Regional Vice President, Strategic Accounts, EMEA

Sonatype; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonatype is seeking a Regional Vice President for Strategic Accounts to lead key customer relationships across EMEA from the London office. The role focuses on managing multi-million-dollar portfolios, driving revenue growth, and leading a high-performing team while engaging at executive levels across the customer base. Join us to shape software innovation and secure the future of enterprise software development.

Benefits

Parental Leave

Diversity and Inclusion Working Groups

Flexible Working Practices

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise software (SaaS, DevOps, cybersecurity) with 3+ years leading regional or global strategic-account teams.
• Proven success managing $10 M+ ARR portfolios.
• Expertise in SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Strategic Value Directors focused on customer success.
• Manage and exceed portfolio NRR and GRR targets.
• Develop multi-year account strategies and conduct executive business reviews.

Skills

Team Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Data-Driven Decision Making

Customer Engagement

Job description

Regional Vice President, Strategic Accounts, EMEA

Regional Vice President, Strategic Accounts, EMEA

Sonatype is the software supply chain management company. We're on a mission to change how the world innovates by making enterprise software development with open source and AI/ML easier and more secure. Sonatype created the software supply chain management category, is a pioneer in the open source community, and has a leadership position in the DevSecOps industry.

From running the world's largest repository of Java open source components (Maven Central), to inventing modern artifact management with Nexus Repository, and to introducing the world’s only solution that stops malicious open-source malware in its tracks, we're constantly innovating and serving thousands of organizations and over 15 million developers around the world.

We have lofty goals for our technology and intelligence to power all software engineering and security teams. And, we need you to do that. Join us!

Learn more at www.sonatype.com.

The location for this role is based out of our London Office with up to 30% travel required

As the Regional Vice President (RVP) of Strategic Accounts, you will own Sonatype’s most valuable customer relationships across EMEA, managing multi-million-dollar ARR portfolios that are central to the company’s growth strategy. You will lead, coach, and scale a team of Strategic Value Directors (SVDs) who operate as trusted advisors, embedding Sonatype’s platform into customers’ long-term success. Your north star is Net Revenue Retention (target ≥ 120 %), balancing aggressive expansion with unwavering retention.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & DevelopmentRecruit, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of SVDs to become consultative, data-driven partners to strategic enterprise clients.

Coach SVDs on value-oriented product and domain depth when required, ensuring they can engage credibly with engineering and security leadership on SDLC, DevSecOps, and software-supply-chain security topics.

Create a psychologically safe, high-performance culture that rewards strategic thinking, outcome-based planning, and continuous learning.

Track and improve leading indicators, including pipeline health, customer sentiment, executive engagement, and portfolio NRR.

Strategic Customer Engagement OversightGuide the team in developing multi-year account strategies that combine success plans, white-space mapping, and cross-sell/upsell motions, ensuring they are pressure-tested and aligned to customer business outcomes.

Oversee preparation and delivery of executive business reviews and roadmap sessions that quantify ROI, surface new opportunities, and strengthen strategic alignment.Act as executive sponsor within select lighthouse accounts, building board-level credibility and reinforcing Sonatype’s mission-critical value.

Revenue & Retention LeadershipOwn and exceed portfolio NRR, GRR, and expansion quotas by orchestrating “land, expand, and defend” plays in partnership with Sales Engineering, Customer Success, Support, Product, and Marketing.

Provide accurate, data-driven forecasting that highlights risk, mitigation plans, and opportunity trajectories.

Champion disciplined deal management, negotiation excellence, and on-time execution.

Cross-Functional InfluenceChannel customer insights to Product & Engineering to shape roadmap priorities and innovation pilots that address market-wide challenges at scale.

Collaborate with Marketing on account-based campaigns, executive events, and thought-leadership programs that resonate with strategic buyers.

Sponsor lighthouse initiatives that showcase Sonatype’s vision and accelerate adoption across global divisions.

What’s in It for You?Lead the strategic customer-growth engine of the company that invented software supply-chain management.

Influence the product roadmap and help shape the future of secure software innovation.

Work with forward-thinking enterprises and passionate, collaborative colleagues around the globe.Who are you:

• 10+ years in enterprise software (SaaS, DevOps, cybersecurity) with 3+ years leading regional or global strategic-account teams.
  
  

Proven success managing $10 M+ ARR portfolios and achieving NRR ≥ 120 % in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Extensive expertise in the SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, artifact management, container orchestration (Kubernetes), OSS governance, and AI-assisted development tools.

Executive presence with the ability to engage CxO stakeholders across engineering, security, and business domains.

Strategic, data-driven, and emotionally intelligent; able to lead through ambiguity and change while keeping teams focused.

Fluent At Navigating Diverse Business Cultures Across EMEA; Additional European Languages Are a Plus.It Would Be Outstanding If You Also Had

• Proven ability to partner with CxO-level executives in both technical and business domains.
• Familiarity with version-control systems, pipeline automation, code-quality/testing frameworks, and software supply-chain security solutions.
• Experience leveraging customer-health metrics, product telemetry, and CRM insights to shape account strategy.
  
  

Things That We Are Proud Of

• 2023 Forrester Leader in SCA
• #1 ranked SCA
• 2022 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leader Award: Sonatype earned Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award in Development and Operations (DevOps) Security.
• NVTC 2022 Cyber Company of the Year: Sonatype was named Commercial Cyber Company of the Year and a Capital Cyber Award-winner by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
• 2022 Annual Peer Award: Sonatype’s Nexus Lifecycle won a PeerSpot Silver Peer Award as a leading Enterprise Technology solution in the Software Composition Analysis category.
• 2022 Best in Biz Award: Sonatype CEO Wayne Jackson was recognized as a Silver Winner in the Best in Biz Awards' Executive of the Year category.
• Tech Ascension Awards: Sonatype was named the Best DevOps Security Solution for Nexus Lifecycle and Nexus Firewall (Software Composition Analysis).
• BuiltIn Best Places to Work: Sonatype was named to the Washington DC 100 Best Places to Work list and Washington DC Best Midsize Places to Work list.
• Company Wellness Week - We shut down company operations for a week to enable all employees to spend time pursuing personal growth and enjoying much needed and deserved rest.
• Diversity & Inclusion Working Groups
• Parental Leave Policy
• Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
  
  

£0 - £0 a yearAt Sonatype, we value diversity and inclusivity. We offer perks such as parental leave, diversity, and inclusion working groups, and flexible working practices to allow our employees to show up as their whole selves. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Why This Role Matters

Sonatype’s Strategic Accounts represent not just revenue, but long-term strategic relationships that directly influence our product, brand, and trajectory. As the RVP leading this function, you are a linchpin between customer advocacy and company growth—shaping the narrative and performance of how we serve and expand our most valuable partnerships in the region.

Travel RequirementsUp to 30 % travel across EMEA for customer and team engagements.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Software Development

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