Senior Director, EMEA Sales

Company: Smarsh
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Senior Director, International Sales, you will drive UK and EMEA revenue, shaping regional GTM and emerging markets strategy. You lead a multi-region sales organization, align midmarket and enterprise motions, and own forecasted performance. You will partner with Finance, Marketing, CS, and Product to refine strategy and reporting, while navigating cross-border and cultural complexities. This role offers impact at executive level, with a clear growth trajectory in a fast-moving AI governance and communications compliance space.

Pay / Benefits

  • Private Health Insurance
  • Enhanced Assistance Program
  • Employee Dental Plan
  • Group Life Assurance (GLA)
  • Wellness Reimbursement
  • Pension employer match

Responsibilities

  • Own and direct the international revenue strategy for the UK and EMEA, aligning regional motions with corporate strategy.
  • Identify and sequence entry for emerging markets, balancing resourcing and market readiness.
  • Lead a multi-team sales organization through subordinate managers; manage pipeline, forecast, and quota across regions and segments.
  • Drive high-velocity midmarket sales alongside enterprise deals with proper process, tooling, and structure to scale.
  • Oversee regional commercial discipline: headcount, territory planning, discounting, and deal desk governance; contribute to comp plan design.
  • Represent international performance to executives and the board; collaborate with Finance, Marketing, CS, and Product on GTM and forecasting.
  • Lead organizational design, succession, and talent strategy; attract and develop senior sales leadership across markets.
  • Navigate jurisdictional and cultural variation, partnering with HR and Legal on market-specific complexity.
  • Maintain executive-level relationships with strategic accounts and travel as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Key requirements

  • 10+ years of SaaS sales experience with proven multi-region revenue scaling.
  • 4+ years in sales management leading frontline teams.
  • Experience aligning revenue plans with cross-functional stakeholders in a multi-team, multi-segment environment.
  • Familiarity with the Financial Services Industry.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • strategic thinking
  • strong communication at executive level
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • forecasting and pipeline management
  • territory and quota planning
  • deal desk governance

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Posted: October 16th, 2026