Director – Sales (Hunter)
Description
- Reporting to: CPG Business Head
- Industry Focus: Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Retail, Manufacturing, Industrial & Automotive
- Location: Dallas, New York, Chicago, or Atlanta preferred (other US locations considered for exceptional candidates)
- Work Model: Remote / Hybrid with regular travel across the US
- Experience Level: 15 - 20 years of enterprise B2B sales experience
- Identify, pursue, and win new enterprise clients across assigned industries and territories.
- Independently originate and close large, complex enterprise sales opportunities.
- Build a strong, self-generated pipeline through direct prospecting, executive engagement, and partner ecosystems.
- Own the complete sales cycle from initial qualification through commercial negotiation and closure.
- Leverage an existing network of CIOs, CDOs, CDAOs, CTOs, CMOs, and business-unit heads to secure strategic executive conversations.
- Develop deep relationships across commercial, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, and technology functions.
- Continuously expand your executive network to support sustained new-business growth.
- Engage senior leaders to understand their strategic priorities and digital transformation agendas.
- Identify opportunities where data, analytics, and AI can deliver measurable improvements in revenue and efficiency.
- Collaborate with consulting, solution, and delivery teams to develop differentiated proposals and business cases.
- Navigate complex enterprise buying cycles involving multiple stakeholders and procurement teams.
- Leverage existing relationships within the Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud ecosystems to uncover joint opportunities.
- Partner with technology platforms on joint account planning, co-selling, and opportunity development.
- Own and exceed assigned new-business bookings and revenue targets.
- Maintain accurate sales forecasts, opportunity qualification, and rigid CRM discipline.
- Lead commercial negotiations and ensure the smooth transition of new clients to account and delivery teams.
- 15-20 years of enterprise B2B sales experience in data, analytics, AI, cloud, digital transformation, or technology consulting services.
- Proven track record of personally originating and closing large enterprise deals, rather than solely supporting pursuits or managing inherited accounts.
- Demonstrated success in acquiring new enterprise logos and consistently achieving or exceeding sales targets.
- Vertical experience selling into at least one of the target industries: CPG, Retail, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Automotive.
- An actionable network of senior business and technology executives within target US enterprise accounts.
- Strong capabilities in consultative selling, negotiation, and commercial deal-structuring.
- Mobility to travel regularly across the US for client meetings and business development.
- Experience with leading global IT services, analytics consulting, or digital transformation organizations.
- Demonstrated success closing multimillion-dollar, multiyear consulting or technology services engagements.
- Proven ability to build new enterprise accounts with limited existing organizational presence.
- Established relationships with relevant technology partners, including Databricks and leading hyperscalers.
Core Skills
- Enterprise New-Logo Acquisition
- Large-Deal Origination & Closure
- Full-Cycle B2B Enterprise Sales
- Self-Sourced Pipeline Generation
- Executive Network Development
- Consultative & Value-Based Selling
- Data, Analytics & AI Services Sales
- Technology Partner Co-Selling
- Commercial Negotiation & Deal Structuring
- Territory Planning & Sales Forecasting
- Achievement of assigned new-business bookings and revenue targets.
- Acquisition of new strategic enterprise clients.
- Generation of qualified opportunities through independent prospecting and existing executive relationships.
- Development of a healthy, sustainable pipeline of high-value enterprise opportunities.
- Consistent forecast accuracy, commercial discipline, and personal accountability.
- Total Compensation (CTC):$229,000 – $310,000 per year
- Inclusions: This range reflects total compensation, inclusive of base salary and Short-Term Incentive (STI) bonus.
- Placement Details: Final compensation within this range will be determined based on the candidate's geographic location, depth of experience, and alignment with required qualifications.