Revenue Performance Director

Ceridian HCM, Inc; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global human capital management company is seeking a Director of Sales Enablement for the EMEA region. This role involves advising leadership, owning regional strategies, and applying data analytics to improve performance outcomes. Candidates should have over 10 years in enterprise sales or leadership roles, with strong analytical and storytelling skills. This position emphasizes collaboration and impactful enablement programs.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellness initiatives

Excellent time away from work programs

Competitive pay and benefits

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise sales, sales enablement, or sales leadership.
• Proven success at Director or senior advisory level.
• Expertise in building and scaling sales enablement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary advisor to EMEA leadership.
• Own the enablement strategy for the EMEA region.
• Use performance analytics to assess gaps and readiness.

Skills

Enterprise sales experience

Sales enablement expertise

Sales leadership

Analytical skills

Storytelling ability

Salesforce proficiency

Tools

Salesforce.com

modern sales enablement platforms

Job description

About the opportunity

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.

Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better ™ - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

What you'll get to do

Strategic Leadership and Advisory Partnership

Serve as the primary enablement and performance advisor to the EMEA GVP and senior leadership team.

Translate global enablement and performance strategies into actionable regional plans aligned with EMEA business objectives.

Provide data-driven insights, recommendations, and forecasts that guide leadership decision-making and investment priorities.

Act as a core participant in segment leadership meetings, contributing to business planning, pipeline health reviews, and performance discussions.

Enablement Strategy and Regional Execution

Own the enablement and performance strategy for the EMEA region, ensuring all initiatives are directly linked to revenue and productivity outcomes.

Design and oversee the delivery of regional enablement programmes that drive measurable improvements in ramp time, ACV per seller, deal velocity, and win rates.

Embed Challenger and enterprise sales methodologies into daily selling practices through leader coaching, structured reinforcement, and continuous learning.

Ensure enablement is seamlessly integrated into existing workflows, systems, and tools for maximum impact and adoption.

Performance Insights and Measurement

Use performance analytics to diagnose capability gaps, assess readiness, and attribute enablement outcomes to sales performance.

Deliver clear reporting and storytelling that connects enablement investment to business impact.

Continuously optimise programmes based on performance data, feedback loops, and changing market conditions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Influence

Partner with key business stakeholders — including Marketing, Sales Operations, Product, Domain Architects, and GTM Leadership — to drive cohesion, scalability, and execution excellence.

Represent the EMEA voice within global enablement forums, ensuring regional needs and priorities are reflected in global initiatives.

Influence without authority to align senior leaders and cross-functional teams around shared performance goals.

Critical Success Factors

Operates with the strategic influence of a regional leader while maintaining executional depth and credibility.

Builds trust and alignment with senior commercial executives through insight-led advisory engagement.

Demonstrates fluency in data-driven storytelling and performance attribution.

Thrives in complexity, balancing strategic priorities with tactical execution across multiple geographies.

Ensures enablement remains relevant, measurable, and directly connected to business outcomes.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Reduced new hire time-to-ramp and improved seller productivity.

Increased average contract value (ACV), win rates, and attainment per seller.

Enhanced adoption and impact of enablement programmes and tools.

Higher engagement and participation from sales leadership in enablement initiatives.

Strengthened seller readiness as measured by pipeline creation, deal progression, and certification completion.

Improved enablement satisfaction (NPS) across sellers and sales leaders.

Skills and experience we value

10+ years of experience in enterprise sales, sales enablement, or sales leadership within SaaS or technology sectors.

Proven success operating at Director or senior advisory level, influencing executive stakeholders (SVP, AVP, GVP).

Demonstrated expertise in building and scaling sales enablement or performance strategies across complex international regions.

Strong analytical, commercial, and storytelling skills with the ability to link insights to action.

Deep knowledge of enterprise sales methodologies and performance management frameworks.

Proficiency with Salesforce.com and modern sales enablement platforms.

Ability to travel within EMEA up to 20%.

What would make you really stand out

Strategic and commercially focused with a data-led mindset.

Confident influencing and partnering with senior executives across cultures and geographies.

Collaborative and agile, with strong change leadership skills.

Passionate about driving revenue performance through continuous improvement and enablement excellence.

Outcome-oriented, proactive, and resilient.

Embodies the values of partnership, performance, and impact.

What’s in it for you

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

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