Sales Director

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Sales Director – SaaS (Public Sector)

Permanent

Remote

Full Time Monday – Friday

Harper Recruitment Group are working with a leading technology provider to recruit a Sales Director to accelerate SaaS adoption across the UK Public Sector. This role is ideal for an ambitious sales professional with experience managing complex government accounts and delivering transformative cloud solutions.

As the Sales Director, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth within Public Sector accounts. You will focus on building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, navigating intricate procurement processes, and positioning cloud-based solutions that enable digital transformation across government organisations. This is an individual contributor role with high visibility and impact.

What will the role involve?

• Deliver and exceed revenue targets for SaaS solutions across Public Sector clients
• Create and implement account strategies to expand presence across central government, local authorities, NHS, and other public bodies
• Lead the end-to-end enterprise sales process including prospecting, qualification, presenting solutions, negotiating and closing deals
• Engage with senior decision makers to influence technology adoption and support digital transformation initiatives
• Collaborate with internal teams, including solutions engineering, customer success, and legal, to produce proposals and ensure smooth onboarding
• Keep up to date with Public Sector priorities such as cloud-first initiatives, cybersecurity, and service modernisation
• Represent the organisation at industry events and forums to strengthen market presence and pipeline

Who are we looking for?

• Demonstrated success selling SaaS or cloud solutions to UK Public Sector organisations
• Strong knowledge of government procurement frameworks (e.g., G-Cloud, CCS) and compliance processes
• Experience managing long, complex sales cycles and closing high-value, multi-year agreements
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence executives
• Self-driven and capable of working independently while collaborating across teams
• Understanding of cloud transformation and public sector digital strategies advantageous
• Awareness of government security, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements

What’s in it for you?

• Superb associated company benefits
• Opportunity to significantly influence earning potential
• Reputable, global product
• Spearheading technology

Apply NOW to avoid disappointment! Due to the large volume of applications, we receive, we are unfortunately unable to contact all candidates. If you have not heard from a consultant within the next three days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.