VP Sales, APJ

Full Time
Melbourne VIC, Australia
1 month ago

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Vice President Sales, APJ 

The Vice President Sales, APJ manages a team of highly-focused Sales Representatives in the Enterprise and Growth vertical generating new business, adoption and market penetration, and building territories across APJ.  The ideal candidate possesses a technical sales background that enables them to drive an engagement at the CXO, IT architect and software developer levels.  

The VP Sales APJ will be a self-starter who is prepared to develop and execute against a territory and vertical plans and consistently deliver on quarterly new bookings and revenue targets. As the leader of this organization, you will have the opportunity to represent and shape our GTM strategy, and differentiate value to our GTM teams, current customers and future prospects across APJ. You will act as a thought leader within the GTM organization to help customers and future prospects understand how to utilize the power of data within their organization.

 

What you’ll do

  • Build the plan for developing business and achieving Fastly’s sales goals across APJ
  • Create a culture of success and ongoing business and goal achievement
  • Drive new business volume via sound operating plan
  • Accountable for developing and leading the sales teams, operations and resources to deliver profitable growth and meeting or exceeding quota goals
  • Define sales force structure and hire and develop sales staff
  • Effectively deliver the Fastly company story, value proposition, vertical strategy and product demonstrations
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive account/territory business plan to drive revenue and market share in the High Tech vertical
  • Supervise Sales Directors to seek additional revenue opportunities for closed accounts, through conducting regular territory reviews
  • Develop long-term strategic relationships positioning with key accounts
  • Leading all aspects of the sales cycle including: prospecting, sales campaign/meetings, negotiation close, and land-and-expand opportunities

What We're Looking For

  • You’ll have prior experience scaling Sales functions and driving high growth and revenue across APJ 
  • Proven track record in Leading high performing teams, with experience in direct and 2nd line management for 5+ Years
  • Ideally 15+ years of technology (B2B, SaaS preferred) related sales or business development experience with C-level executives
  • Proven experience leading and developing Sales teams to deliver consistent performance and outstanding customer relationships
  • Direct field experience and extensive customer network within Enterprise, Fortune 1000 and large multi-divisional/multinational companies
  • Experience with content delivery network services and video streaming technologies, ad insertion and digital marketing, interactive services, digital rights management (DRM), content management, web analytics, website performance, cloud storage or managed web hosting is desired
  • Strong ability to close sales, run accurate pipeline and forecast within salesforce.com 
  • CRM
  • Independent, self-disciplined and possess strong verbal and written communications skills.
  • Strong Communication and Leadership skills,
  • Passion for developing, inspiring, coaching and mentoring individuals and teams 
  • Fluency in English is required, with additional languages a bonus (eg Japanese or Malay) 
  • BA/BS degree required

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements

  • This position is a remote role and open to candidates residing in a commutable distance from either of the following locations: 
    • Sydney, NSW Australia
    • Melbourne, VIC Australia 
    • Singapore. 

This position will require travel across APJ, and globally, as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Benefits

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? 

  • We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.

Why Fastly?

  • We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

  • We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand. 

  • We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.

  • We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901. 

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