About the role
- Lead enterprise new business and expansion motion across the Western U.S.; own regional strategy, execution, and performance
- Build and scale a high-performing team of Regional Directors/Managers and Enterprise Account Executives; hire, develop, and retain leadership and AEs
- Define territory strategy and coverage for key West markets; establish annual/quarterly goals, quota allocation, and operating rhythm
- Drive attainment of new ARR, expansion, and retention targets; maintain disciplined pipeline coverage, forecast accuracy, and win rates
- Personally engage on top strategic opportunities, navigating complex procurement, security, and legal cycles; multi-thread to CIO/CTO/CISO/VP Eng
- Partner with Customer Success and Product to convert PLG usage into enterprise standards and drive seat and workspace expansion
- Implement rigorous methodologies, stage definitions, exit criteria, and dashboards for pipeline quality, cycle times, and conversion
- Collaborate tightly with Solutions Engineering, Field Marketing/ABM, RevOps, and Alliances (incl. AWS co-sell and marketplace) to accelerate deals
- Represent Postman with West-region enterprise executives and at industry events; communicate API-first platform narrative and ROI
- Leverage Alliances/Channel teams to amplify reach via AWS Marketplace, GSI/RSI relationships, and strategic technology partners
- Analyze territory performance, refine messaging and plays by vertical, and codify best practices
- Report to the CRO; operate with rigor in pipeline generation, forecast accuracy, and deal execution
Requirements
- 12+ years in enterprise SaaS sales with 5+ years in leadership (managing managers preferred)
- Expertise with developer tools / API platforms and value drivers like governance, security, reliability, and productivity
- Proven track record leading a West-region or equivalent enterprise territory to ≥100%+ attainment across new and expansion ARR
- Experience selling developer tools into digital-native companies a plus
- Demonstrated success closing multi-year, multi-product platform deals with CIO/CTO/CISO/VP Eng buyers and complex procurement/legal processes
- Methodology fluency (e.g., MEDDICC, Challenger) and a rigorous operating cadence for pipeline quality, stage exit criteria, and forecast discipline
- Experience converting PLG/land-and-expand usage into enterprise standards; skilled at multi-threading and executive alignment
- Strong partnership chops with Solutions Engineering and Customer Success to drive expansion, adoption, and value realization
- Excellent people leadership: hiring, coaching, and scaling organizations with a metrics-driven, inclusive culture
- Willingness to travel across the West region for customer meetings and team events
- World-class communication and executive-ready presentation skills
- Action-oriented operator comfortable coaching in deals and removing blockers
- pay-on-performance philosophy
- flexible schedule
- full medical coverage
- flexible PTO
- wellness reimbursement
- monthly lunch stipend
- wellness programs to support physical and mental health
- frequent team-building events
- donation-matching program
- hybrid work model (San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Hyderabad, New York: expected 3 days/week in office)
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
enterprise SaaS salesdeveloper toolsAPI platformspipeline qualityforecast accuracymulti-year platform dealsMEDDICCChallenger methodologygovernancesecurity
Soft skills
people leadershiphiringcoachingscaling organizationscommunicationpresentation skillsaction-orientedmetrics-driveninclusive cultureexecutive alignment