Strategic Account Executive, Manager

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There's a strong earning potential for our sales team which is supported by the vast enterprise market awaiting our exploration, along with the consistent preference of our customers for Atlassian products.

We're leading the way in responsibly integrating artificial intelligence into our cloud products as we aim to migrate our customers to the cloud while building trust through transparency of cost, moving faster with our collaborations, and accelerating our customers' business outcomes and are tasked with constructing and executing a powerful sales strategy.

We are looking for a strong Sales Leader with deep Enterprise expertise who will lead and grow a team of experienced sales professionals and is passionate about shaping the future of our segment. The Strategic Sales Manager at Atlassian is responsible for leading a team dedicated to selling products or services to our most strategically significant customers. This role includes providing guidance and support to the sales team, actively participating in high-value customer engagements, negotiating deals, and collaborating closely with other departments to ensure a unified approach. Continual analysis of market trends, customer requirements, and sales performance is essential for refining strategies. Additionally, you will be accountable for recruiting top sales professionals, nurturing a culture of high performance, and cultivating strong relationships with key enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing a team of strategic sales account executives to achieve sales targets and revenue goals within the strategic segment.

• Developing and implementing strategic sales plans and initiatives to penetrate and expand market share in the strategic segment.

• Providing mentorship, coaching, and guidance to the sales team to help them develop their skills and achieve their individual targets.

• Setting performance goals and metrics for the sales team and monitoring their progress towards meeting these goals.

• Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new members of the sales team as needed to support business growth objectives.

• Collaborating with internal teams, Channel Partners, Product Specialists, Account Managers, and Solution Engineers to streamline sales processes and enhance overall customer satisfaction

• Analyzing sales data and market trends to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.

• Conducting regular performance evaluations and providing feedback to the sales team to drive continuous improvement.

• Managing key executive relationships and participating in high-level negotiations and discussions as needed.

• Providing regular updates and reports on sales performance to senior management.

• Staying informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and market dynamics within the strategic segment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in Sales; 5+ years of field sales leadership, with strategic account management experience

• Tenured experience working with large, Global, Fortune 500 customers

• You enjoy working in a highly matrixed organization where building relationships across the organization is imperative to the success and growth of the team

• Experience navigating 7 and 8 figure deals with your team

• You excel when engaging directly with enterprise customers with a consultative, relationship-oriented approach

• Motivated and inspired to coach and mentor selling professionals

• Experience using CRM, Pipeline Management, and Analytic tools

• You are someone who wants to challenge the traditional Sales Model and improve sales processes

• Experience driving transformational deals engaging with C-level stakeholders

• You love working in an international environment, identifying and solving problems, trying new things and love sharing your findings with your team

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: $217,800 - $290,400

Zone B: $196,000 - $261,400

Zone C: $180,800 - $241,000

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Our perks & benefits

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

About Atlassian

At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.

We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.