Regional Sales Director, DACH

keyfactorinc; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Keyfactor seeks an Enterprise Sales Director for the DACH region. As a senior contributor, you own a defined portfolio of enterprise accounts and drive pipeline from prospecting to close.

You will engage CISOs, CIOs, PKI and security architects, and procurement leaders, building executive relationships and coordinating with cross‑functional partners to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Experience selling complex enterprise software in the DACH region.
• Proven ability to win within strategic accounts and multi‑stakeholder deals.
• Fluent in German and English with strong storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic plans for enterprise accounts and opportunities.
• Generate qualified pipeline through direct prospecting, executive engagement, and partner-led motions.
• Lead multi-threaded opportunities from discovery through negotiation and close.
• Build executive relationships with CISOs, CIOs, security architects, and procurement leaders.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineering, Marketing and Delivery to maintain momentum.

Skills

German language

English language

Enterprise software sales

Cybersecurity domain knowledge

Account planning

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Strategic selling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Keyfactor

Our mission is to securely connect the world: humans, machines, and AI. Keyfactor is the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, helping the world's largest enterprises and government agencies take control of the cryptographic identities that safeguard every digital interaction. Behind the platform is a global team of people who care deeply about the work and each other. We move fast, think big, and show up for one another every day. If you're looking for work that matters and a team that brings out your best, we hope you'll trust your future with Keyfactor!

Role Details

• T itle: Regional Sales Director, DACH
• Location: Germany (Remote)
• Experience: Mid Level - Senior
• Job Function: Direct Sales
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Travel Requirements: up to 50%
• Industry: Computer Network & Security

Job Summary

As an Enterprise Sales Director, you will be one of three senior individual contributors responsible for the DACH region, with ownership of a defined portfolio of enterprise accounts. This is an individual contributor role and does not include people-management responsibilities.

You will develop and execute focused account plans, establish executive relationships, generate and convert pipeline, and build strategic opportunities capable of navigating technical evaluation, formal procurement, and complex decision-making cycles. You will engage with CISOs, CIOs, PKI and security architects, procurement leaders, partners, and other key stakeholders to connect technical requirements with operational risk and measurable business value.

You will collaborate closely with the other DACH sales representatives and cross-functional partners across Sales Engineering, Sales Development, Marketing, Channel, and Delivery. While you will have substantial support, you will maintain direct accountability for opportunity momentum, qualification, forecast accuracy, commercial strategy, and results across your assigned accounts.

Keyfactor provides experienced sellers with meaningful autonomy in how they develop their territory. In return, we expect self-direction, disciplined execution, sound judgment, and consistent performance against a significant sales quota. Our culture is shaped by trust, customer focus, agility, respect, teamwork, and a shared commitment to delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic plans for assigned enterprise accounts, identifying whitespace, priority use cases, routes to executive access, and opportunities for partner involvement.
• Generate qualified pipeline through direct prospecting, executive engagement, account-based activities, and credible partner-led sales motions.
• Build and advance multi-threaded opportunities from initial engagement through discovery, technical validation, commercial negotiation, and close.
• Lead value-based conversations with senior business and technical stakeholders, translating complex security challenges into clear and compelling customer outcomes.
• Establish trusted relationships with CISOs, CIOs, security architects, procurement leaders, partners, and other key decision-makers and influencers.
• Coordinate internal specialists and external partners to create alignment, maintain momentum, and deliver an effective customer experience.
• Apply disciplined qualification practices and maintain accurate opportunity records and reliable forecasts throughout long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Navigate public and private tenders, procurement processes, and contract negotiations while protecting value and sustaining momentum.
• Ask difficult qualification questions, address obstacles directly, and take ownership of account strategy and outcomes.
• Travel throughout the DACH region as needed to support customers, partners, and business development activities.

Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated success selling complex enterprise software, infrastructure, or cybersecurity solutions throughout the DACH region, including substantial multi-stakeholder transactions.
• Proven ability to create new business within strategic accounts rather than relying solely on existing or inbound demand.
• Strong prospecting capabilities, internal drive to win, and a sense of urgency that translates into consistent action and results.
• Professional fluency in both German and English, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior business and technical audiences.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills, including the ability to make complex technical subjects understandable, relevant, and compelling.
• Ability to lead without formal authority by creating clarity, aligning specialists and partners, and influencing decisions across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented approach to account planning, opportunity qualification, pipeline management, and forecasting.
• Strong commercial judgment and proven negotiation skills across bot