Director, Regional Sales - Central

Embedded Shishya; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Tenable is seeking a Regional Sales Director to lead a regional sales team, shape the plan, and drive revenue growth. The role balances team leadership with direct customer engagement, requiring deep knowledge of security products and multi-product solutions.

The position is based in the Central US region, involves strategic collaboration with partners and internal teams, and offers comprehensive benefits. Competitive compensation is provided.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Director-level management experience in sales.
• Minimum 6 years selling Security Products (Vulnerability Management, CM, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, etc.).
• Experience selling multi-product software solutions.
• 8+ years in quota-carrying sales with proven success.
• Extensive experience negotiating large, complex deals under price pressure.
• Proven track record with channel and technology partners.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams to hit quotas.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and develop the direct sales management team and ensure effective hiring and coaching.
• Manage pipeline development and forecast accuracy for the region.
• Split time 50/50 between team management and customer-facing calls.
• Collaborate with channel partners to generate new business opportunities.
• Develop and execute a regional go-to-market plan.
• Lead negotiations for large, complex deals.
• Coordinate with Sales Engineering, Channel, Finance, Legal, R&D, and Marketing.
• Own regional accounts and achieve revenue targets.
• Identify growth opportunities and key regional accounts.
• Maintain deep knowledge of Tenable's product portfolio.

Skills

Director leadership

Security product sales

Multi-product sales

Channel partner management

Large deal negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Regional market knowledge

Job description

Who is Tenable?

Tenable is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they'll answer, "Our people!" We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you're part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

Tenable is seeking a Regional Sales Director responsible for leading a regional sales team of highly skilled, seasoned sales individuals. The Regional Sales Director will map the course, develop the vision and implement annual plans and is accountable for delivering measurable results that achieves and exceeds revenue and margin targets.

Your Opportunity:

• Act as the front line manager to recruit the direct sales management team and ensure, in turn, that these managers effectively recruit, hire, develop, and manage a tiered sales team


• Accurately manage, inspect and report in a predictable manner on all aspects of pipeline development and forecasts for the region


• Split time 50/50 between managing a team and customer interfacing calls


• Works closely with new as well as established channel partners to generate new business opportunities


• Develop go to market plan for the specific region


• Lead negotiations for large complex deals


• Work closely with leadership for other functions such as Sales Engineering, Channel, finance, legal, R&D and marketing to ensure efficient alignment to regional activities and to enable optimum sales performance


• Direct sales responsibility for accounts in region and attain revenue goal for new product sales


• Initiate, establish and maintain contact with team members, prospects, clients, and partners within assigned territory


• Develop recommendations for growth, opportunities for growth, and key target accounts in the assigned territory


• Develop and maintain a complete knowledge of Tenable's products

You'll Need:

• 10+ years of Director-level management experience of direct reports in a fast paced, highly competitive, ever-changing sales environment


• Minimum 6 years' experience selling Security Products: Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, Compliance, Encryption, access Management, Authentication, etc.


• Strong knowledge and understanding of how to sell multi-product software solutions


• Minimum of 8+ years in quota carrying sales role with demonstrated success


• Extensive experience negotiating large complex deals with extremely complex terms, conditions, price pressures and considerations


• Proven track record working with channel and technology partners to build strategic and cooperative sales campaigns together


• History of coordination within an internal set of multi-functional teams such as Sales Engineers, Inside Reps, Field Marketing, Professional Services, and Channel Management to ensure target quotas as achieved and exceeded


• Reference-able domain expertise of the Central US Region, accounts, decision makers and channel partners

US Pay Range

$163,000 - $217,666.67 USD

Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

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