Description

Salesforce is seeking a Regional Sales Director based in Stockholm to join the commercial team!

This person will serve as a 1st line manager and key leader in the Commercial Business Unit (CBU) sales organisation, reporting into the CBU Regional Vice President in Sweden. This leader will be accountable for creating an organisation recognised for its strong Salesforce culture, commitment to Salesforce values, and an ability to drive growth across the Salesforce Clouds in the commercial segment.

Additionally, this leader will serve as a strong Business Leader, a Customer Partner and a Talent Multiplier and will have the personal drive and commitment to both understand and successfully navigate a fast-growing, global company striving towards continued growth in an evolving marketplace.

Responsibilities:

• You will be managing and developing a team of Mid market & General Business (GB) Account Executives for the Commercial Business Unit in Sweden.

• Provide support, coaching and mentorship to direct reports by participating and leading in client and prospect meetings or engaging other corporate resources as required.

• Set and execute an aggressive customer acquisition strategy to generate annual growth in ACV bookings.

• Maintain key customer relationships and develop and implement strategies for growing commercial sales in Sweden.

• Driving go-to-market execution and pipeline generation initiatives, supported by strong cross functional collaboration & execution.

• Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting.

• Manage overall sales process, and set appropriate metrics for sales funnel management.

• Work cross-functionally with all field teams (Account Development, Solution Engineering, Consulting Services, Customer Success, Channels, etc).

• Establish trusted relationships with key corporate teams, including; industry marketing, product development, product management and recruiting

• Attracting, developing and retaining top talent in the commercial sales organisation.

Requirements:

• Proven sales performance as an individual contributor, with 1st line sales management experience with complex sales organisations (2nd line management experience nice to have)

• Proven success working within a highly matrixed organization and establishing strong relationships across all functions.

• Consistent overachievement of quota and revenue goals.

• Track record of leading and growing sales teams essential.

• Solid track record of recruiting, developing, and retaining high performing talent.

• Strong operational and analytical abilities.

• Fluency in Swedish and English mandatory