Senior Director - Enterprise Sales (UK)

Avalara India; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Sales to lead their UK team. This pivotal role involves building and coaching a high-performing sales team, focusing on acquiring new enterprise customers in the dynamic UK market. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise software sales, particularly in a high-growth SaaS environment, and a deep understanding of ERP integrations, especially with Oracle. Join this innovative firm to drive impactful sales strategies and foster a customer-centric culture while enjoying a hybrid work schedule that promotes work-life balance.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise software sales with leadership experience.
• Proven track record in outbound prospecting and new logo acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team focused on acquiring new enterprise customers in the UK.
• Drive strategic sales plans aligned with revenue goals.

Skills

Enterprise Software Sales

Leadership

Outbound Prospecting

ERP Integration

C-level Presentation Skills

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

What You'll Do

Avalara is looking for a Senior Director of Enterprise Sales to lead our UK Enterprise Sales team. Based in London, this role is a critical leadership position responsible for building and coaching a team of Enterprise Sales Executives focused on acquiring new enterprise customers in the UK market.

You will have experience leading successful enterprise sales teams in a high-growth SaaS business, selling solutions that integrate with ERPs. Knowledge of the ERP ecosystem, ideally Oracle, is required.

This role is a hybrid work schedule from London, and you will report to our General Manager of International Operations.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Lead a team of Enterprise Sales Executives focused on new logo acquisition in the UK.
• Set and drive a strategic sales plan aligned with Avalara’s enterprise revenue goals.
• Coach the team to build deep customer relationships, execute complex enterprise sales cycles, and close large, high-value deals.
• Collaborate with pre-sales, marketing, product, and customer success and account management to support enterprise pipeline growth and deal execution.
• Oversee accurate forecasting and pipeline management, ensuring predictability of performance and risk mitigation.
• Promote a customer-centric selling culture focused on solving complex tax compliance challenges.
• Represent Avalara at industry events, partner engagements, and at C-level meetings.
• Attract and retain top sales talent, promoting career progression across your team, creating a bench for future leadership roles.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Experience leading and coaching successful enterprise new business sales teams, with a strong focus on outbound prospecting and net-new logo acquisition.
• Experience leading a team that sells third-party solutions that integrate with ERPs.
• Experience with ERP ecosystems, with experience selling into or partnering with Oracle.
• Experience with tax compliance/determination technology is desirable.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise software sales, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in closing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals.
• Experience with performance management.
• Experience presenting to and influencing C-level executives and key stakeholders.
• Experience with strategic planning with hands-on execution capability.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.

How We’ll Take Care Of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and executive sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.