Sales Director, New Business - Financial Services

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About The Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, driven, and accomplished Sales Director, focused on managing a New Business sales team in the Financial Services market. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth company and sell an award-winning product that is rapidly getting adopted across the market, and this person will be able to make a significant contribution to the company’s growth and future success.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of relevant sales experience with B2B SaaS solutions and a customer network in the Financial Services market (buy side and sell side).
• Extensive prior management experience, preferably in a New Business capacity.
• Proven leader. You are someone who inspires confidence and motivates both internal teams and prospects to drive towards common goals.
• High ownership - you are focused on the task at hand, recognizing opportunities for improvement while consistently driving towards targets and building a culture around performance. You hold your team accountable to KPIs and Revenue outcomes.
• Proven track record of managing teams that exceed sales targets; we maintain a team of top sales performers and a great winning culture. Reputation for consistently delivering results and setting the example for work ethic, initiative, enthusiasm, and commitment, while holding yourself and your team accountable.
• Excellent at building C Level and Senior business relationships with clients. You build trust and credibility with key stakeholders, decision-makers and influencers and are focused on creating long term partnerships with the prospect.
• Strong Consultative Selling skills. Ability to listen actively, ask insightful questions, and uncover the real needs of the client, becoming a trusted partner. Use your knowledge of the industry, competitive environment, and client experiences to identify trends and stay ahead of customer needs.
• Partner with cross functional leaders across Sales Development, Marketing, Sales Enablement, Product, and Pre-sales Specialist teams to deliver strong resul

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We offer a competitive benefits program, a generous commission plan with uncapped earning potential as well as equity.

Base Compensation Range
$175,000 — $241,000 USD

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