Sales Director

714434
  • £140,000.00 to £150,000.00
  • Greater London
  • Permanent
We're partnering with a leading international professional services consultancy to appoint a Sales Director to lead and develop its UK commercial function.
  
This is a significant leadership hire, reporting directly into the UK Managing Director and taking ownership of the national sales strategy across new business, existing account growth, sales leadership and go-to-market execution.
  
You'll inherit a team of around 15 sales professionals, with the opportunity to shape how the function operates, improve commercial performance and build the team further as the business grows.
  
This is a role for someone who has genuinely built, developed or transformed a commercial function, rather than simply inherited an established sales machine.
  
The role:
  • Own and deliver the UK sales strategy, forecasts and commercial targets
  • Lead, coach and develop a team of around 15, hiring further talent in line with growth plans
  • Drive both new logo acquisition and growth across existing enterprise accounts
  • Work closely with Marketing to develop lead generation, nurturing, ABM and targeted GTM campaigns
  • Improve sales productivity, pipeline management, forecasting and CRM discipline
  • Remain hands-on with strategically important opportunities and support the team in closing complex deals
  • Work closely with senior leadership to translate wider business strategy into actionable commercial plans
  
What we're looking for:
  • Senior sales leadership experience within professional services or consultancy
  • Experience leading and developing a meaningful sales team, ideally 10+ people
  • A track record across both new business and account growth
  • Evidence of building or transforming a commercial function, team or GTM strategy
  • Strong understanding of marketing, demand generation and how Sales and Marketing work together
  • Commercially hands-on and comfortable supporting critical enterprise deals
  • Able to demonstrate measurable impact across revenue, pipeline, team growth and sales performance
  
  What’s on offer:
  • Up to £150,000 base salary + uncapped bonus potential
  • Private healthcare and 5% matched pension
  • Flexible hybrid working from London
  • 25 days holiday plus your birthday off, with the option to buy additional days
  • Early finishes on Fridays during the summer
  • Leadership coaching and tailored professional development
  • International mobility opportunities within a global consultancy
  • Genuine autonomy and strategic influence, working directly with senior leadership to shape the UK commercial strategy

We're particularly interested in leaders from mid-sized, commercially driven professional services businesses who have helped take a sales function through its next stage of growth.
  
If you're interested in hearing more, please reach out to me directly.
  
abbie@3searchgroup.com
Abbie McGinn Senior Consultant