Type of contract for this position: Permanent contract
The position
Job description
As a Manager, Commercial Sales at Cribl, you’ll lead, support, and inspire a diverse team of geographically aligned Commercial Sales Representatives. Your focus will be on attracting top talent, nurturing growth, and empowering your team to excel in both new logo acquisition and account expansion—consistently exceeding ambitious quarterly and annual goals
This is more than a leadership role; it’s a unique opportunity to shape the next phase of Cribl’s Commercial GTM playbook and fuel Cribl’s continued growth
Own the Commercial sales strategy and execution for your assigned sub-region
Recruit, develop and lead a team of 5-7 Commercial Sales Representatives
Drive a repeatable new logo and expansion motion across mid-market and upper mid-market customers, aligning with Cribl’s segmentation model
Run an accurate weekly forecast, with clear upside, commit, and risk views; hold your team accountable to opportunity hygiene and SFDC discipline
Contribute to forecasting, territory design, and annual planning for the Commercial business
Manage and maintain sales ecosystem from generating leads through closing
Partner with Channel to activate partners for Commercial accounts (roadshows, events, co-selling, deal reg, and joint pipeline generation)
Be part of a proven leadership team and play a key role in developing the GTM. Reporting to the VP of Commercial Sales
We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance: Our comprehensive benefit plans have you and your family covered when it comes to the important stuff. Beyond the basics, we also have supplemental plans like accident insurance, One Medical, and FSA/HSA accounts.
Disability and income protection: When you need it most, Cribl’s disability and income protection benefits have your back, with up to 4 weeks of paid medical leave. We also cover basic life insurance with options to increase your coverage.
Mental health Care: Mental health is physical health! We offer free coaching, therapy sessions and more through Modern Health to support you in navigating all aspects of life.
Retirement plan: Saving for the future doesn’t happen all at once. We offer retirement accounts to help you make progress towards your financial goals.
Family planning: Regardless of what your family unit looks like at home, Cribl supports your journey by offering family-forming benefits from adoption, to fertility, and through postpartum. We also offer a paid gender-neutral parental leave benefit to support you and your family.
Time off: We offer generous, flexible time off for all employees and empower you to balance your work and life in the ways that suit you best. Twice a year we all log off together for a “Recharge Day”, and in December we enjoy a company-wide winter break.
Remote office perks: All new employees receive a one-time $1,000 stipend towards their home-office set up. We also offer a monthly reimbursement for phone, internet, coworking pass, or a weekly meal.
Preferred experience
Experience selling into IT, Security, and/or Operations personas and navigating complex technical and economic buyers
7+ years of experience in enterprise / commercial field sales for SaaS, security, observability, data, or infrastructure software
Strong coaching and talent development skills—you’ve successfully developed ICs into top performers and future leaders
3+ years of experience leading quota-carrying field sellers in a regional or segment leadership role (RD, first-line Director, or equivalent)
Proven track record of hitting or exceeding ARR and new logo targets in a high-growth environment
Strong sales process discipline: opportunity qualification, pipeline inspection, deal reviews, and forecast accuracy
Alignment with and enthusiasm for Cribl’s values and our mission to unlock the value of all observability and security data
Demonstrated ability to lead in a remote-first, distributed organization with cross-functional stakeholders across time zones
Ability to travel 25-40% of the time for customer and prospect meetings, regional events and partner activities, and internal offsites and QBRs