AE Manager at BrightEdge

London, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SaaS, SEOIndustries

Requirements

  • 5–10 years of SaaS sales experience, including at least 1+ years in a frontline management or team lead capacity
  • Proven track record of leading AEs who close enterprise or upper mid-market level deals
  • Strong understanding of complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles within digital marketing, analytics, or MarTech
  • Skilled at developing sales talent—coaching reps through discovery, business case development, and negotiation
  • Excellent communication, forecasting, and operational rigor
  • Experience using Salesforce and sales productivity tools (Gong, Outreach, Clari, etc.)
  • Strategic thinker who can balance short-term execution with long-term team scaling
  • Must be working in high-velocity sales environment on either a monthly or quarterly quota

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 Enterprise and Upper Mid-Market Account Executives to exceed monthly sales targets
  • Drive accountability through consistent pipeline management, forecast accuracy, and deal inspection in Salesforce
  • Participate in high-value enterprise deals by providing strategic direction, executive presence, and negotiation support
  • Conduct regular 1:1s and team sessions focused on skills development, prospecting discipline, and effective value-based selling
  • Analyze performance, identify market opportunities, and implement data-driven sales plans
  • Recruit, onboard, and ramp new sales hires to ensure rapid productivity

Skills

SaaS sales
enterprise sales
pipeline management
Salesforce
team leadership
deal negotiation
prospecting
forecasting
value-based selling
sales coaching

BrightEdge

Enterprise SEO and content marketing platform

About BrightEdge

BrightEdge provides an enterprise SEO and content marketing platform that helps businesses enhance their online presence and engage customers. The platform offers tools for understanding customer search behavior, enabling companies to create targeted content. BrightEdge stands out from competitors by focusing on actionable insights that help businesses track and optimize their SEO efforts. The goal is to empower companies to improve their digital strategies, leading to increased visibility and revenue.

Foster City, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2007Year Founded
$60.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
15-23 days Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
Stock Options
401(k)
6 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave
4 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave
Competitive Salaries
SEO Certification Courses
Team Events & Socials
Free Friday Lunches
Fully Stocked Kitchen
Collaborative Work Environments

Risks

SearchGPT's emergence could disrupt BrightEdge's reliance on Google-dominated SEO strategies.
Google's AI-powered SGE may alter the SEO landscape, affecting BrightEdge's business model.
The decline in Google's dominance may force BrightEdge to diversify platform compatibility.

Differentiation

BrightEdge's S3 platform offers real-time content engagement measurement across all digital channels.
The company serves 57% of Fortune 100 companies, showcasing its industry trust and reliability.
BrightEdge's DataMind Insights provides data-driven decision-making for targeted content creation.

Upsides

Generative AI in search offers new opportunities for BrightEdge to innovate and provide insights.
BrightEdge's live SGE update monitoring helps brands navigate the evolving search landscape.
The shift to multimodal search allows BrightEdge to expand content optimization tools.

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