Imply
Area Vice President, America Sales (Remote)
Imply, Burlingame, California, United States, 94012
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At Imply, our mission is to empower people and organizations to achieve more with their data. We believe that better insights lead to better decisions, and that the right technology can remove barriers, spark innovation and create lasting impact. In addition to our successful database business, we’re building the industry’s first observability warehouse, Imply Lumi. Built by the creators of Apache Druid, Lumi lets organizations store more data, support more use cases and spend less for observability. Imply Lumi is a high-performance, cost-efficient data layer built to decouple existing observability tools with zero disruption.
The Role The Area Vice President, Americas Sales is part of our Sales Leadership Team reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leading and growing a team of high-performing Enterprise Account Execut will be tasked with managing our team in the US—focusing on customers from $0 to $1B in revenue—and growing this critical region of the business by driving revenue and new logo growth. The role requires deep partnership across an array of internal partners to enable global consistency, best practice sharing, and charting the next phase of growth for Imply in the Americas. It includes sales leadership, creating sales strategies that maximize team resources and engagement with key customers. You will create clarity, generate energy, and deliver success for our Americas team as a whole, while modeling, coaching, and caring for your team and enabling them to manage day-to-day execution of sales plays. You will develop a 1‑3 year strategic plan to grow this segment, including understanding the resources needed to drive this growth and the investments into operational excellence and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of Enterprise Account Executives to achieve sales targets and exceed revenue goals
Provide guidance, training, and support to team members to enhance their sales skills, product knowledge, and overall performance
Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the sales team, encouraging teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement
Recruit and develop a top-tier, diverse, efficient sales organization of Account Executives
Establish and deliver on a strategy to land new customers, driving customer success and predictable year-over-year ARR growth
Maintain key customer relationships and develop and implement strategies for expanding the company’s customer base
Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting
Manage the overall sales process
Monitor and analyze sales metrics, pipeline activity, and revenue forecasts to track progress toward goals and identify areas for improvement
Provide regular performance feedback and coaching to team members, conducting performance reviews and setting development goals
Prepare and present comprehensive sales reports and presentations to senior leadership, highlighting achievements, challenges, and opportunities
Plan and manage at both the strategic and operational levels
Work closely with Marketing, Product, and Customer Experience teams to align sales strategies with company objectives and market demands
Requirements
3‑5+ years demonstrated progressive front-line leadership and direct quota‑carrying sales experience leading sales teams
Multiple repeatable proof points of recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining individual contributors that make up a high-performing sales organization
Deep experience selling into and acquiring accounts in core markets
Demonstrated progressive and consistent overachievement of annual quota
Demonstrated progressive experience in software sales, preferably with databases, analytics and/or open source experience
Proven track record of working closely with the channel for growth leverage
Proven success partnering with Marketing, Product, and Engineering peers
Demonstration of high levels of integrity, initiative, honesty, and leadership
You share our core sales values and work in accordance with those values
Must be adaptable, professional, courteous, motivated, and work well on your own or as a member of a team
Polished presentation skills
Bonus Points
Experience launching a new-to-market product
Partner experience
What We Offer
100% Paid Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
401(k) Program
Fertility Coverage Option
Pet Insurance
Dependent Care FSA
Mental Health Support
Life and AD&D Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off - USA Only
Wellness Stipend
Home Office Equipment Reimbursement
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit
Individual compensation will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications aligned with Imply’s internal levelings guidelines and benchmarks. The below range encompasses roles with on-target earnings. This role is also eligible to participate in Imply’s equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.
Compensation: $320,000 - $425,000
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that certain minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Imply, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in the future.
Imply is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Please note, applications and candidate submissions are subject to our privacy policy and, for California residents, the CCPA terms available at https://imply.io/privacy.
Due to reports of phishing, we’re requesting that all Imply applicants apply through our official Careers page at imply.io/careers. All official communication from Imply will come from email addresses ending with @imply.io.
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Area Vice President, America Sales (Remote)
role at
Imply .
At Imply, our mission is to empower people and organizations to achieve more with their data. We believe that better insights lead to better decisions, and that the right technology can remove barriers, spark innovation and create lasting impact. In addition to our successful database business, we’re building the industry’s first observability warehouse, Imply Lumi. Built by the creators of Apache Druid, Lumi lets organizations store more data, support more use cases and spend less for observability. Imply Lumi is a high-performance, cost-efficient data layer built to decouple existing observability tools with zero disruption.
The Role The Area Vice President, Americas Sales is part of our Sales Leadership Team reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leading and growing a team of high-performing Enterprise Account Execut will be tasked with managing our team in the US—focusing on customers from $0 to $1B in revenue—and growing this critical region of the business by driving revenue and new logo growth. The role requires deep partnership across an array of internal partners to enable global consistency, best practice sharing, and charting the next phase of growth for Imply in the Americas. It includes sales leadership, creating sales strategies that maximize team resources and engagement with key customers. You will create clarity, generate energy, and deliver success for our Americas team as a whole, while modeling, coaching, and caring for your team and enabling them to manage day-to-day execution of sales plays. You will develop a 1‑3 year strategic plan to grow this segment, including understanding the resources needed to drive this growth and the investments into operational excellence and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of Enterprise Account Executives to achieve sales targets and exceed revenue goals
Provide guidance, training, and support to team members to enhance their sales skills, product knowledge, and overall performance
Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the sales team, encouraging teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement
Recruit and develop a top-tier, diverse, efficient sales organization of Account Executives
Establish and deliver on a strategy to land new customers, driving customer success and predictable year-over-year ARR growth
Maintain key customer relationships and develop and implement strategies for expanding the company’s customer base
Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting
Manage the overall sales process
Monitor and analyze sales metrics, pipeline activity, and revenue forecasts to track progress toward goals and identify areas for improvement
Provide regular performance feedback and coaching to team members, conducting performance reviews and setting development goals
Prepare and present comprehensive sales reports and presentations to senior leadership, highlighting achievements, challenges, and opportunities
Plan and manage at both the strategic and operational levels
Work closely with Marketing, Product, and Customer Experience teams to align sales strategies with company objectives and market demands
Requirements
3‑5+ years demonstrated progressive front-line leadership and direct quota‑carrying sales experience leading sales teams
Multiple repeatable proof points of recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining individual contributors that make up a high-performing sales organization
Deep experience selling into and acquiring accounts in core markets
Demonstrated progressive and consistent overachievement of annual quota
Demonstrated progressive experience in software sales, preferably with databases, analytics and/or open source experience
Proven track record of working closely with the channel for growth leverage
Proven success partnering with Marketing, Product, and Engineering peers
Demonstration of high levels of integrity, initiative, honesty, and leadership
You share our core sales values and work in accordance with those values
Must be adaptable, professional, courteous, motivated, and work well on your own or as a member of a team
Polished presentation skills
Bonus Points
Experience launching a new-to-market product
Partner experience
What We Offer
100% Paid Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
401(k) Program
Fertility Coverage Option
Pet Insurance
Dependent Care FSA
Mental Health Support
Life and AD&D Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off - USA Only
Wellness Stipend
Home Office Equipment Reimbursement
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit
Individual compensation will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications aligned with Imply’s internal levelings guidelines and benchmarks. The below range encompasses roles with on-target earnings. This role is also eligible to participate in Imply’s equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.
Compensation: $320,000 - $425,000
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that certain minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Imply, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in the future.
Imply is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Please note, applications and candidate submissions are subject to our privacy policy and, for California residents, the CCPA terms available at https://imply.io/privacy.
Due to reports of phishing, we’re requesting that all Imply applicants apply through our official Careers page at imply.io/careers. All official communication from Imply will come from email addresses ending with @imply.io.
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