Senior Director Inside Sales

RWS Group; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm in Maidenhead is seeking a Senior Director of Inside Sales to lead their Inside Sales organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SaaS, a proven track record in leveraging AI for productivity, and strong collaborative skills. This leadership role aims to optimize sales processes and drive overall revenue growth. The company values diversity and aims to unlock global understanding.

Qualifications

• Extensive progressive Inside Sales leadership experience managing at scale.
• Demonstrated success in leveraging automation and AI to enhance sales productivity.
• Experience managing large, multi-role organizations across new and existing businesses.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Inside Sales strategy ensuring balanced revenue and renewal goals.
• Collaborate closely with Field Sales, Marketing, Support, and Product teams.
• Champion the use of automation and AI-driven tools to improve productivity.

Skills

Inside Sales leadership experience in SaaS and/or Services

Leveraging automation and AI

Driving cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Overview

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We are seeking an accomplished Senior Director of Inside Sales to lead our global Inside Sales organization. This leader will be accountable for driving new business, renewals, and account growth across specific customers segments and lines of business, while maximizing automation, synergies across teams, and collaboration with Field Sales and other go-to-market teams. The successful candidate will combine strategic vision with operational discipline and a passion for leveraging AI-driven tools and processes to scale performance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Inside Sales strategy ensuring balanced revenue, renewal, and pipeline goals.
• Instill a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with Field Sales, Marketing, Support, and Product/Services teams to deliver a seamless, customer-centric go-to-market motion.

Revenue, Growth & Synergies

• Own and deliver Technology and Services revenue targets.
• Optimize the synergies across the Inside Sales perimeter, ensuring SDRs, Sales Reps, Account Managers, and Renewals work as an integrated engine.

Automation & Operational Excellence

• Champion the use of automation and AI-driven tools to improve productivity and effectiveness.
• Standardize processes and playbooks across all teams while adapting to different sales cycles.
• Continuously improve efficiency through data insights, workflow automation, and system integration.

Talent Development

• Build and scale a strong leadership bench.
• Create role-specific enablement and nurture talents for the overall sales organization.
• Foster a learning culture that embraces technology, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive progressive Inside Sales leadership experience in SaaS and/or Services, with proven ability to manage at scale.
• Demonstrated success in leveraging automation and AI to improve sales productivity and predictability.
• Experience managing large, multi-role organizations across new and existing business.
• Track record of driving cross-functional collaboration with Field Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success.

Life at RWS

Life at RWS is about working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. We celebrate difference, are inclusive, and believe that diversity strengthens us. We want every employee to grow and excel in their career.

We expect all our people to live by the values: to partner, to pioneer, to progress, to deliver, and to act with integrity and trust in our colleagues and clients.

Equal Opportunity

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation.