Sales Director

About the role

The Sales Director at Denodo will be responsible for the management and execution of direct sales in the assigned region. This is an individual contributor sales opportunity in a fast-paced and rapidly growing company, working closely with experienced sales and marketing leadership and supported by a strong technical team.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage the implementation of strategic sales plans for assigned territory.
• Research and identify customer prospects and targets.
• Meet individual sales quotas based on corporate and regional revenue targets.
• Achieve new customer acquisition targets and implement expansion strategies.
• Work with partner channels sales team to identify, source, onboard appropriate channel & alliances partners and drive revenue through both direct and indirect channels.
• Set and execute customer acquisition strategy across direct inbound and through the partner ecosystem within the assigned set of accounts and/or territory.
• Develop and actively maintain sales forecasts across assigned accounts and territory.
• Measure and report the result of sales and plan execution.

Requirements

• 10+ years of results-driven enterprise software sales experience.
• 5+ years of experience in selling enterprise software.
• Good knowledge and experience with Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Databases, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, AI/ML concepts and products.
• Good understanding of enterprise IT architectures and corporate data strategies and solutions.
• Capable of managing all aspects of the sales cycle from cold calling prospects to negotiating enterprise-wide contracts.
• Ability to present technical concepts and business solutions clearly through demonstrations and proposals.
• Exemplary written and oral communications skills with ability to engage with a wide range of customer roles (C-suite, Executives, Subject Matter Experts, and Enterprise Architects).
• Good organizational, prospecting, and follow-up skills.
• A team player with the highest level of integrity.
• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline, computer science, or engineering with an MBA preferred, or equivalent work experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in leveraging Employee Advocacy and Social Media to network with industry peers, share thought leadership content, and enhance brand visibility to support sales engagement and relationship building.