
Managing Director – Australia
Aspire Software
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇦🇺 Australia
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Lead
About the role
- Own the long-range, annual, and quarterly financial and non-financial goals
- Develop and communicate a clear vision of goals and objectives, strategies, and philosophies about growth, revenue generation, profitability, and customer care
- Manage day-to-day operations, including sales performance, opportunity management, forecasting, R&D capacity, and customer support
- Attend promotional events which include but not limited to tradeshows and panels
- Drive revenue growth, working with the sales team to identify new opportunities and execute growth strategies including cross/upsell and entering adjacent markets
- Develop and implement best in class sales operations and sales infrastructure to enable effective scale and ensure process discipline
- Develop and maintain competitive intelligence programs, generating industry trend reports to inform new feature and product development
- Improve use of Salesforce and other internal tools to increase forecasting capability, implement targets, and provide actionable insights to executive team and board of directors
- Create and implement KPIs for sales team to measure performance and productivity (ex: CAC / LTV) ; develop performance dashboards and establish reporting process (measure NRR and MRR trends)
- Work with sales leaders in establishing quotas, budgets, compensation plans and pricing optimization
- Manage key relationships with large accounts is mandatory
- Execute an effective, long-term customer success program for clients
- Implement and maintain client support initiatives
- Facilitate both in-house and client training sessions
- Monitor and document Customer Success metrics, including program usage, satisfaction levels, ticket throughput, and resolution
- Coordinate the administration of annual customer satisfaction surveys (NPS) and other communication tools
- Ensure clear product roadmaps are established, followed, and adapted to meet market needs
- Balance investment in R&D with maintenance efforts to maximize new customer growth and retain existing clients while maintaining efficient Customer Care and R&D operations
- Track Product Manager prioritization of R&D tasks, ensuring they are entered into the corporate system and executed by software developers
- Facilitate the growth of Product Managers by aligning their activities with job descriptions
- Ensure we are delivering profitable projects by monitoring billable utilizations, staff OPEX and contribution margin
- Establish strategies to increase NRR
- Track on a monthly basis results with the Head of Professional Services
- Review with Senior Management and the team:
- Advance performance by driving improvements in revenue, profit, customer retention, loss prevention, and expense ratios
- Annual, quarterly, and monthly revenue results/forecasts and costs
- Participate in the development of internal department policies and programs to support quality and growth
- Drive P&L, ROI, EBITDA, rule of 40 and ARR/ IRR performance of businesses and ensure companies are meeting organizational objectives
- Partnering with your HR lead in:
- Driving talent retention and development
- Complying with local employment legislation
- Developing a true local company culture
- Engage in M&A activities, working closely with the Valsoft investment group on acquisition strategy and M&A initiatives
- Oversee post-acquisition initiatives to integrate companies into your business unit, focusing on operational transformation and implementation of efficiencies
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience in senior leadership roles within the software or technology sector
- Strong skills in developing and executing strategic business plans across multiple functions
- Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth and market expansion
- Hands-on approach to managing daily operations and improving operational excellence
- Exceptional leadership with the ability to inspire and manage cross-functional teams
- Results-oriented with a focus on achieving targets and continuous improvement
- Strong commitment to customer success and care
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for influencing stakeholders
- Innovative, proactive, and adaptable with a collaborative mindset
- Legally authorized to work in the Australia without sponsorship.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial goalssales performanceforecastingcustomer supportKPI developmentcustomer satisfaction metricsP&L managementROI analysisEBITDA performanceM&A activities
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic planningcross-functional team managementresults-orientedcustomer success focuscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsinnovative mindsetproactive approachadaptability