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Job Title: Regional Sales Director, Private Sector (Financial Services), NEMEALocation: London, United KingdomThe Chainalysis Private Sector team helps financial services organizations understand blockchain activity, manage financial crime risk, and adopt digital assets with confidence.
Across NEMEA, we work with banks, fintechs, payments businesses, and digital asset companies to address compliance, fraud, and investigation needs.
Our sales team partners with specialists across the business to connect customer priorities with the right blockchain intelligence solutions.As Regional Sales Director, you lead and develop the Private Sector Financial Services sales team across NEMEA from London.
You own the regional sales strategy and revenue performance, combining disciplined execution with hands-on support for complex enterprise deals. You build senior customer relationships and help the team translate financial crime challenges and digital asset opportunities into clear business value.
You create an accountable, collaborative environment where sales executives develop their skills and consistently deliver results.In this role, you'll:Lead, coach, and develop a team of sales executives to meet and exceed individual and regional revenue targets.Define and execute the NEMEA financial services sales strategy, prioritizing markets, customer segments, and accounts based on opportunity and customer needs.Own regional bookings and annual recurring revenue targets, balancing new customer acquisition with expansion across existing accounts.Build qualified pipeline through account planning, targeted prospecting, and coordinated engagement with Marketing, Sales Development, and partners.Guide complex enterprise sales cycles from discovery through negotiation and close, engaging compliance, fraud, risk, investigations, technology, procurement, and executive stakeholders.Build relationships with senior financial services decision-makers and help customers connect blockchain intell
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Geographic
Region-based territory assignment
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Sales Rep
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Role Signals
Green Flags
Inherit existing accounts
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
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