Regional Sales Manager

UpGuard; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 135,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lifestyle subsidy

WFH setup allowance

Learning & development allowance

Annual leave + extra days

Parental leave

Personal leave

Remote-friendly environment

Top-spec hardware

Generative AI subsidy

Health Insurance

Job summary

UpGuard is seeking a dynamic Sales Leader to build, coach, and lead a team of Account Executives covering SME, Mid Market, and Emerging Enterprise accounts. You will own a team quota of about $1.4M and hire, onboard, and develop a seven-person AE team to scale net-new logo activity for complex B2B SaaS deals.

You'll run weekly forecast calls and pipeline hygiene, collaborate with Enablement to reduce friction, and drive deals from call to close while partnering with SDRs, SE, RevOps, and CS in a

Qualifications

• 2+ years of direct people management of a B2B SaaS sales team (not team lead or IC experience).
• Experience selling complex B2B SaaS solutions.
• Hands-on fluency with MEDDPICC and rigorous deal qualification and pipeline hygiene.
• Accurate quarterly and weekly forecasting.
• Hands-on approach: reviewing calls, leading training, and joining customer meetings.
• Experience using HubSpot and revenue intelligence tools such as Gong to coach reps and manage pipeline health.
• Strong communicator who builds trust across Sales, Sales Engineering, RevOps, and CS.
• Willingness to travel up to ~3 trips a quarter for quarterly company offsites, key in-person customer meetings, and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a team quota of approximately $1.4M using forecasting and pipeline analysis.
• Hire, onboard, and develop a ~7-person AE team to scale net-new logo activity.
• Run weekly forecast calls, 1:1s, Gong reviews, and pipeline hygiene audits with Enablement.
• Join customer calls to move complex deals forward and lead deals when needed.
• Lead team training, enablement, and performance discussions; contribute to offsites and leadership initiatives.
• Collaborate with SDRs, SE, RevOps, and CS in a collaborative environment.

Skills

People management

B2B SaaS sales

MEDDPICC

Forecasting

Sales coaching

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

Tools

HubSpot

Gong

Job description

Who are we?

At UpGuard, we are replacing manual security bottlenecks with AI-driven precision. Fresh off a US$75M Series C, we are scaling our infrastructure to process 100 billion risk signals daily. This isn’t just growth; it’s a total reimagining of how the world manages cyber risk.

Who are we?

At UpGuard, we are replacing manual security bottlenecks with AI-driven precision. Fresh off a US$75M Series C, we are scaling our infrastructure to process 100 billion risk signals daily. This isn’t just growth; it’s a total reimagining of how the world manages cyber risk. We build the Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform that security teams actually love. By integrating security ratings, threat intel, and agentic AI, we empower organisations to stay ahead of an ever evolving attack surface. We aren’t just building another tool; we’re defining a category. We provide the autonomy to ship world-class technology and the resources to do it at a global scale.

Why are we hiring for this role?

UpGuard is a global leader in cybersecurity, with products spanning attack surface management, third-party risk management, shadow AI, and threat detection. For over 10 years we've worked with many of the world's largest organizations, including [notable customers or customer count, if allowed]. The US market is a key driver of our growth, and we're expanding our North America sales organization to keep pace.

What will you accomplish?

Role

You’ll build, coach, and lead all net-new logo activity for a team of Account Executives covering SME, Mid Market, and Emerging Enterprise accounts. Typical deals range from $40k with a 80-90 day sales cycle. In this role, you will:

• Own and deliver a team quota of ~$1.4M, using forecasting, pipeline analysis, and sales data to spot trends and hit revenue targets consistently.
• Hire, onboard, and develop a team of around 7 Account Executives, turning new hires into top performers and keeping your best people.
• Run weekly forecast calls, 1:1s, Gong call reviews, and pipeline hygiene audits, partnering with our Enablement team to fix friction points in the sales cycle.
• Join customer calls to move complex deals forward, and run sales cycles directly when needed.
• Lead team meetings on training, enablement, and performance, and contribute to company offsites and leadership initiatives.
• Work closely with SDRs, Sales Engineering, RevOps, and Customer Success in a low-ego, highly collaborative environment.

What do we need from you?

• 2+ years of direct people management of a B2B SaaS sales team (not team lead or IC experience), with a track record of hiring, onboarding, and developing reps at different skill levels.
• Experience selling complex B2B SaaS solutions
• Hands-on fluency with MEDDPICC and a commitment to rigorous deal qualification and pipeline hygiene.
• Accurate quarterly and weekly forecasting.
• A practical, hands-on approach: you’re comfortable reviewing calls, leading training, and joining customer meetings.
• Experience using HubSpot and revenue intelligence tools such as Gong to coach reps and manage pipeline health.
• A strong communicator who cuts through complexity and builds trust across Sales, Sales Engineering, RevOps, and CS.
• Willingness to travel up to ~3 trips a quarter for quarterly company offsites, key in-person customer meetings, and conferences.

What will give you an edge?

• Cybersecurity or third-party risk management experience.
• A history of developing SDRs into AEs, or AEs into leaders.

What's in it for you?

• Monthly Lifestyle subsidy:Use this for financial, physical, and mental well-being
• WFH set-up allowance:To ensure you have the right environment to work in, we will help you get set up within your first 3 months at UpGuard
• $1500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance: To support your career development, all team members will be able to expense development opportunities against this allowance
• Annual leave:PTO plus two additional UpGuardian leave days to give you time to recharge your batteries.
• 18 weeks paid Parental Leave: Irrespective of parenting role
• Personal Leave Allowance: This includes sick & carer’s leave
• Fully remote working environment: While we have physical offices in Sydney & Hobart, we do not mandate compulsory attendance
• top-spec hardware: All team members will be provided with top-spec laptops for their role
• Generative AI subsidy: UpGuard provides paid subscriptions for all team members to access generative AI tools to support their work.
• Health Insurance: Access to comprehensive coverage.

UpGuard is a Certified Great Place to Work® in the US, Australia, UK and India, establishing its position as a leading global technology employer. 99% of team members agree that UpGuard is a great place to work!

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmatively action Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Please Note: Not all roles can be performed from the United States. Please check your specific job listing to confirm its advertised location. If the role you are applying for is listed as based in the US, we are currently only able to support hiring in the following locations: CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, MD, MO, OR, PA, TX, WA, and DC.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check and reference checks.

Compensation Range: $135K - $168K