Regional Director, Enterprise Sales East

AvePoint; New York (NY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + commission

Sign-on equity

Annual equity (RSUs)

Comprehensive benefits (medical, dent,

Vision, 401(k) with match

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

AvePoint seeks a high-impact Regional Director, Enterprise Sales East to lead a key North America segment and accelerate growth. This frontline leader will win in complex, high-value environments and guide a portfolio of large accounts with experienced enterprise sellers.

You will coach senior sellers, translate regional targets into plans, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve win rates and customer outcomes. This role offers substantial OTE and comprehensive rewards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise software or SaaS sales experience.
• 3+ years of sales leadership experience leading quota-carrying Enterprise Account Executives.
• Proven success selling complex enterprise opportunities with deals ≥ $250k.
• Strong executive-selling skills with senior decision-makers.
• Ability to coach high-performing sales professionals.
• Forecasting, territory planning, opportunity management expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Enterprise Account Executives across the NA region.
• Translate targets into territory, pipeline, and execution plans.
• Coach on account strategy, pipeline quality, and deal execution.
• Engage senior decision-makers and negotiate high-value opportunities.
• Drive expansion with whitespace, cross-sell, and platform adoption.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineering, CSM, Marketing, Revenue Ops, Product, and Partners.
• Maintain forecasting accuracy and quarterly business reviews.
• Represent NA sales in go-to-market initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise SaaS sales

Team leadership

Executive engagement

Forecasting & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic account planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

AvePoint is seeking a high-impact Regional Director, Enterprise Sales East to lead and accelerate a key segment of our North America business. This frontline sales leadership role is ideal for a proven enterprise seller-turned-leader who knows how to win in complex, high-value environments, earn credibility with experienced enterprise sellers, and drive consistent performance across a portfolio of large accounts.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead a team of Enterprise Account Executives across a defined North America region, driving new-logo acquisition and growth within large, complex enterprise accounts.
• Translate regional targets into clear territory, account, pipeline, and execution plans; inspect progress and remove barriers to performance.
• Coach and develop experienced sellers on account strategy, qualification, pipeline quality, forecasting discipline, and deal execution.
• Partner directly with sellers on high-value opportunities, including executive engagement, account planning, multi-threading, value positioning, and negotiation strategy.
• Reinforce disciplined enterprise selling through rigorous qualification, clear stage progression, mutual action plans, and opportunity management.
• Drive expansion within existing accounts by identifying whitespace, cross-sell, upsell, and platform-adoption opportunities.
• Engage senior business and technology decision-makers to connect AvePoint solutions to customer priorities and accelerate strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineering, Customer Success, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Product, and Partner teams to improve customer outcomes and win rates.
• Bring customer, market, and competitive insight back to the organization to strengthen positioning, messaging, and go-to-market execution.
• Maintain operational excellence through accurate forecasting, pipeline inspection, quarterly business reviews, territory planning, and performance management.
• Serve as a visible leader within the North America sales organization and contribute to broader go-to-market priorities.

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of enterprise software or SaaS sales experience, including significant experience selling to large enterprise organizations.
• 3+ years of sales leadership experience leading quota-carrying Enterprise Account Executives.
• Demonstrated success personally selling, or leading teams selling, complex enterprise opportunities with transaction sizes of $250,000 or more.
• Strong executive-selling skills and the ability to engage senior decision-makers across business and technology functions.
• Proven ability to coach high-performing sales professionals while driving accountability, inclusion, and results.
• Strong command of forecasting, territory planning, opportunity management, and enterprise sales execution.
• Excellent communication skills, business acumen, and executive presence.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.

Bonus Points

• Experience in data security, backup, governance, resilience, cloud, infrastructure, or adjacent enterprise technology categories.
• Background in a high-growth SaaS organization or scaled enterprise software business.
• Experience with partner-driven or channel-influenced go-to-market models.
• Track record leading teams that sell into large enterprises with complex buying centers and lengthy sales cycles.
• Familiarity with MEDDPICC, MEDDIC, Challenger, or a comparable enterprise sales methodology.

Why Join Us?

At AvePoint, you will lead an experienced enterprise sales team with the opportunity to shape regional strategy, deepen executive customer relationships, and help organizations protect and manage their critical data. You will work with collaborative leaders across the business and have meaningful scope to influence growth.

The on target earnings range for this role is $350,000 - $500,000. Our total rewards package includes base salary, commission, eligibility for sign-on equity, and annual equity (RSUs) and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, unlimited PTO). At AvePoint, we strive to offer competitive, fair, and equitable total rewards. The listed on target earnings range represents a good faith estimate, with final offers based on location, experience, skills, and qualifications.

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