Commercial Sales Director

Fivetran Fivetran · Data AI · Austin, TX · Sales Department

Commercial Sales Director at Fivetran, responsible for growing the customer base and setting the groundwork for sales at dbt Labs. This role involves owning the full sales cycle, organizing POCs, contributing to sales process development, and becoming an expert in SQL and dbt.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for our prospects
  2. Organize POC implementations of dbt Cloud Enterprise
  3. Lead and contribute to team projects that develop our sales process
  4. Work with product to build and maintain the dbt Cloud enterprise roadmap
  5. Become an expert in SQL, dbt, and enterprise data operations

Skills

Required

  • 2+ years closing experience in technology sales
  • Ability to understand complex technical concepts
  • Excellent verbal, written, and in-person communication skills
  • Diligence and organizational skills
  • Ability to operate in an ambiguous and fast-paced work environment
  • Experience with SQL or willingness to learn

Nice to have

  • Prior experience in analytics, ETL, BI, and/or open-sourced software
  • Knowledge of or prior experience with dbt

What the JD emphasized

  • 2+ years closing experience in technology sales, with a proven track record of exceeding annual targets
  • Ability to understand complex technical concepts and develop them into a consultative sale
  • The diligence and organizational skills to work long, intricate sales cycles involving multiple client teams