Regional Sales Director (Remote, Switzerland)

Grafana Labs; South Africa; Remote; CHF 393 000 - 403 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Regional Sales Director to lead and inspire a talented team in the Swiss region. This role involves driving revenue growth through strategic sales initiatives and building strong relationships with clients. The ideal candidate will have a technical background, with experience in visualization and performance management tools. You will play a crucial role in shaping the sales strategy and mentoring your team in a fast-paced environment. If you are an entrepreneurial leader ready to tackle challenges and make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Equity

Bonus

Flexible Working Hours

Health Insurance

Professional Development

Remote Work Options

Wellness Programs

Team Building Activities

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading successful sales teams with a strong track record.
• Experience in navigating complex sales cycles and closing seven-figure deals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and mentor a high-performing sales team.
• Establish sales territories, quotas, and goals to drive revenue.

Skills

Sales Leadership

Direct Sales

Technical Applications

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

MEDDPICC Expertise

ROI and Cost Modeling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Sales Training Certification

Job description

Grafana Labs is looking for aRegional Sales Directorwho will be responsible for leading a team of Account Executives in ourSwiss region. As the RSD you will be asked to drive revenue growth, retain and attract new talent, and grow your customer base within your assigned territory. You will be recognised as a sales leader throughout the company – setting the tone and pace for your specified region. We are looking for an entrepreneurial sales leader - someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. You’ll spend your time developing and executing sales strategies, mentoring your team, and strategically partnering with groups across the organisation.

You will guide your team through a consultative sales approach where you will learn about your prospect’s needs and then dive into the potential fit. Your expertise will be critical in helping articulate the value of our products and building strong relationships between the prospect and the Grafana sales team. Ideally, you come from a technical background and have sold visualisation, application performance management, or cloud-based tooling before. If you have worked with open-source software before, that’s even better. This is a critical hire for the company and you’ll be working closely with the rest of the GTM leadership team. We are looking for someone who wants to sign up for that challenge and build something great.

Responsibilities

• Develop and mentor your sales team
• Develop a pipeline to help over-achieve revenue targets
• Direct sales activities by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals
• Build and maintain an annual sales plan (goals) in support of our organisational strategy and objectives
• Meet with prospects and strategise with sales representatives to help close deals
• Help the team prepare for QBRs and HBRs
• Develop long-term, strategic relationships with key contacts within their account base
• Strategically partner with Marketing, Solution Engineers, R&D, Customer Support and other functional teams

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of leading successful sales teams
• Minimum 8 years of successful direct sales experience
• Background in technical applications, familiarity with OSS is a big plus
• Experience navigating complex sales cycles
• Excellent communication (written, oral) and presentation skills (in-person, virtual)
• Comfort working closely and building relationships with C-Level executives
• Consistent track record in shaping strategic seven-figure deals
• MEDDPICC expertise
• Experience working with ROI and cost modeling to educate and assist potential buyers
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills
• Unwavering dedication to integrity and professionalism

In Switzerland, the OTE compensation range for this role is CHF 393,000 - CHF 403,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process. Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable) and other benefits listedhere .

*Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range & benefits at the beginning of the process.

About Grafana Labs: There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. The instantly recognizable dashboards have been spotted everywhere from a NASA launch and Minecraft HQ to Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with theGrafana Enterprise Stack , both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir ), logs (Grafana Loki ), and traces (Grafana Tempo ).

Benefits: For more information about the perks and benefits of working at Grafana, please check out ourcareers page .

About Grafana Labs: There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. The instantly recognizable dashboards have been spotted everywhere from a NASA launch and Minecraft HQ to Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with theGrafana Enterprise Stack , both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir ), logs (Grafana Loki ), and traces (Grafana Tempo ). Benefits: For more information about the perks and benefits of working at Grafana, please check out ourcareers page . Equal Opportunity Employer: At Grafana Labs we’re building a company where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We know that our company runs on the hard work and the dedication of our passionate and creative employees. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

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