Senior Director, Sales (EMEA North Named)
Posted 2 days 23 hours ago by Snyk
Location: Hybrid -2-3 days in our London Euston office
Our Opportunity
At Snyk, we're revolutionizing security for the world's fastest-growing development teams, and we need a Senior Sales Director to help lead this charge. This is an opportunity to scale and shape our Named Accounts team in North EMEA, driving high-impact enterprise sales in a space where demand is skyrocketing.
Unlike traditional security solutions, Snyk is developer-first, making it easier to sell, integrate, and drive adoption with companies of all sizes - from disruptive mid-market innovators to global powerhouses. You'll be leading strategic deal-making while influencing our broader go-to-market approach, working closely with leadership, and growing a team of top-tier Account Directors.
If you're looking for a high-growth, high-impact leadership role where you can shape strategy, close high-value deals, and build something transformative, this is it.
You'll Spend Your Time:
- Build and scale the Named Accounts team, mentoring and empowering Account Directors to exceed targets.
- Drive go-to-market strategy and execution, refining sales processes and identifying new revenue opportunities.
- Lead major deals with industry leaders, influencing security and DevSecOps adoption at global enterprises.
- Manage forecasting and pipeline reporting, ensuring data-driven decisions and predictable revenue growth.
- Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier sales talent in collaboration with Talent Acquisition.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Customer Success, ensuring alignment and impact.
What You'll Need:
- 7+ years leading high-performing enterprise sales teams, ideally in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, or developer tooling.
- Proven success driving multi-million-dollar deals in strategic, consultative sales environments.
- Expertise in managing both short and long sales cycles, balancing fast wins with long-term enterprise growth.
- A data-driven, results-oriented mindset, ensuring forecasting accuracy and pipeline predictability.
- A passion for scaling teams and coaching top-tier sales talent to maximize success.
- Resilience, adaptability, and a collaborative, one-team mentality in a high-growth environment.
- Strong executive presence and relationship-building skills, ensuring lasting customer partnerships.
We'd be Lucky if You:
- Have deep expertise in developer security, cybersecurity, or DevSecOps.
- Are innovative and curious, always looking for new ways to improve sales strategies.
- Bring a positive, team-first attitude and enjoy tackling challenges.
- Are passionate about helping customers modernize security without slowing down development.