Vice President, Sales - EMEA

Mitek Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock plan

Home office setup allowance

Competitive salary

Job summary

Mitek Systems in the United Kingdom is seeking a Vice President of Sales for the EMEA region. This leadership role owns both direct enterprise and channel/partner sales for the area, driving revenue strategy and multi‑product platform adoption across financial services, fintech and digital platforms.

You will build regional plans, manage long sales cycles, lead a high‑performing sales team, recruit and enable partners, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, Finance and Compliance to support

Qualifications

• Proven sales leader with direct enterprise & channel sales experience in EMEA.
• Experience selling platform-based B2B SaaS in regulated industries.
• Track record of growing regional revenue and managing multi-year deals.
• Experience operating in a public company environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute an EMEA revenue strategy aligning with CRO objectives.
• Lead the EMEA direct enterprise sales team, managing long sales cycles and complex deals.
• Build and scale an EMEA channel and partner sales motion with ISVs, systems integrators, and alliances.
• Own regional forecasting, pipeline, quotas, and performance analytics.

Skills

Enterprise sales leadership

B2B SaaS sales

EMEA market knowledge

Channel/partner sales

Strategic account management

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Mitek(NASDAQ: MITK)is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Visit us at www.miteksystems.com.

We are Virtual 1st! Whether you choose to work remotely from your home office or in-person from one of Mitek’s offices, our practices, processes and tools are designed to enable your success. At Mitek, the Future of Work is about flexibility and preference wherever and whenever we are working. Because we care about our candidates, employees and customers, we include an in-person meeting as part of our hiring process. It’s one of the ways we live our mission to “Protect What’s Real.”

At Mitek, we believe that teams are more resilient, effective, and innovative when they benefit from a wide range of ideas, lived experiences, and perspectives. The strength of our organization is deeply rooted in the people who power it. We know that a workforce reflecting the richness of our communities and customers helps us better serve their needs.

The Vice President of Sales will lead revenue strategy and execution across the EMEA region for Mitek's enterprise, platform-oriented identity and fraud prevention solutions. The role owns both direct enterprise sales and channel/partner sales for the region, and reports to the Chief Revenue Officer as part of the broader global revenue organization.

The VP will be accountable for growing Mitek's platform footprint across financial institutions, fintechs, and digital platforms within EMEA, expanding direct enterprise relationships while building a high-performing regional channel and partner ecosystem. This work will be executed with the rigor and predictability required of a public company.

What You Will Do (Essential Responsibilities):

Regional Revenue Strategy & Growth

• Define and execute an EMEA revenue strategy that supports the company's global enterprise growth and platform adoption objectives set by the CRO.
• Drive new direct enterprise customer acquisition across the region while expanding revenue within existing regional accounts through broader platform usage and additional products.
• Identify and prioritize strategic regional accounts with potential for multi-year, multi-product platform deployments.
• Build the regional revenue plan, forecast, and pipeline in partnership with the CRO and global revenue operations.

Direct Enterprise Sales Leadership

• Lead the EMEA direct enterprise sales team, focused on complex, consultative selling into regulated, mission-critical environments.
• Apply the company's enterprise sales methodology to long sales cycles, multiple buying personas, executive sponsorship, and value-based selling within the region.
• Own regional enterprise deal strategy, pricing input, and negotiation for large, complex platform agreements.
• Serve as executive sponsor for the region's most critical direct enterprise accounts.

Channel & Partner Sales

• Build and scale an EMEA channel and partner sales motion that extends enterprise platform reach across the region, including:
• Systems integrators and implementation partners
• Channel and reseller partners
• Regional financial services and fintech alliances
• Technology and platform partners operating in the region
• Manage regional partner recruitment, enablement, and performance, ensuring alignment with the company's global partner programs.
• Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue targets for EMEA and report results against them.
• Act as executive sponsor for the region's most strategic channel and partner relationships.

Regional Account Management

• Build and manage a regional account management approach for EMEA's largest direct and partner-managed accounts.
• Drive coordinated regional account plans and expansion strategies across direct and channel motions.
• Ensure regional account strategies align with global account plans for multinational customers with an EMEA presence.

Customer Success & Platform Adoption

• Partner closely with Customer Success and global Channels & Partners functions to drive regional onboarding, platform adoption, retention, and expansion.
• Support regional customer success programs focused on value realization, usage growth, and long-term platform entrenchment.
• Own regional contributions to net revenue retention, expansion ARR, and multi-product penetration.

Sales Operations & Forecasting

• Own regional forecasting, pipeline management, territory and quota input, and performance analytics for EMEA, direct and channel combined.
• Maintain forecasting accuracy, pipeline integrity, and operating cadence consistent with global RevOps standards and public company requirements.
• Use the company's CRM and GTM systems to provide accurate, timely regional visibility to the CRO.

Cross-Functional & Leadership Collaboration

• Serve as a trusted regional partner to the CRO on enterprise growth, channel strategy, and platform adoption across EMEA.
• Provide regular reporting to the CRO on regional revenue performance, platform adoption, and channel contribution.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Compliance to support enterprise customers in regulated EMEA markets.
• Contribute regional market insight to the CRO's evaluation of strategic investments and partnership opportunities.

What You Will Need (Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Proven sales leader with experience owning both direct enterprise sales and channel/partner sales across EMEA for a platform-based B2B SaaS or software company.
• Experience selling enterprise platforms with long sales cycles, complex decision-making units, and multi-year contracts within EMEA markets.
• Demonstrated success growing regional revenue and expanding large enterprise accounts within EMEA.
• Track record of building and scaling channel and partner ecosystems that materially contribute to regional pipeline and revenue.
• Strong working knowledge of EMEA regulatory and buying dynamics relevant to identity verification and fraud prevention (e.g., financial services, fintech).
• Experience operating within a global revenue organization and reporting to a CRO or senior global sales leader.
• Experience operating in a public company or similarly rigorous environment.

£150,000 - £200,000 a year

We are proud to offer competitive salary ranges aligned to industry standards. Please note that our ranges are representative and individual compensation specifics may vary based upon experience level, professional competencies and geographic differentials.

We take pride in enabling career growth in an environment of innovation and teamwork. Our commitment to all Mitekians is to do meaningful work that matters. Our culture is defined by delivering our best to our customers by providing high value solutions and impactful outcomes, by continuously challenging convention, and by caring for each other through collaboration and celebrating our successes. We are committed to creating competitive, equitable compensation & benefits programs and career development opportunities.

Benefit offerings – may vary based on geographic location

Wellness: Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics

Financial future: retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation

Income protection: life event& disability coverage

Paid time off: generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off

Learning: e-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons

Home office setup allowance

Additional/optional benefits: pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance

We sincerely appreciate your interest in Mitek. We know your time is valuable and look forward to the potential of speaking with you further!