Regional Sales Director

    Matrix Global

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    SaaS
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    DescriptionAbout the PositionWe are seeking a highly driven Regional Sales Director to lead new business development across the USA financial services market.This is a true hunter role, focused primarily on identifying, engaging, and closing new logo opportunities within banks, brokerages, payments companies, fintechs, and other financial institutions.The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in selling Financial Crime, Fraud, AML, Digital Trust, Identity, Risk, AI, or related technology and advisory solutions, combined with a proven track record of B2B software and/or professional services sales.You will be expected to create opportunities through proactive outbound activity, establish relationships with senior decision-makers, develop complex enterprise opportunities, and manage the sales cycle through to close.The successful candidate will be comfortable selling to C-level executives and senior business, risk, compliance, fraud, security, digital, and technology leaders.

    Key

    Responsibilities Own and drive new-logo sales across the USA

    Develop and execute a territory strategy focused on banks, brokers, payment providers, fintechs, and other financial institutions Proactively identify and target high-value prospects through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, events, and industry relationships Build relationships with C-suite and senior executives, including CEOs, CROs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Fraud Officers, and Heads of Financial Crime Generate, qualify, develop, and close complex enterprise sales opportunities Manage the complete sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through solution positioning, proposal, negotiation, and close Sell technology, software, platforms, advisory, and professional services addressing challenges in: Financial Crime Fraud Prevention and Detection AML / KYC Digital Trust Identity and Authentication Risk Management AI and Machine Learning Transaction Monitorin

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    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
    C-Suite Selling·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.

    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

    Regional-Sales-Director
    Enterprise-Sales
    B2B-Sales
    Financial-Services-Sales
    Sales-Management
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