Your Challenge
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Develop and execute a regional go-to-market strategy across EMEA and APAC that aligns with Ataccama's global revenue goals, ideal customer profile, and local market opportunity. Identify high-potential markets, verticals, and partner channels across EMEA and APAC, and tailor the sales approach to regional nuances.
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Hire, mentor, and lead a team of enterprise sellers across international markets, set clear performance and cultural expectations, and ensure learning and development mechanisms are in place for team members to achieve our goals.
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Stay directly involved in key deals, supporting the team through complex sales cycles, deal risks, negotiations, and challenges.
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Build and maintain relationships with senior executives at key customers and partners across international markets.
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Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across a multicultural, multi-region team. Champion collaborative cross-functional communication.
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Work with counterparts in Marketing, Business Development, and Partnerships to develop repeatable playbooks for winning new logos and building regional channels.
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Partner with Customer Success to build a practical, repeatable approach to expanding existing accounts.
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Maintain accurate pipeline visibility and run regular forecast calls and deal reviews.
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Ensure Salesforce hygiene, enablement session attendance, and adherence to all global sales processes and expectations across the international team
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Cultivate a focus on continuous pipeline building, monitoring pipeline health and activity levels to ensure consistent pipeline:quota coverage at the AE and team levels
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Stay close to customers and markets across regions to understand where we're winning, where we're not, and why, and translate those insights into adjustments in strategy, positioning, and execution.
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Handle escalations and support at-risk deals when needed.
Is This You?
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Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field. MBA is a plus.
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10+ years in enterprise software sales, with at least 5 years in a senior sales leadership role; experience building and scaling international sales organizations across EMEA and/or APAC strongly preferred.
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Experience operating across international markets and adapting go-to-market strategies to regional and cultural nuances.
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Experience in data management, or a strong understanding of the data management and governance landscape, highly preferred.
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Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing, multicultural sales teams.
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Experience selling into large, complex organizations and navigating long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
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Strong judgement in deals, prioritization, and team leadership.
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Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
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Strategic thinker with the ability to execute and drive results.
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Highly analytical and data driven, with the ability to consume and generate insights from pipeline, forecast, and bookings data.
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Willing and able to travel 40% across EMEA and APAC for customer meetings, team engagement, and industry events.
Senior Director of International Sales in London employer: Ataccama
Ataccama is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and innovative work culture, perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the data management industry. With a strong emphasis on employee growth and development, we offer comprehensive training programs and opportunities for advancement, all while being part of a collaborative team that values creativity and strategic thinking. Located in vibrant regions across EMEA and APAC, our employees enjoy a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages work-life balance and personal well-being.