you be doing?
- You are accountable for the quality of your team’s funnel and the accuracy of the forecast.
- You are the first point of escalation in all commercial negotiations, and will engage your peers across the other functions at Auvik to deliver high-quality wins
- Ongoing mentorship and development of a sales team which includes recruiting, hiring and training new Account Executives on sales process.
- Conducting weekly forecast meetings. Coach direct reports regarding strategies to drive deals forward to close.
- Consistently monitor sales activity of the team and track the results, identifying areas for improvement/opportunity for all the CorpIT AE’s and your business. Effectively raise and communicate these to leadership.
What are we looking for?
- Several years prior sales management experience showing consistent ability to achieve sales targets.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
- Flawless forecasting & funnel management.
- Extensive history of creative solutions in commercial negotiations.
- A strong drive for results.
- Strong engagement and communication skills.
- Proven experience using and coaching a repeatable sales process.
About Auvik
Auvik makes network management easier. Our software provides the visibility and automation IT professionals need to focus on the work that delivers the greatest value to their organization. Today, Auvik helps IT teams manage more than four million devices on over 50,000 networks worldwide.
Auvik is one of the fastest growing North American technology companies, and is winner of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, Deloitte Fast 500, and was recognized as the #1 ranked Canadian company in the FT Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies list.
We’re focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. We are happy to make any accommodations you may need throughout the interview process as well. Don't have a working webcam? We will help you find a space you can conduct your interview from Have kids or pets in the background? Don’t worry about it. Just let us know what you need when we reach out to schedule and we will make it work!
Auvik is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law.
