Field Sales Team Lead, Lyon (French and English Speaking)

    Lightspeedhq

    🇫🇷 Lyon
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted Today
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇫🇷 French

    About this role

    Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… youmight just be in the right place!We’re looking for a Team Lead, Field Sales to join our growing EMEA team in Lyon. This is an opportunity to build on the foundations of our Lyon sales team.

    Working closely with the Senior Manager, Outbound, you’ll coach and support the team, continue shaping our ways of working and play an important role in growing our presence in the market. You’ll join a team with ambitious growth plans and have high visibility across the organisation, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact as the team expands.

    What you’ll be doing:Partner with the Senior Manager, Outbound, to mentor, motivate and develop the team.Provide regular coaching, training and feedback to help team members grow their sales careers.Help the team consistently achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets.Analyse pipeline and performance metrics, identify opportunities and turn insights into action.Support outbound initiatives that improve team performance and market reach.Collaborate with Partnerships, Inbound, Implementation and Marketing to strengthen our customer journey and ways of working.Help grow the Lyon team’s culture, operating rhythm and local market presence.Contribute to hiring and onboarding new team members as the team grows.

    What you bring to the team:We're looking for a candidate who has experience with the following:Experience coaching or leading a sales team.B2B sales experience, ideally in technology, solution sales or fintech.A strong understanding of sales best practices and a proven ability to close.A track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.A data-driven approach to decision-making and a genuine interest in performance metrics.A passion for coaching and helping others develop.The ability to thrive in a competitive, dynamic and target-driven environment.An entrepreneurial mindset, with a bias toward action and the

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    B2B Sales·Industry experience

    Typical Day — Sales Rep

    Outreach calls30–50/day
    Email sequences20–40/day
    Client meetings3–5/week

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Sales
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    Role Insights

    This field sales team lead, lyon (french and english speaking) position with Lightspeedhq offers an opportunity to develop your sales career in a competitive market.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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