Strategic Sales Director, Iberia

3 нед. назад

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Founding Strategic Sales Director for Iberia managing large strategic accounts and driving complex sales cycles in Spain and Portugal for AI-driven customer experience solutions.

Обязанности

As a founding Strategic Sales Director for Iberia, you will own 8-12 of the largest strategic accounts across Spain and/or Portugal — IBEX35-caliber banking, telco, insurance, utilities, and travel enterprises. You'll run complex, multi-level sales cycles from 6 to 18 months, build both the business case and the technical win alongside your Solutions Consultant, and drive long-term land-and-expand strategy while continuing to bring in new logos.
As part of the founding Iberia team, you'll work alongside a 10-person Madrid-based org (SDR, SC, and Customer Success) and help shape the region's go-to-market strategy from the ground up.
Manage a portfolio of 8-12 top strategic accounts in Spain and/or Portugal
Generate your own pipeline — drives strong inbound, but Strategic AEs are expected to self-source roughly 50% of pipeline
Orchestrate complex, multi-level sales cycles (6-18 months) across buying committees, procurement, legal, and security
Build the business case and the technical win in partnership with your Solutions Consultant and extended team
Drive land-and-expand strategy with a long-term vision for each account, while continuing to prioritize new-logo acquisition
Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and Engineering to deliver an exceptional customer experience

Требования

8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, including at least 4 years as a quota-carrying individual contributor selling into large Spanish enterprises (IBEX35 or equivalent: banking, telco, insurance, utilities, travel)
Verified track record closing deals of €500K+ ARR / €1M+ TCV, including at least one deal exceeding €1M TCV at an IBEX35-caliber account
New-logo hunting as your primary motion — majority of attainment historically from net-new logos rather than installed-base expansion
Experience navigating complex 6-18 month cycles, including RFPs, buying committees, and procurement/legal/security review in regulated industries
Existing C-level/VP network within Spanish enterprise accounts

Будет плюсом

CX / contact center / conversational AI domain exposure (CCaaS, WEM, analytics, virtual agents)
Experience opening a market or territory from zero for a hyper-growth vendor
Experience co-selling with SIs and channel partners (e.g. Accenture, Telefónica Tech, Sabio-type ecosystem)
Familiarity with Ley SAC and Spanish regulatory drivers in customer service
MEDDPICC (or equivalent) formally trained

Условия

We offer a comprehensive and people-first benefits package to support you at work and in life:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with plans to fit you and your family
Flexible PTO to take the time you need, when you need it
Paid parental leave for all new parents welcoming a new child
Remote work setup budget to help you create a productive home office
Monthly wellness and communication stipend to keep you connected and balanced
’s approach to compensation is simple: recognize impact, reward excellence, and invest in our people. We offer competitive, location-based pay that reflects the market and what each individual brings to the table.
The posted base salary range represents what we expect to pay for this role in a given location. Final offers are shaped by factors like experience, skills, education, and geography. In addition to base pay, total compensation includes equity and a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family.
This role is variable target compensation eligible. There is potential to exceed target earnings when goals are surpassed.

Другое

unlocks the true potential of the customer experience, turning every conversation into a competitive advantage. ’s unified AI platform combines conversational AI agents, real-time human agent augmentation, and comprehensive conversation intelligence to drive revenue and efficiency gains across every channel. The world’s leading companies, including United Airlines, Cox Communications, and Marriott, use to power world-class customer experiences every day. 
Born from the Stanford AI Lab, has raised more than $270 million from the world’s leading investors, including a16z, Greylock, and Sequoia. ’s leadership includes some of the leading minds in AI today. Our CEO, Ping Wu , founded and led Google's Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platforms before joining to build the future of AI-driven customer experiences.
Over the next few years, AI is going to redefine how people all over the world interact with businesses every day. Come build that future at .
Native or negotiation-grade Spanish, fluent English; Portuguese is a strong plus
Madrid-based, with travel across the Iberian Peninsula expected
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