Hybrid Area Director, Enterprise Sales – EMEA

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About the role

  • Area Director responsible for driving sales and business growth for AuditBoard in EMEA market. Leading strategic accounts and sales teams, focusing on high-value deals and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Drive portfolio business of high velocity new “lands,” as well as the expansion of strategic accounts
  • Recruit top talent at scale who possess high intelligence, strong character and coach-ability.
  • Lead Strategic AEs in achieving individual, team, and organizational quotas
  • Drive strategic deals and accounts to six-figure and seven-figure deal victories
  • Drive and monitor account planning and execution to deliver maximum revenue potential
  • Provide strategic executive leadership for sales forecasting, territory assignments, sales mentorship, and commission planning
  • Coach sales teams by helping structure sales opportunities and deals; further assist with selling activities as appropriate; Ensure the sales team is working cohesively with operations, sales engineering, and other internal/external teams
  • Build out a predictable business focused on the end-to-end sales process.
  • Lead pricing and contract negotiations.
  • Listen and comprehend customer pain points and goals and objectives to tailor AuditBoard’s products and services.
  • Present a compelling solution of the AuditBoard suite of products to clients using the information found in the discovery phase
  • Engage with C-level prospects to position AuditBoard's strategic value proposition and drive the deal to closure
  • Leverage a values-based sales process to work with multiple client personas to close new business
  • Use a MEDDICC-based sales qualification methodology to manage sales resources and to report sales forecasts
  • Stay ahead of industry trends, competitive activity, and client opportunities
  • Attend trade shows, industry events, client meetings, and conferences – up to 30% travel
  • Engage and build relationships with AuditBoard Partners and Alliances to help drive new pipeline growth and close new business
  • Evangelize the organizational need for a strong audit, risk, and control environment to drive new pipeline and win new business.
  • Willingness to embrace the core company values of Customer Obsession, Constant Innovation, Personal Improvement, Gritty Resilience and Win-Together
  • Hyrbid work environment 2/3 days per week in London office

Requirements

  • 10+ years of related experience including 3+ direct full sales cycle experience selling enterprise B2B software, preferably SaaS GRC, finance, ERP, CRM, procurement, or adjacent sectors with 3+ years of people management experience
  • Experience leading sales in an early stage, high-growth enterprise B2B SaaS environment preferred
  • Experience in scaling a team across EMEA, focussing on France, BENELUX and Nordic regions
  • Proven line-of-business selling experience and able to engage at a C-Suite level within enterprise accounts
  • Ability to build and lead a sales organization, including quota-carrying and forecasting experience
  • Experience selling with and through alliances / partners.
  • Excellent cross-organization partnership and interpersonal skills
  • Experience devising sales strategy and contributing to enablement programs
  • A clear understanding of value-based selling with multiple examples of success
  • Strong EQ skills, able to build strong relationships internally and externally while inspiring and driving a team to deliver exceptional results.

Benefits

  • Live your best life (LYBL)! £200/mo for anything that enhances your life
  • Remote and hybrid work options, plus lunch in the Cerritos office
  • Comprehensive employee health coverage (all locations)
  • 401K with match (US) or pension with match (UK)
  • Competitive compensation & bonus program
  • Flexible Vacation (US exempt & CA) or 25 days (UK)
  • Time off for your birthday & volunteering
  • Employee resource groups
  • Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!

Job title

Area Director, Enterprise Sales – EMEA

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

£125,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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