General Manager - Developer Tools
IDERA Software · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteEducationFull-time
What You'll Own
Revenue Leadership & Sales Management
- Lead and develop sales managers and individual contributors
- Build a culture of accountability, execution, and continuous improvement
- Drive rigorous pipeline management, deal inspection, and forecast accuracy
- Establish operating discipline around:
- Pipeline coverage
- Pipeline quality
- Opportunity progression
- Conversion rates
- Sales productivity
- Forecasting and variance analysis
- Personally participate in strategic opportunities and key customer relationships
- Improve sales methodologies, qualification standards, and execution consistency
- Own annual planning, territory design, quota setting, and capacity modeling
- Drive predictable growth through both direct and partner-assisted sales motions
- General Management & Business Ownership
- Revenue growth
- Profitability
- Gross margin
- Professional services performance
- Customer retention and expansion
- Forecast predictability
- Product, Marketing & Strategy
- Influence product roadmap priorities based on customer and market feedback
- Improve product positioning and messaging
- Evaluate market opportunities and growth initiatives
- Optimize pricing, packaging, and monetization strategies
- Identify new growth vectors across products, customer segments, and channels
What We're Looking For
Required Experience
- 7+ years of B2B software leadership experience
- Significant experience leading sales organizations and managing frontline sales leaders
- Demonstrated success building predictable revenue growth through disciplined sales management
- Strong forecasting, pipeline management, and deal execution skills
- Proven ability to recruit, coach, and develop high-performing teams
- Experience working closely with product, marketing, and customer-facing functions
- Strong analytical and financial acumen
- Comfort operating with full accountability for business outcomes
Preferred Experience
- Prior Regional/Territory, General Manager, Business Unit, or P&L ownership experience
- Developer Tools, DevOps, Infrastructure Software, or Technical Product experience
- Experience in private-equity-backed or highly metrics-driven organizations
- Experience managing professional services organizations
- Multi-product software portfolio experience
Who Thrives Here
- The strongest candidates are often:
- VP Sales leaders ready for broader business ownership
- CROs seeking their first GM role
- Business Unit leaders with strong commercial instincts
- Operators who aspire to become CEOs
Why This Role
- Lead an established software business with meaningful scale
- Own a full P&L and learn every aspect of operating a software company
- Gain direct exposure to product, marketing, services, and strategy
- Build the skills required to become a future CEO
- Deliver measurable business impact with significant autonomy and accountability
Equal Opportunity Employer
- An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.