Director of Enterprise Sales

OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation's state and local government, we’re transforming communities so they can thrive!

Imagine yourself being able to help small business owners open their doors faster, ensuring our tax dollars are accounted for, creating safer infrastructure , modernizing the permitting process , and assisting with disaster recovery . The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!

🌟 OpenGov is a 2023 Top Workplaces USA award winner and a Forbes America's Best Startup Employer 🌟

Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!This position requires a minimum of 3 days per week working onsite in OpenGov's Tampa, FL office.

OpenGov is seeking an experienced Director of Sales to lead one of our regional Sales Teams with a focus on acquiring new customers and driving revenue growth. A successful Director of Sales is a self-starting individual who can help team members create a large pipeline of business within a short period of time. We look for individuals who are aggressive team players - hungry, nimble, and intelligent - with the ability and willingness to assist in closing a mix of complex enterprise and transactional deals.

We are building a world-class sales organization that is changing the way governments do business. We are consistently achieving record growth and making an impact for our nation's governments. As a leader of one of our sales teams, you are tasked with recruiting, hiring, developing, and leading our field sales executives who are helping OpenGov deliver on its mission to power more effective and accountable government. In this role, you will directly impact the growth of the team, drive our sales process and methodology, and develop your team members into the next sales stars here at OpenGov. OpenGov's team is seen as the market leader, so we want the best of the best to help uphold that standard.

The Ideal Candidate HasA self-starting nature with a proven ability to grow and prove out a businessA passion for working with clients, understanding their personalities and business needs, and delivering world-class programs to meet themThe ability to thrive when given the opportunity to grow business with a client and can set and execute on a multi-year growth strategy with the clientDemonstrated ability to manage and exceed expectationsFunctioning well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for delivering results is set highAble to bring the level of entrepreneurship, creativity, commitment, time, patience, and humor it takes to work with an evolving and growing organization

ResponsibilitiesHelp Account Executives develop a territory strategy to drive revenue growth, business and partnership development, and community buildingCoach team members to ensure they can serve as both "Hunter" and "Consultative Sales Professional" - often at the same timeHiring, supervising, continually developing, and mentoring a premier sales team to achieve success and meet the overall goals of the territory and companyAssist your team in managing complex sales cycles and multiple engagements simultaneously, often being a part of the process from beginning to closeConsistently forecast monthly and quarterly performance within a 10% margin of error from actual bookingsPlaying a hands-on role with the field sales organization, having a personal presence and high visibility in the field, and directly participating in customer sales cyclesApplying the highest leverage activities to identify, negotiate contracts, and drive major opportunities with support from the executive teamLeveraging the sales framework to ensure we qualify, test, and identify gaps in opportunities to drive "threads" in opportunities for improved pipeline and sales forecastingBecoming thoroughly familiar with the existing product/service line, the industry, and the competition, in driving the growth of the business & delivering on customer engagement, sales, and revenue goalsSetting the "tone" for the company culture, fostering a success-oriented, accountability-based culture, and ensuring the core values of OpenGov are put into practiceExemplifying the values of open communication, creativity, and imagination to promote team spirit to solve problems and identify & capture new business opportunitiesReporting on sales activities and forecasts to senior managementOverachieving quota

Minimum QualificationsMinimum 8 years of direct sales experience, selling SaaS, B2B, enterprise software to VP, SVP, and C-Level ExecutivesPrevious track record of managing high growth sales teams (Hiring, Retaining, Mentoring etc)Experience working in high-growth and industry “disruptive” technology companiesProven track record meeting and exceeding revenue quota in a Field Sales roleDetail oriented, strong relationship-building skills, and a focus on a high level of customer serviceExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including high caliber presentation skillsAbility to work cross-culturally/cross-functionallyBachelor’s degree required

Bonus PointsGovernment Sales experience

What Makes OpenGov Unique

» Leadership: CEO Zac Bookman (MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale) is truly a mission-driven CEO. He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and SF and Silicon Valley Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018 !» Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click here to read more.» Culture: Winner of 2023 Top Workplaces USA award , Awarded Top 25 Cloud Companies to Work For , Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers , 50 Best Workplaces award . Check out our Careers Video !» Perks: 90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium for employees, fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance, Unlimited PTO, Parental Leave policy, annual wellness stipend, anniversary awards, and more!» Product: Named to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.» Mission Driven: We are a technology company with a passion for the mission. We're powering more effective and accountable government.

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OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.