Our people are the very best. They have high levels of self-motivation, which results in exceptional performance. We care deeply about our customers and take pride in delivering top class customer service.  We instinctively find practical solutions to complex problems. We take personal responsibility for our actions and embrace teamwork. At Mimecast we strive to win and celebrate our success.

This role is based within our Enterprise Accounts Sales team here at Mimecast and we are looking for an exceptional person with strong sales and leadership skills for the eastern region.

The ideal candidate will be a highly experienced sales professional that exhibits a high level of leadership qualities both in terms of inspiring their teams but also delivering consistently high results.

• Senior leader in charge of all sales activities for large accounts in territory
  • Develops, or participates with the Senior Staff, in the development of the Strategic go-to-market Plan for large accounts
  • Provides leadership to the day-to-day operations of the sales department, while maintaining focus on the company’s strategic goals
  • Establishes performance goals for all sales department employees, and monitors performance on a continual basis
  • Develops and/or maintains and improves business relations with all customers & partners of the Company
  • Responsible for driving revenue and use learning’s from that experience to refine sales processes and to build an appropriate team
  • Attract, retain, train, and motivate a diverse sales force
  • Achieve monthly / quarterly / annual business targets
  • Sign up to and execute against a set of end to end sales methodology and process (Force Management)

Key Performance Indicator’s:

• Weekly end user activities 
• Forecasting accuracy
• Pipeline stats
• Account penetration and incremental growth

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years in sales leadership/management position in IT (ideally within email / messaging / security / or storage
• Demonstrable track record of successfully leading direct and indirect sales teams
• Proven ability to build integrated sales and marketing plans
• Ability to manage risks, priorities and expectations in a fast-paced environment 
• Superior problem-solving and analytical skills 
• Proven capability of developing talent from within the business
• Ability to work with and gain input and resources from multiple teams and disciplines
• Demonstrated story of customer history

Desirable skills: 

• Strong business / commercial acumen 
• Strong communication skills (Written and Verbal)

 Person Specification: 

• Results-oriented with a positive outlook
• A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance and that of their team members
• Comfortable with a high performance and dynamic environment 
• Thrives to improve everything they do
• Leads from the front

Mimecast is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.  Mimecast is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the interview and employment process, and to use our online system to apply for a position.  Call us at (617) 393-7000 or send an email to [email protected] to request reasonable accommodations.

Mimecast will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.