Glean

Vice President of Sales, ANZ

1mo ago
WorldwideC-level
Glean

Vice President of Sales, ANZ

1mo ago
WorldwideC-level

Lead sales strategy and execution for Gleanwork in the ANZ region.

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  • Lead the ANZ business and deliver against bookings, pipeline, and growth targets for the market
  • Build, coach, and scale a high-performing sales team while raising the bar on execution, accountability, and talent density
  • Drive a rigorous operating rhythm around forecasting, pipeline inspection, territory planning, and execution
  • Develop strong executive relationships with customers, prospects, and partners across Australia and New Zealand
  • Partner closely with marketing, sales development, solutions engineering, customer success, partnerships, finance, people, and recruiting to drive growth in market
  • Recruit, hire, and develop exceptional sales leaders and sellers for the region
  • Help refine market coverage, segmentation, and go-to-market strategy based on customer demand and market dynamics
  • Bring market insight back into the business to inform product feedback, positioning, expansion strategy, and investment choices
  • Work effectively with cross-functional and post-sales teams in the region, including in matrixed environments
  • Operate as a senior leader within the global sales organization, collaborating closely with peers across other theaters and functional teams
  • 12+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, with meaningful experience leading regional businesses and high-performing enterprise teams
  • Strong track record of personally leading and scaling a regional sales business, ideally within ANZ
  • Deep knowledge of enterprise sales in Australia and New Zealand, with credibility and strong networks in the local market
  • Strong forecasting discipline, operational rigor, and ability to drive execution through leaders and individual contributors
  • Executive presence and credibility with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
  • Demonstrated success hiring and developing top sales talent and front-line leaders
  • A hands-on leadership style, with comfort being in the field and close to deals
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping build regional structure as the company scales
  • Ability to work across functions and influence in a matrixed environment
  • Passion for building teams, winning in competitive markets, and partnering cross-functionally to accelerate growth
  • Attract, develop, and retain top sales talent by building a high-performing, engaged, and growth-oriented sales organization.
  • Experience selling AI, search, knowledge management, productivity, collaboration, or data platform products into enterprise organizations
  • Experience building or scaling teams in ANZ at a high-growth SaaS company
  • Familiarity with founder-led or high-growth company environments
  • This role is hybrid (4 days a week in our Sydney office)