Regional Sales Director

    Chainalysis

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

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    About this role

    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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill

    Typical Day — Sales Rep

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Proposals & business cases1–2/week
    Pipeline managementDaily

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

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Existing Book

    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

    • "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"

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

    Hot Topics to Reference

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    Template question
    Research Chainalysis's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
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