Director of AMS Sales
Job in
Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois, 60009, USA
Listed on 2026-02-24
Listing for:
Cloud Software Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-24
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Accountability
Summary:
- Discovery:
Market Mapping, Account Research, and Target Identification for Net-New Enterprise Prospects - Health:
Top-of-Funnel Creation, Pipeline Coverage, and Forecast Accuracy - Strategy:
Enterprise Penetration Planning, Platform Play Prioritization, and Competitive Differentiation - Relationship:
Executive Stakeholder Engagement, Trust Building, and Strategic Account Development - Value:
Customer Retention, Expansion, Net-New Enterprise Logo Acquisition, ARR Growth, and Repeatable New-Business Motion Execution across the SaaS business
- Own overall SaaS revenue growth across retention, expansion, and new logo acquisition in alignment with ARR objectives
- Define and execute a top-of-funnel strategy in partnership with Business Development Representatives (BDRs), Field Marketing, and Product to ensure 3–4× qualified pipeline coverage in alignment with ARR growth targets.
- Develop and execute a strategic enterprise sales plan to achieve and exceed quarterly and annual ARR targets.
- Own the full sales cycle— prospecting, discovery, business case development, solution qualification, and contract negotiations.
- Build and manage executive-level relationships across IT, security, legal, compliance, and procurement functions to influence decision-making and ensure long-term partnership.
- Drive new logo growth through disciplined territory management, precise pipeline forecasting, and consistent execution.
- Lead cross-functional deal orchestration involving Platform Engineering, Product Management, and Legal to deliver tailored compliance solutions that align to customer goals.
- Conduct executive briefings, demos, and presentations articulating the value of our compliance platform for data discovery, retention, and governance.
- Translate complex regulatory and data governance challenges (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, ISO 27001, SOC
2) into tangible, technology-driven business outcomes. - Maintain CRM discipline and ensure accurate pipeline visibility, forecast predictability, and data integrity.
- Mentor and develop a team of Account Executives and SEs as the sales organization scales.
- Serve as a voice of the customer to influence product roadmap and ensure solution alignment with market needs.
- Lead competitive takeout campaigns and proof of value engagements to establish market leadership.
- Proven track record of driving net-new enterprise SaaS revenue, ideally within data compliance, data governance software.
- 10+ years of SaaS experience, with 7+ years in enterprise sales leadership roles.
- Demonstrated success building and executing sales strategies that deliver consistent ARR growth and logo acquisition.
- Deep understanding of data compliance frameworks and enterprise data governance ecosystems.
- Strong executive presence and ability to engage, influence, and build trust with C-level decision-makers.
- Strong grasp of forecasting discipline, pipeline metrics, and deal qualification frameworks.
- Expertise in complex deal negotiation, multi-stakeholder selling, and ROI-based solution positioning.
- Adept at leading in matrixed environments, collaborating across product, marketing, and partner teams.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to translate technical value into business outcomes.
- Experience with CRM systems and modern sales enablement tools.
- Entrepreneurial mindset — thrives in high-growth, fast-paced, agile SaaS environments.
- Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or related field is required.
- Proven experience selling into large enterprise and regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, public sector, technology, energy etc.).
- Ability to travel for customer meetings and industry events.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Relativity, BigID, One Trust, Smarsh, Proofpoint or similar platforms is highly desirable.
- Certifications in data privacy, cloud, or compliance frameworks (e.g., CIPP/E, AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Practitioner) are a plus.
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