Sales Manager

Spire; München; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading space-based data analytics company in Munich is seeking a Sales Manager to drive partnership development and new business pipeline. The successful candidate will engage prospects, manage the full sales process, and enhance customer experience. Candidates should have over 6 years of sales experience, ideally in SaaS/Data, and possess a successful growth trajectory. This role operates on a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Leistungen

Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)

Generous Time Off Policy

Education Assistance Program

Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Qualifikationen

• 6+ years of sales or account management experience.
• Proven success in previous roles indicating a growth mindset.
• Prior experience in SaaS/Data sales.

Aufgaben

• Identify outbound prospects and engage in dialogue.
• Drive new business pipeline generation through rigorous prospection.
• Manage the customer experience across the Sales Process.
• Conduct financial analysis to exceed revenue targets.

Kenntnisse

Internal cross-team collaboration

Data-driven business influence

Deal-level business analysis

Self-starter mentality

Intellectual curiosity

Ausbildung

Degree in business or sales from a top tier university

Jobbeschreibung

As a Sales Manager, you are accountable for the success of your business within a region or vertical, owning the performance of the Spire space‑based data portfolio. You are expected to easily gain a strong understanding of the external business environment. Your key focus is building partnerships with prospects, driving them through the sales process until they become existing customers. Overall, there is a strong expectation that you will periodically raise the bar on the customer experience and advocate on their behalf to internal functions.

The successful candidate will need to show off a clear professional growth throughout their career, backed up by a desire to continue to develop. You are ready to own customer activities across dimensions, from operations, to tactics, to strategy. The successful candidate has a perfect command of English, synthesizes complex topics in just a few sentences, and is able to see the long‑term value to be created for the company. You are at ease collaborating with internal cross‑functional teams, organizing them and giving direction. You will be collaborating in a very lean and agile team with opportunities to drive initiatives to generate new business pipeline and improve customer experience.

Daily Responsibilities

• Identify outbound prospects and their business needs and engage them in 1:1 dialogue.
• Drive outbound New Business pipeline generation, meeting sales targets through rigorous prospection and opportunity qualification.
• Manage the end‑to‑end customer experience across the entire Spire Sales Process.
• Ensure that internal processes and products get updated based on customer and industry insights that you periodically gather.
• You conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets by creating a pipeline of accounts that you drive from prospecting to deal closure over an average of 90 days towards 6 digits sales targets. You take ownership and accountability of your quota targets and provide data‑centric forecasting of deal outcomes.
• You have a thorough understanding of the industry, business trends, events, and continually monitor both industry and competitor developments.
• You understand customer needs and use that knowledge to advocate for, and drive delivery of, improvements that provide Spire customers with an unparalleled experience.
• You build your own industry network – other companies look up to you to gather industry support.
• You coordinate across cross‑functional teams and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, all while meeting tight deadlines.
• Have a complete understanding (inclusive of the strategic context) of internal and external variables that impact your business. This includes owning forecasting, analyzing data, understanding, and reporting on the business.
• You will closely collaborate with SDRs and the Marketing Team to develop, execute, and provide feedback on marketing campaigns to drive new business.
• Responsible for keeping accurate customer and pipeline data on CRM for reporting and forecasting.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience driving internal cross‑team collaboration.
• Experience using data to influence business decisions.
• Experience with deal‑level business analysis.
• Demonstrated success and growth in previous roles.
• Be self‑starting and intellectually curious.
• Track record of career growth.
• Career growth expectations and growth mindset.
• Prior experience in SaaS/Data sales.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of sales, account management in an international environment.
• Degree in business, commercial or sales, from a top tier university.
• Experience driving strategic and complex initiatives through cross‑functional teams.
• Track record of interviewing sales professionals into the team that you’re a part of.
• Track record of buddying, coaching or mentoring other senior sales professionals.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export‑controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying.

Global Perks

• 🛰️ Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
• 🚀 Launch Attendance
• 🌴 Generous Time Off Policy
• 🎓 Education Assistance Program
• 🥰 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• 👣 Family Leave
• 💪 Fitness Reimbursement
• 🧡 Employee Referral Program
• 🍉 Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space‑to‑cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi‑purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real‑time global coverage of every point on Earth.

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