Security Sales Specialist Manager III, Google Cloud

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 176,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud seeks a Security Sales Manager to lead a team growing our cybersecurity business by building relationships with new and existing customers. You’ll coordinate with internal stakeholders and customers to demonstrate product value and close deals, while mentoring a high-performing team and driving strategic impact.

You will collaborate with Field Sales, Marketing, Solution Architecture, Product, and Customer Success to shape messaging, deliver compelling proofs of value, and accelerate

Qualifications

• 12 years of sales experience in enterprise software or cloud space.
• Experience selling to clients in enterprise cybersecurity or IT fields.
• Leadership experience in quota-carrying teams (people management or mentoring).
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture and drive pipeline.
• Manage sales cycles from lead gen to customer onboarding and targets.
• Develop and own the go-to-market plan for key areas: revenue, growth, expansion.
• Partner with field teams, marketing, engineering, and product for messaging and collateral.
• Expand relationships and act as trusted advisor to executives at customers.

Skills

12 years of sales experience

Enterprise software sales

Cybersecurity IT sales

Leadership in quota-carrying teams

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 12 years of experience in a sales role in the enterprise software or cloud space.
  
• Experience selling to clients in the enterprise cybersecurity or IT field.
  
• Leadership experience within a quota-carrying team, such as people management, team lead, mentorship or coaching.
  
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

• People and business management experience, supporting career development of a high performing sales team and business growth.
  
• Experience planning and organizing go-to-market strategies, business programs, and sales activity within your team and territory.
  
• Experience leveraging knowledge of relevant products, solutions, and market trends, with the analytical abilities to analyze sales performance data or market changes, to drive strategic direction.
  
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams to impact business goals, customer experience, and customer expansion.
  
• Experience with relevant technical stacks and solution offerings in cybersecurity.
  
• Problem solving, communication, presentation, active listening, and program management skills.
  

About the job:

As a Security Sales Manager supporting our Security business, you will lead a team responsible for growing our cybersecurity business by building and expanding relationships with new and existing customers. You will effectively build relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g. Field Sales, Customer Engineering, Solution Architecture, Product) and customers, supporting the team to do the same. You will ensure your team has the necessary selling skills to demonstrate product functionality and comprehensive overviews of key business use cases, and close business. You will support a positive, high-performing team culture, while leading with empathy and identifying innovative ways to multiply the impact of the team as a whole to drive overall value for Google Cloud.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $176000 - $244000 (USD) + 100% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Foster a positive and high-performing team culture, supporting your team to drive pipeline, manage sales cycles from lead generation to customer onboarding, and meet and exceed sales goals.
  
• Develop and own the go-to-market plan to scale and impact your business in key areas: Revenue, Net New Customer Growth, Customer Expansion and conservation, Customer Referenceability.
• Partner with Field Sales, Marketing, Customer Engineering, Customer Success, Channels, Product, and Engineering to understand customers’ voice, impact messaging and collateral, and provide excellent prospect and customer experience.
  
• Expand relationships to influence long-term strategic direction and be a trusted advisor to your team and their accounts. Inspire executives at prospective customers to partner with Google.
  
• Represent your business in forecasts, town halls and meetings; report forecasts and business performance in Salesforce and other tools.