Sales Country Manager

**Job Summary**: ***The Sales Country Manager is responsible and held accountable for all aspects of InterSystems business in Spain and Portugal. The focus of the role is to increase revenue and sales by acting as an ambassador to our customers and the marketplace. It is ultimately accountable for the business' Profit & Loss, and is charged with developing and executing the strategy that should result in ongoing maintenance of a satisfied and stable install customer base. The Sales Country Manager is also responsible for expanding the customer base within, but not exclusively in, the emerging market for healthcare information systems. The Sales Country Manager is also an ambassador to the customers and marketplace as well as being a spokesperson for the company. Since many of the people we deal with are owners of companies the Sales Country Manager must be someone they see as adding value to discussion with them. **Functions & Responsibilities**: The Sales Country Manager will be responsible for the following: - Initiate, develop, and implement sales-oriented customer events, activities, campaigns, company and product presentations and trade fairs - Provide operational leadership to the Iberia team - Develop and execute the annual business plan for InterSystems in Iberia - Conduct an analysis of Iberia market data, trends, and customer needs to align with executive management on market opportunities and threats within the region. - Maintain and build relationships with customers, government bodies and other important industry stakeholders. - Oversee the management of the sales team, through assigning individual or team targets, supporting and motivating sales executives in achieving their plans and providing mentoring and career development opportunities - Focus on enhancing relationships with our existing client base and developing and winning new customers in Spain and Portugal. - Develop and evaluate KPI's aligned to the business plan for short-, mid - and long-term adjustments. - Develop relationships with local large Systems Integration partners, including co-development of opportunities, joint bid activities and allocation of resources - Coordinate the deployment of pre-sales resources in sales activities in conjunction with the pre-sales leadership, including qualification of leads and priority setting - Negotiate and influence at "C level", resulting in contracts and agreements - Ensure the smooth and effective handover of customers to the Professional Services team, with ongoing care and attention to ensure 100% reference ability of customers within the region - Act as a role model in line with InterSystems' standards of conduct - Work in cooperation with other Business Units across InterSystems both locally and globally, ensuring a cohesive team environment - Encourage strong employee engagement through inspirational and entrepreneurial leadership - Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff, retention, and career development for employees **Experience** - At least fifteen years of relevant experience in the information technology software and services market in Spain, 10+ year experience, selling at senior executive levels (C level), 5+ years of sales management experience in a large multinational software vendor - Possess a demonstratable track record of driving organizations to success and increasing revenue Quarter on Quarter - Proven experience successfully managing and motivating sales individuals to achieve performance goals. A team builder with a drive for high-performance teams to deliver on market needs while securing high customer intimacy and engagement - Demonstrable understanding of the Technology market in Spain and Portugal **About InterSystems**: