Sales Director

Company Outline

Job Role: Sales Director

Location: Hybrid / London office EC4R, 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Salary: £115,000 per annum DoE + 40% commission

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro‑Rata for Part‑time and Fixed‑Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Performance‑Related Bonus, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources

You will be responsible for:

• Leading Axco’s global sales strategy to deliver sustainable revenue and ARR growth across new business, renewals, and account expansion
• Driving new business acquisition across core and emerging markets within the insurance, reinsurance, and broker sectors
• Personally contributing to strategic, high‑value opportunities and supporting the conversion of complex commercial deals
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the global insurance ecosystem
• Working closely with the account management team to maximise client retention, upsell, and cross‑sell opportunities; and with the business development team to deliver new logos and expand into new sectors.
• Ensuring clients continue to realise value from Axco’s data, insight, and subscription‑based solutions to support long‑term partnerships
• Leading, coaching, and developing an established international team, driving a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance
• Enhancing consultative and value‑based selling capability across the sales function
• Strengthening pipeline generation, forecasting accuracy, CRM discipline, and overall sales effectiveness
• Collaborating with marketing teams to align demand generation activity with commercial priorities and growth targets
• Partnering with product, content, and events teams to shape compelling market propositions and support successful go‑to‑market activity
• Supporting the delivery of commercial outcomes from industry conferences, networking opportunities, and international events
• Providing clear, data‑driven insight and performance reporting to the Managing Director and wider leadership team
• Identifying growth opportunities across markets, products, and client segments to help shape future commercial strategy
• Representing Axco confidently at senior client meetings, industry events, and conferences across the UK, Europe, and the US

What’s the Best Thing About This Role?

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to take the commercial lead for a globally respected brand at a pivotal moment in its growth journey.

You’ll have the autonomy to shape strategy, influence direction, and drive real change, while building meaningful relationships across the global insurance market.

Your impact won’t just be visible it’ll be felt across the entire business as you help accelerate growth and elevate performance on an international stage.

What’s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role?

This is a role for someone who thrives on challenge. You’ll be operating in a fast‑paced, competitive environment, where success depends on your ability to balance big‑picture strategy with hands‑on leadership.

You’ll need the energy, resilience, and commercial instinct to spot and seize growth opportunities, lead from the front, and continuously push both yourself and your team to deliver at the highest level. It’s demanding but for the right person, incredibly rewarding.

To be successful in this role, you must have/ be:

• A proven track record in a senior B2B sales leadership role, ideally within data, analytics, technology, or subscription‑based businesses
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing sales teams
• Strong experience delivering ARR growth and managing subscription revenue models
• Strong relationship‑building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across marketing, sales, technical, product, and customer teams
• Demonstrable success in winning and growing strategic client relationships
• Strong commercial acumen with excellent negotiation and deal structuring capability
• Experience selling…