Sales General Manager - Brazil São Paulo

Art List; São Paulo; Hybrid; BRL 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Artlist is expanding internationally and is establishing a local presence in Brazil. We are seeking a General Manager for Brazil to be the first senior leader on the ground and own Artlist's large business deployments in the market, building relationships with local companies and turning them into long-term partnerships.

This entrepreneurial role offers real ownership from the start. You will shape how Artlist grows in Brazil, define the go-to-market, build a local network, and lead deals end to

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in B2B sales, ideally in SaaS, tech or creative/media/ ad agency.
• Proven experience building or scaling a business in a new market, as a Country Manager, GM or in a similar role.
• A track record of closing and growing enterprise deals and building long-term client relationships.
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach: comfortable starting from zero and working with a high degree of independence.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; fluent in Portuguese and English.
• Experience working with a global HQ across time zones and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Own the large AI business deployments in Brazil, including strategy, revenue and targets.
• Define and execute the local go-to-market plan, adapted to the market's needs and culture.
• Build a strong network of relationships with local businesses, from mid-size companies to large enterprises, and lead key deals end to end.
• Develop long-term partnerships that drive deep adoption of Artlist's solutions across client teams.
• Identify strategic partners in the local ecosystem, such as agencies, resellers and industry bodies.
• Represent Artlist in the market at industry events, in the media and in the local creative and business community.
• Bring market insights back to HQ to inform product, pricing and marketing decisions.
• Build and lead a local team as the business grows.

Skills

B2B sales

SaaS

Enterprise deals

Partnership development

English fluency

Portuguese fluency

Independent work

Job description

Artlist is the leading AI creation platform helping teams build, deploy, and scale their content output by combining all the leading AI models, AI tools, and a world-class stock catalog in one place. Plus, with a dedicated partnership from our award-winning creative team, organizations have everything they need to succeed with AI today. Trusted by 50M+ creators and 50% of Fortune 100 companies worldwide including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Versace, Artlist provides a seamless, subscription-based platform with a global license to produce professional video content efficiently and securely. For more information, visit artlist.io .

The role

As we expand internationally, we are building a local presence in key markets. As General Manager for Brazil, you will be the first senior leader on the ground. You will own Artlist's large business deployments in the market, build relationships with local companies and turn them into long-term partnerships. This is an entrepreneurial role with real ownership: you will shape how Artlist grows in Brazil from the start.

What you'll do

• Own the large AI business deployments in Brazil, including strategy, revenue and targets
• Define and execute the local go-to-market plan, adapted to the market's needs and culture
• Build a strong network of relationships with local businesses, from mid-size companies to large enterprises, and lead key deals end to end
• Develop long-term partnerships that drive deep adoption of Artlist's solutions across client teams
• Identify strategic partners in the local ecosystem, such as agencies, resellers and industry bodies
• Represent Artlist in the market at industry events, in the media and in the local creative and business community
• Bring market insights back to HQ to inform product, pricing and marketing decisions
• Build and lead a local team as the business grows

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience in B2B sales, ideally in SaaS, tech or creative/media/ ad agency
• Proven experience building or scaling a business in a new market, as a Country Manager, GM or in a similar role
• A track record of closing and growing enterprise deals and building long-term client relationships
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach: comfortable starting from zero and working with a high degree of independence
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; fluent in Portuguese and English
• Experience working with a global HQ across time zones and cultures

Nice to have

• Familiarity with generative AI tools and the creative content space
• Experience in the advertising, agency or production world
• Experience building and managing a local team