Sales Manager - EMEA Central

At Elastic, we see endless possibility in a world of endless data. And we use the power of search to help people and organizations turn that possibility into results. Elastic is the leading platform for search-powered solutions. With solutions in Enterprise Search, Observability, and Security, we help improve customer and employee search experiences, keep critical applications running smoothly, and protect against cyber threats. Elastic enables organizations worldwide to use the power of Elastic, including Netflix, Uber, BBC, Microsoft, and thousands of others.

Elastic was built on a foundation of being free and open, which trickles down to how we work. We’re a distributed organization and have been from the beginning. Being distributed isn’t just a way of doing business—it’s a mentality that is at the core of our culture.

Elastic is searching for a Sales Manager to lead and expand business in EMEA Central. We are looking for a person that can drive our strategy for the commercial accounts in the assigned territory. Our Sales Managers are focussed on growing revenue through new customer acquisition and existing customer expansion, meeting and exceeding all sales targets and performance metrics.

This role is a first line manager position and you will be leading a small team. The scope of this role is to act as a true people manager and also increase the team over the coming fiscal year.  You will report into the Regional Vice President. Are you an accomplished Sales Leader, having managed successful sales people in a dynamic market? Are you ready to help users tackle their hardest problems through the power of search? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

What You Will Be Doing:

• Fostering an inclusive environment of teamwork, transparency, creativity and continuous improvement.
• Partnering across Elastic’s leadership community to ensure a seamless experience both for employees and customers.
• Inspiring the team to achieve the best they can do through energy, problem-solving and recognition.
• Supporting the team and fostering a high engagement environment.
• Travel regularly to assist in deal creation and closure, as well as meet any managerial needs and provide support to your team as required.
• Orchestrate the development and regular review of sales plans that reflect our business strategy to advance market share/penetration.
• Encourage the adoption of personal development plans to ensure the individuals in the  sales team are improving and growing.
• Make valuable contributions to sales team members by way of supporting them and coaching them on how to apply consultative-selling techniques to identify and advance opportunities. 
• Ensuring the attainment of assigned sales quotas by ‘leading from the front’ and driving Elastic’s sales methodology
• Deliver an accurate sales forecast for the team through the robust application of the MEDDPICC qualification process .
• Assess and lead the sales team performance to ensure individual and team excellence, build activities to increase efficiency and accomplishments 

 What You Bring With You:

• 3 - 5 years experience of leading teams (could also be in a more team lead role) 
• Strong SaaS sales leadership experience.
• Executive level relationships with business leaders in the Commercial business sector
• Ability to operate in an ambitious environment
• Good understanding of the EMEA-Central Region. 
• Native or Fluency in German

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is committed to diversity as well as inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to the principles of affirmative action. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. If you require any reasonable accessibility support, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co.

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