Snyk
Senior Director, Sales
United States - San Francisco Office · Director
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$225kDetected 21 days ago
CybersecuritySalesForecastingRecruitingCustomer SuccessLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- It's how we stay driven, supportive, and always one step ahead as AI reshapes our world.
- If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you're the right person, do apply anyway!
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a Manager who runs a team of Mid-Market Enterprise reps, coaching them on management fundamentals, team development, and regional execution.
- Build a high-performance culture of accountability, coaching, and continuous improvement across all levels of the team.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract and hire top enterprise sales talent and develop internal successors.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Marketing, Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, and Executive leadership to enable your teams and accelerate deal cycles.
- Manage and forecast sales pipelines across segments, ensuring accurate, timely reporting and proactive risk mitigation.
- Snyk is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Director, Sales to lead a multi-layer enterprise sales organization and drive significant revenue growth.
- As Senior Director, Sales at Snyk, you'll lead one of our most complex and high-impact sales organizations.
- This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a layered team where your coaching, operational rigor, and strategic instincts directly influence outcomes across multiple segments.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience leading enterprise sales teams, including at least 2 years managing managers (second-line experience).
- A demonstrated track record of exceeding revenue targets in a complex, consultative sales environment selling technical or cybersecurity solutions.
- Experience functioning as a working first-line manager for direct reps while simultaneously developing a manager layer - comfortable operating at both levels.
- A strong coaching philosophy with a track record of developing both individual contributors and first-line managers.
- Excellent pipeline discipline, forecasting accuracy, and operational rigor.
- A collaborative, one-team approach to selling and leading.
- It'd Be Awesome If You Also…
- Have experience selling cybersecurity solutions, particularly in developer security, AppSec, or cloud security.
- Have led a team through a period of rapid growth or organizational change.
- Bring familiarity with MEDDIC/MEDDPICC or other enterprise sales methodologies.
- Have built or significantly expanded a regional enterprise sales motion from the ground up.
- Annual Base Salary Range: $180,000 - $225,000
Compensation
- $180,000 - $225,000
- Snyk is committed to equal pay for equal work and carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors.
- Actual compensation may vary based on prior experience, skills, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors.
- Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
- Own overall revenue targets across your layered organization, holding both your direct reps and your manager's team accountable to quarterly and annual goals.
Benefits
- You'll set the vision, build the culture, and roll up your sleeves to help close the most strategic deals across your region.
- Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development
- Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
- Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
- Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances
- Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.
Company info
- You'll shape how we go to market with enterprise and mid-enterprise customers, and play a pivotal role in accelerating our growth during an exciting period of AI-driven transformation in developer security.
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