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Manager, Field Sales

US-MI-East Lansing
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Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.

Wage Notice $110,000-$140,000 + Commission Job Description

$110,000-$140,000 + Commission

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

The Manager, Field Sales is a leadership-level position that is responsible for managing and growing the Company's sales pipeline and leading, coaching and managing a team to successfully deliver on their respective annual sales goals, and achieving high customer satisfaction. 

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

·         Delivering a sales capability that drives customer affinity and scalable, sustainable growth.

·         Managing a team of field and inside Account Managers. This team consists of Account Managers responsible for customer health, account management and meeting annual sales objectives.

·         Increasing product revenue market share within the carrier and agency customer accounts.

·         Managing and coordinating the tactical and strategic direction of sales representatives engaged in promoting and selling solutions and account management.

·         Strong mentoring and adherence to set Vertafore best practices and methodologies.

·         Recommends changes to current sales techniques or procedures based on team performance and new selling techniques.

·         Achieving sales at or above stated quota and goals.

·         Monitoring, supporting and coaching sales representatives with cold calling, prospecting, web-ex sales presentations and demonstrations, follow-up calls and closings.

·         Responsible for territory value growth and customer satisfaction within assigned territory.

Skills & Requirements

Qualifications:

·         5-7 years of proven success in Business-to-Business application software sales, account management and/or sales management

·         Proven success in professional sales, preferably in enterprise solutions selling within the Financial Services industry, which includes insurance.

·         Demonstrated ability to follow sound business ethics when executing job responsibilities to build and maintain customer confidence 

·         Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills with an aptitude for building strong, meaningful team and client relationships 

·         Proven track record of achieving goals and quotas 

·         Understanding of Salesforce.com and other key sales technologies used for Business Development, Opportunity creation and activity tracking 

·         Works highly independently, taking accountability and ownership

·         Strong technical skills – Web Conferencing, MS Office, CRM software 

·         Successfully mastered the following skills: Sales Management, aggressive cold/warm calling, prospecting, product demonstration and closing.

·         Experience with coaching and mentoring.

 

Additional Requirements and Details:

·         Travel required up to 20% of the time.

·         Located and working from an office location when required.

·         Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

·         Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

·         Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

·         Frequent sitting and/or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

·        Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

·        Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

·        Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

·        Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

·        Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

·        We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Qualifications

The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics.  Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance.  Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs.  Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

 

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

We want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone.  if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@vertafore.com

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