Senior Manager Sales - BFSI

Summary

Join ServiceNow as a Sales Manager and lead a team of Sales Executives to achieve rapid new business sales growth within a defined territory in Switzerland and Austria. You will build and execute sales strategies, actively participate in territory planning and opportunity development, and mentor your team to excel. Responsibilities include accurate forecasting, pipeline management, and achieving annual sales goals. You will represent ServiceNow expertise in C-level meetings and collaborate effectively with various internal teams. Success in this role requires extensive new business sales experience, proven team leadership skills, and strong strategic thinking abilities. Fluency in German and English is essential.

Requirements

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry
• Extensive track record of new business sales success including presentation and negotiation skills within industry and at C Level within the Switzerland ans Austria market
• Strong success in recruiting, coaching and managing an exceptional sales team
• Strong strategic thinking including analytical and financial planning skills to meet and exceed quotas and goals
• Experienced in driving sales process and drive effective working relationships with Sales Operations
• Ability to understand the 'bigger picture' and business drivers around IT
• Ability to build long term strategic and senior level relationships
• Ability to adapt and work effectively within a rapidly changing and growing environment
• Fluency in German and English
• Strong business and financial acumen

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of direct Sales Executives to drive rapid new business sales growth within a defined territory
• Build and drive sales strategy for the territory in conjunction with Sales Operations to effectively Go-To-Market including understanding the competitive landscape, presence and strength within the territory
• Actively engage in territory planning, relationship development and opportunity development and driving revenue by assisting Sales Executives in closing opportunities
• Recruit, coach and mentor team members to drive excellence
• Development of territories and quota for the sales team and effectively communicating to set performance expectations within the team
• Manage and report accurate forecast and pipeline to the business
• Achievement of annual sales goals on a quarterly and annual basis
• Act as the Subject Matter and ServiceNow Expert in C level meetings in order to leverage our offering
• Build effective working relationships with Solution Consulting, Sales Specialists, Technical Support, Professional Services, Legal, Sales Operations, Marketing and the ServiceNow executive team