Regional Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Redpanda Data
US - East
$187.5k
AI data infrastructure for the Enterprise
Job no longer available
AI data infrastructure for the Enterprise
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$187.5k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the best present and future of streaming data.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in Open Source software and Saas business models. Proficiency in Cloud and Infrastructure software is a minimum requirement
- 10+ years of Enterprise Sales experience with a demonstrated track record of success exceeding sales quotas selling security, networking and/or software solutions
- 5+ years leading a sales team focused on growing new business and new logos
- Strong hunter mentality: direct experience managing teams responsible for creating new demand, new customer acquisition, and sourcing new pipeline
- A winner mindset, someone who holds themselves accountable to consistent over-achievement
- Successful experience closing complex Enterprise sales with multiple buying influences in new or emerging solution categories
- Experience managing and closing deals of $200K+ as well as high-value transactions above $1M+
- Experience establishing and fostering strong relationships with potential partners and customers at executive levels
- Strong presentation and communications skills, competent translating technical features into business value
- Familiarity and experience using consultative, value-based sales methodologies (Force Management, Challenger Sale, MEDDIC, etc.)
- Redundant to 2 bullets above
- Comfortable working in a highly fast-paced environment
- Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding assigned annual/quarterly goals and targets
What the job involves
- As a Regional VP, Enterprise Sales, you will help qualify and close opportunities through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations as well as manage a team of Enterprise Account Executives
- Articulate and evangelize the vision and positioning of both the company and products, and secure strategic commercial commitments
- Create a healthy pipeline of revenue and new logos for your target accounts
- Accurately forecast business on a quarterly cadence
- Effectively communicate with management, legal, and deal desk to ensure proper execution of documents and correct process, and follow instructions or recommendations set by these teams and company management
- Attract, hire, and manage a world class team of enterprise sellers & leaders within budget and timing align with company targets; build a high-performing team of top talent, fostering their professional growth, and providing ongoing training and development opportunities
- Clearly articulate, manage and enable enterprise leaders & sellers to hit all key productivity metrics and milestones of growth
- Instill a disciplined approach to pipeline generation leveraging all available resources including field sales, marketing, channel partners, and sales development to accelerate new business
- Develop an overall sales execution strategy for the area under leadership resulting in strong execution and collaborative team selling
- Partner closely with Sales Engineering leaders and team members to deliver outstanding product demonstrations and a repeatable technology validation / proof-of-concept program
- Build a strong partnership with existing customers that focuses on value realization and customer retention delivered through high renewal rates, rapid upsell expansion, and customer referrals
- Effectively forecast monthly / quarterly revenue to executive leadership through disciplined deal inspection and forecast methodology
- Identify, cultivate, and close new business at executive levels (CISO/CIO/CTO) in enterprise accounts within the designated territory
Our take
When dealing with real-time data streaming workloads, the simpler the infrastructure the better. Redpanda was developed as an alternative to the complex industry standard, Apache Kafka (which needed to be used in tandem with ZooKeeper). Redpanda’s Kafka-compatible platform increases businesses’ operational efficiency by allowing them to switch to a single platform.
With its platform running on hundreds of thousands of machines, Redpanda supports users to run the software that they’ve already invested in while addressing and eliminating past pain points. Building on its success with data streaming, the company is now pioneering the "Agentic Data Plane", a new AI infrastructure feature that enables enterprises to connect AI agents with their data and systems.
With this new direction, Redpanda ensures it remains a key player in the industry - as it supports the new endeavours of its established customer base. Having raised strong funding in the past, the company has continued to expand marketing and R&D efforts to increase its reach and support its growth plans moving forward.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$100m
SERIES D
Jun 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $265.5m
Company benefits
- Remote first: We’re a remote-first company that puts humans first. We advocate for working wherever you're most productive
- Comprehensive healthcare: We’ve got you covered with a mix of plans ranging from fully-paid medical, dental and vision, to premium coverage
- 401(k) matching: Our 401(k) plans let you save for your future. And for our US and UK employees — we match
- Unlimited PTO: Take time to relax and recharge. Option to select region-specific holidays. Our vacation policy puts you in control
- Home office & education reimbursement: $1,000 to gear-up your home office, $50 towards each wifi bill, $500 to invest in your learning and development annually
- Redpanda swag: Hands down the coolest swag in our industry! Your family will steal it. Guaranteed
Company HQ
Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Alexander Gallego
(Founder & CEO)Founder & previous CTO of Concord Systems, Inc. Previous Principal Software Engineer at Akamai Technologies, and was a Software Engineer at both YeildMo and FactSet Research Systems. Also worked as a REU - Student Researcher for the Polytechnic Institute of New York Univeristy.
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