France Sales Director: Lead Growth & Revenue Strategy

Cognism Limited; Paris; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cognism is the leading European B2B data and sales intelligence provider. Cognism seeks a Sales Director, France, to lead a high-performing team of Account Executives and Account Managers driving New ARR, Renewals, and Expansion across the French market.

Based in France, you will translate global goals into local priorities and represent the voice of France in the revenue organization. You will be a hands-on leader with 7+ years in B2B SaaS, fluent in French and English, and experienced in

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years in B2B SaaS with 3+ years leading multi-layered sales teams (AEs and AMs).
• Proven track record delivering plan across New ARR, Renewals, and Expansion in a regional leadership role.
• Deep expertise in forecasting, pipeline inspection, deal strategy, and renewal readiness.
• Hands-on, field-focused leader with executive presence and coaching skills.
• Fluent in Salesforce and a modern GTM tech stack (Gong, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, OpenAI, Pigment, Cognism).
• Experience building trusted executive relationships with leading French enterprises.
• Native-level French fluency and strong English proficiency.

Aufgaben

• Lead country senior commercial leader and site lead, overseeing AM/AE performance and local culture.
• Manage a team of Account Executives and Account Managers across New Business, Expansion, and Renewals with pipeline and renewal reviews.
• Own end-to-end execution – partner with SDR and Marketing to drive pipeline and enable AEs to win opportunities.
• Translate global and regional goals into clear commercial priorities for the French market.
• Lead strategic customer conversations, discovery, value articulation, and negotiation.

Kenntnisse

B2B SaaS

Sales leadership

Forecasting

Pipeline management

French-English bilingual

Executive relationships

Salesforce

Gong

Outreach

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

OpenAI

Pigment

Cognism

Tools

Salesforce

Gong

Outreach

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

OpenAI

Pigment

Cognism

Jobbeschreibung

Cognism is the leading European B2B data and sales intelligence provider. Cognism seeks a Sales Director, France, to lead a high-performing team of Account Executives and Account Managers driving New ARR, Renewals, and Expansion across the French market.

Based in France, you will translate global goals into local priorities and represent the voice of France in the revenue organization. You will be a hands-on leader with 7+ years in B2B SaaS, fluent in French and English, and experienced in