Senior Manager, Commercial Sales - West

Rozgoo; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Drata is seeking a highly strategic Senior Manager, Commercial Sales to lead a team of Account Executives and drive outbound sales execution. The role focuses on building a repeatable pipeline, shaping strategy, and delivering measurable impact in a fast-growing environment.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a track record of scaling teams, owning initiatives end-to-end, and delivering results through cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Product, RevOps, Enablement, and Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-performance sales execution and consistently exceed sales targets.
• Build a culture of pipeline generation with outbound rigor and clear activity expectations.
• Implement and maintain forecasting discipline for pipeline health and revenue.
• Improve ACVs, win rates, sales cycle efficiency, and ramp time via coaching and process discipline.
• Lead strategic initiatives to improve productivity, sales execution, and segment performance.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, RevOps, Enablement, and Solutions to align GTM motions.

Skills

Sales leadership

Pipeline generation

Forecasting

Outbound execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching & enablement

Strategic thinking

Executive presence

Mentoring AEs

Job description

Our Mission & Values:

• Built on Trust means consistency is everything.
• Act with Integrity by always doing the right thing.
• Being Customer‑Obsessed keeps the people we serve at the center of our work.
• Competitive Fire drives us to push ourselves harder than anyone else.
• Diversity brings unique perspectives that lead to better solutions.
• Automation First ensures we save time and money by making efficiency a priority.

Our Culture & Work Style:

At Drata, we’re not just building software - we’re building a mindset. Everything we do springs from: Be a Driver (Owner‑Operator Mentality): Own your work. Improve relentlessly. Deliver results. Move at Drata Speed (Precision & Velocity): Fast decisions. Quick learning. Immediate impact. Stay Mission-Driven (Customer‑Obsessed): Challenge assumptions. Deliver value. Stay hungry. If you thrive when you’re empowered, energized, and working with smart, mission-driven people, you’ll feel at home here.

Why Join The Drata Team?

• We’re an award-winning, mission‑driven team of 600+ people worldwide , united by a culture that values trust, speed, and continuous growth.
• See the Speed: Watch our CEO, Adam Markowitz, discuss the hyper‑growth journey, from $0 to $100M ARR in just four years
• Hear the Voice of the Team : Explore our "Life at Drata" page for employee testimonials on our collaborative and the growth opportunities available.
• Experience the Impact : See why we are consistently recognized on Fortune's Best Workplaces lists.
• Connect with Us on Socials: LinkedIn - follow us for company updates, employee stories, and career news.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly strategic, results‑oriented Senior Manager, Commercial Sales with a strong track record of building high‑performing teams, generating repeatable pipeline, and driving disciplined outbound execution. This leader will manage a team of Account Executives while operating as a senior‑level force multiplier—shaping strategy, influencing cross‑functional alignment, and proactively owning initiatives that accelerate segment performance. Exceptional candidates are proactive operators who elevate standards, solve ambiguous problems, and demonstrate the ability to scale both people and processes. If you’re motivated by driving meaningful impact, owning outcomes, and playing a critical leadership role in a high‑growth environment, this role is for you.

What you’ll do:

• Drive High-Performance Sales Execution Deliver and consistently exceed sales targets through exceptional team leadership and selective individual contributions.
• Build a culture of pipeline generation excellence, ensuring outbound rigor, clear activity expectations, and consistent accountability across the team.
• Implement and maintain high-quality forecasting discipline, ensuring predictability and transparency into pipeline health and revenue expectations.
• Drive improvements in ACVs, win rates, sales cycle efficiency, and ramp time through coaching, enablement alignment, and process discipline.
• Own Strategic Initiatives Across the Business Proactively identify, define, and drive strategic initiatives that improve productivity, sales execution, segment performance, or how the org scales.
• Serve as a key partner to Marketing, Product, RevOps, Enablement, and Solutions, ensuring tight alignment on GTM motions and surfacing customer and market insights.
• Influence product roadmap, messaging, and market strategy by contributing meaningful, pattern‑based feedback from the field.
• Act as a cross‑functional liaison to prioritize initiatives that impact conversion rates, outbound performance, and the customer decision process.
• Lead with a Senior-Level Mindset Operate as a thought leader within the Commercial program, shaping how the segment evolves and identifying risks/opportunities early.
• Step up—without being asked—to solve ambiguous problems, provide clarity, and deliver high‑impact work that moves the business forward.
• Demonstrate executive presence in internal forums, customer conversations, and leadership discussions.
• Bring forward actionable market observations and recommend clear next steps that help the business scale responsibly and efficiently.
• Coach, Develop, and Performance Manage Set clear expectations for outbound execution, pipeline creation, deal hygiene, and sales fundamentals.
• Hold the team accountable to activity, impact, and results, driving a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Implement structured, data-informed performance management to elevate or exit reps based on consistent trends, not lagging indicators.
• Mentor AEs to become exceptional operators—improving qualification rigor, territory planning, and outbound strategy.

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