Full-Time

Director – Commercial & Mid-Market Sales

Dallas / Boston

Posted on 9/9/2024

Harness

Harness

1,001-5,000 employees

Intelligent software delivery and cloud cost management

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Junior, Mid

Boston, MA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Dallas, TX, USA

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Salesforce
Requirements
  • At least 1-3 years formal sales leadership experience building and leading high performance sales teams.
  • High career trajectory and potential.
  • Experience in a start-up environment.
  • Consistent overachievement in previous roles.
  • Experience practicing and implementing a sales methodology, such as MEDDIC.
  • History of accurate forecasting and business reporting.
  • Experience in working with Salesforce and other sales oriented tracking tools.
Responsibilities
  • Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly and yearly revenue targets
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive regional plan
  • Accelerate customer adoption
  • Continually build and grow a robust sales pipeline
  • Work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
  • Lead contract negotiations
  • Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts
  • Ensure customer happiness and success
  • Help to recruit and build the team

Harness offers intelligent software delivery and cloud cost management solutions, focusing on automating the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) process. Its platform helps businesses streamline their software development lifecycle, while its Cloud Cost Management tool detects and addresses cost anomalies in real-time to optimize cloud spending. Operating on a subscription-based model, Harness serves a diverse range of clients, from large enterprises to startups, aiming to enhance software delivery efficiency while maintaining quality and security.

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$389.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

23%

1 year growth

29%

2 year growth

28%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Harness's $150M funding will enhance AI capabilities and expand market reach.
  • Inclusion in Forbes 2024 Cloud 100 boosts Harness's brand reputation and customer trust.
  • Acquisition of OverOps enhances error analysis, improving application performance insights.

What critics are saying

  • Integration of OverOps may cause service disruptions if not managed well.
  • Generative AI tools like Google's Gemini 2.0 pose competitive pressure on Harness.
  • $150M funding increases pressure for rapid growth, risking strategic missteps.

What makes Harness unique

  • Harness offers a unique Cloud Cost Management solution for real-time cost anomaly detection.
  • The platform integrates AI to automate tasks like build failure resolution and security checks.
  • Harness provides a self-managed enterprise edition for Kubernetes, offering infrastructure flexibility.

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Benefits

Competitive salary and early-stage stock options

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Flexible work schedule

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Time Off & Parental Leave

Monthly, quarterly, & annual social and team building events

TGIF-Off program

Remote office stipend

Monthly internet reimbursement

Monthly Food & Beverage Reimbursement Program

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