GitHub helps companies and organizations succeed by allowing them to build better software, together. We're looking for Enterprise Solution Sales Managers to work with the Microsoft sales organizations to drive the go to market strategy with our sales team and joint deal cycles targeting our largest customers. The ideal candidate will have both the aptitude and passion to become a master of GitHub’s product capabilities, underlying technology, and competitive advantages in addition to being a proven enterprise sales expert that exceeds revenue objectives.  

Responsibilities: 

Business Development.  Be part of a team that is aligned to exceed aggressive sales targets. Working with key stakeholders in Microsoft and GitHub, develop local joint go to market plans to address market opportunity for GitHub products and services. Align resources to meet business goals for both companies and be a thought leader for GitHub to Microsoft and your market at customer meetings as well as small and large Microsoft events.  

Network building. Identify the right external stakeholders and build connections quickly to drive consensus for joint sales motions and for deals; work cooperatively with a wide range of internal stakeholders for deal success. Build a solid network at GitHub with the Microsoft account and regional selling teams to ensure successful sales motions and deal conversion. Work cross-functionally with technical product management, engineering, support, technical sales, channel teams and professional services to demonstrate the value of GitHub and, in turn, generate pipeline and help close business and ensure customer success. 

Risk Management. Identify account, territory and program risk and be decisive to ensure any risk is mitigated. 

Effective communicator and presenter. Present strategic ideas to small and large groups that will include customers and MSFT sales teams.  Have the ability to work off script and answer questions and challenges in live settings.  Evangelize the GitHub solution and program both to internal and external audiences.  Example settings are Customer Executive Briefing Conferences, sessions at Microsoft Technology Centers, account strategy sessions, customer workshops and enablement training. Get Microsoft buy in for focus on GitHub programs and initiatives to drive business. 

Problem Solver.  Solve problems and hypothesize possible selling pain points, expectations, and implicit needs; brainstorm with team members to devise solutions to solve complex deal challenges and find ways to navigate organizational complexity. 

Understand GitHub products and solutions. Understand how we enable customers to be successful with our products and services to help them be innovation leaders. Teach customers about their industries and offer unique insights to encourage customers to think differently about their business and discover the true value of working with GitHub. 

Qualifications: 

• 5-10+ years as a part of high-performing enterprise sales teams and a proven track record of exceeding team quotas/targets, preferably at a cloud solution vendor 
• Successful management of large-scale complex deal cycles at Fortune 1000 accounts.
• Understanding of Microsoft’s field sales roles and organization.
• Strong relationship building and deal structuring skills 
• Executive level communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to mentor others 
• Experience selling app dev, cloud deployment services or DevOps offerings into the enterprise market segment 
• Willingness to travel approximately 40% 
• Strong presentation skills
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Preferred Qualifications: 

• German speaker
• High energy and positive attitude 
• Ability to take initiative 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment 
• Flexible with ability to work across different time zones 
• Willing to go the extra mile with a strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful 
• Selling subscription based licenses 
• Experience leveraging the Challenger framework