Senior Regional Sales - UK M/W

Pasqal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Dynamic international team

Conference/travel opportunities

Job summary

PASQAL is seeking a Senior Regional Sales professional to drive the full sales process for the United Kingdom, from strategy to deal closure, across strategic accounts and target industries. The role requires leading commercial and sales engineering activities while collaborating with global teams.

You will develop UK-specific B2B strategies, communicate PASQAL's value to diverse stakeholders, and travel regularly to engage clients and attend events, conferences, and meetings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sales/business development in HPC, AI or Quantum.
• Proven ability to manage full end-to-end sales cycles and close deals with large enterprise clients.
• Excellent negotiation, listening and communication skills.
• Fluent English, strong presentation and relationship-building with executives.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and exceed annual UK sales targets across territory and accounts.
• Develop and implement UK B2B sales strategies and growth plans.
• Build long-term relationships with existing and prospective clients across the UK.
• Articulate PASQAL's unique value to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead the full end-to-end sales cycle for the UK territory.

Skills

End-to-end sales

Negotiation

Client engagement

UK market knowledge

English fluency

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

About PASQAL

PASQAL designs and develops Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) and associated software tools.

Our innovative technology enables us to address use cases that are currently beyond the reach of the most powerful supercomputers; these cases can concern industrial application challenges as well as fundamental science needs.

In addition to the exceptional computing power they provide, QPUs are highly energy efficient and will contribute to a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the HPC industry.

Job Description

We are building a European team of quantum computing enthusiasts dedicated to promoting PASQAL technology and raising market awareness of the power of neutral-atom quantum computing.

As Senior Regional Sales, UK, you will drive the entire sales process, from strategy to deal closing, while overseeing commercial and sales engineering operations across the United Kingdom. You will define and deploy B2B strategies and deliver value to our current and future strategic clients in the region. You will be responsible for managing key accounts and driving revenue growth across the UK market.

Working closely with our global sales team, you will actively contribute to PASQAL's mission: unlocking the potential of quantum computing and enabling end users to accelerate their applications.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and exceed annual sales targets across your assigned UK territory and accounts.

• Develop and implement B2B sales strategies and strategic growth plans for the UK, particularly with strategic clients in the region.

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with existing and prospective clients across the United Kingdom. Develop initiatives to strengthen these relationships and grow their annual consumption of PASQAL products and services.

• Communicate our unique value proposition to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Participate in the full end-to-end sales cycle across the assigned territory.

• Prospect and engage new potential clients from targeted industry sectors across the UK through events, conferences, emails, phone calls, and video conferences.

• Participate in and speak at relevant industry events to promote PASQAL products and services, including managing the PASQAL booth at conferences.

• Define and communicate sales objectives, and provide regular progress reporting to leadership.

• Collaborate closely with the wider sales team (VP Sales EMEA, content marketing, product/go-to-market marketing, content management, and Business Development Managers from other regions), as well as with PASQAL's R&D teams.

• Work with the marketing team to create and update marketing materials tailored to the UK market.

• Stay continuously informed on new products/services as well as new pricing and payment offerings.

• Report commercial results (weekly / monthly / quarterly) to the VP Sales EMEA.

This list of tasks is not exhaustive.

About You

• Master's degree in a relevant field (Bachelor degree or MBA, MSc, etc.).

• 5+ years of experience in sales / business development in one of the following fields: HPC, AI, or Quantum.

• Proven experience managing the full, end-to-end sales cycle and selling complex solutions to large enterprise clients, with a strong ability to persuade using solid, tailored arguments.

• Excellent knowledge of the UK market and the quantum computing industry is essential.

• Proven track record of direct engagement with external clients.

• Excellent negotiation, listening, and communication skills.

• Ability to communicate, present, and influence at all levels of an organization, including executives and C-level stakeholders, and to build strong, lasting relationships that support future sales.

• Experience preparing and negotiating commercial contracts, in compliance with applicable legal frameworks and regulations across relevant UK jurisdictions.

• Autonomous profile, service-oriented leadership ("servant leadership"), team spirit, ambitious and creative.

• Ability and willingness to take on multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced, dynamic, ever-changing startup environment.

• English: flawless professional fluency required (written and spoken).

• Strong knowledge of quantum computing or a related field (physics, engineering, computer science, quantum machine learning, etc.).

• Experience in a startup environment.

• Experience with CRM tools (Salesforce or equivalent).

• Willingness to travel regularly across the United Kingdom.

What we offer

• Type of contract: Permanent contract

• A dynamic and close-knit international team

• A key role in a public company

• Free time to train and go to conferences/meetups

Recruitment process

• An interview with our Talent Acquisition team of 45'

• A meeting with Christophe, our Senior VP Sales EMEA

• An exchange with Mark, our CCO

• An offer!

PASQAL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, as inclusion and diversity are essential to achieving our mission. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, religion or sexual orientation.