Director, Sales and Marketing

This is an opportunity to own and drive all facets of Harris Affinity Decision Support sales activities.

This is a hybrid director / sale representative position that requires a strong blend of management and strategic selling principals.

The Director of sales is responsible for the continuous flow of leads and bookings for services and products.

We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter and team player, with a focus on team and client success, and business operations efficiency.

The candidate will manage and inspire a small team of sales representatives and holds P&L responsibility and forecasting for Sales.

What your impact will be:


* Manage all sales activities, ensuring a well-balanced sales process that achieves the strategic and sales plan.


* Achieve performance objectives (quota attainment, reporting, and communication) for self and team.


* Ensures accurate financial forecasting including bookings, expenses, and ways to maintain or improve financial ratios.


* Develops quota and commission plans that drive bookings while retaining business unit’s earnings, as well as cross-sell and equitable sales relationships with other business units and partners.


* Assist sales in qualifying opportunities and prospects.

Works with representatives and prospects on a strategic level, understanding both short-term and long-term goals and opportunities.

Present credible experience/solutions to the key decision makers.


* Continually evaluates sales structure achieves business unit strategy, international expansions, and year-over-year organic growth.


* Capture ideas and identify new revenue stream opportunities that can be researched and explored for feasibility through contact with prospects/clients, initiating industry comparisons and conducting competitive benchmarking.


* Participate in business unit strategy development as an integral member of the senior leadership team.


* Communicating industry trends and emerging new technologies that can provide the organization with a competitive advantage.


* Works as a team member with other departments to ensure that customer expectations are met.  Coordinate meetings, communications, and activities with all departments, especially Operations, to ensure all “before the sale” and “after the sale” activities are executed seamlessly and resolve customer processes.


* Perform a full range of leadership responsibilities which may include but not be limited to interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees, assigning and directing work, and driving performance management.


* Communicate strategy developments, provide ongoing executive updates, prioritize initiatives, and escalate roadblocks to executive leadership


* Other duties as assigned by EVP


* Long-distance or air travel is required as needed, approximately 50%.

What we are looking for:


* Minimum of five years of sales and marketing management experience pre...