Sales Director Retail

ServiceNow

Staines-upon-Thames

Hybrid

GBP 130,000 - 190,000

Full time

1 hour ago

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Job summary

ServiceNow is seeking a Senior Sales Leader to build and lead a high-performing team driving rapid regional growth. You will define sales strategy, engage with C-level executives, and collaborate with partners to expand our footprint.

This role requires a strategic, data-driven approach to win new business and protect existing accounts. The successful candidate will manage forecasts, coach top performers, and align with Marketing, Solution Consulting, and Professional Services to optimize

Qualifications

Experience leveraging AI in work processes and decision making.
Proven track record of new business sales and C-level negotiations.
Strong ability to recruit, coach, and manage a sales team.
Strategic thinking with analytical and financial planning skills to meet quotas.
Owns accurate CRM reports and forecasts.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a team of direct Sales Executives to drive rapid regional growth.
Define and execute regional sales strategy with GTM, analyze competition.
Plan territory, develop relationships, and support field teams to close opportunities.
Recruit, coach and mentor team members to drive excellence.
Set territories and quotas, communicate expectations.
Forecast and report pipeline to leadership.
Aim to achieve annual sales goals.
Engage with C-level clients to understand business needs.
Collaborate with Solution Consulting, Business Units, and Partners.
Retain and grow existing customers with engagement activities.

Skills

AI integration

New business sales

Team coaching

Senior stakeholder mgmt

CRM forecasting

Partner relationships

Pipeline generation

Job description

Company Description

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.

Join us to put AI to work for people.

Job Description

What you get to do in this role:

Build a team of direct Sales Executives to drive rapid new business sales growth in the region
Build and drive sales strategy for the region in conjunction with Sales Operations to effectively Go-To-Market including understanding the competitive landscape, presence and strength within the region
Actively engage in territory planning, relationship development and opportunity development and driving revenue by supporting and assisting Field Sales Teams in closing opportunities
Recruit, coach and mentor team members to drive excellence
Development of territories and quota for the sales team and effectively communicate to set performance expectations within the team
Manage and report accurate forecast and pipeline to the business
Achievement of annual sales goals on a quarterly and annual basis is required
Engage and align effectively in C-level meetings in order to properly understand customer business requirements
Build effective working relationships with Solution Consulting, Business Units, Professional Services, Marketing, our Partner community and the ServiceNow executive team
Retain and grow existing customer base with regular non-sales customer engagement activities to deliver an excellent customer experience

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
Extensive track record of new business sales success including presentation and negotiation skills within industry and at C Level
Strong success in recruiting, coaching and managing an exceptional sales team
Strong strategic thinking including analytical and financial planning skills to meet and exceed quotas and goals.
Ownership of accurate CRM reports including current and future quarterly forecasts and opportunity inspection
Experienced in driving sales process and drive effective working relationships with Sales Operations
Ability to understand the 'bigger picture' and business drivers around IT
Ability to build long term strategic and senior level relationships
Ability to adapt and work effectively within a rapidly changing and growing environment
Demonstrates strong business and financial acumen
Built self-motivated sales teams that embrace a culture of collaboration, enthusiasm, and overachievement
Champions and promotes top performers, constantly develops and coaches the team and themselves, and topgrades appropriately
Proven partner relationships and networks, and ability to grow the impact of revenue streams and territory development through the partner ecosystem
Ownership of driving successful pipeline generation activities developed by marketing or the partner community

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Additional Information

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

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