Sales Director, Commercial

    Temporal Technologies

    🇬🇧 London, England
    SaaS
    Base + Commission
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    Role SummaryAt Temporal, we’re building something transformative and helping developers create resilient applications through our open-source, distributed systems platform. We’re looking for a Commercial Sales Director to help us grow build, own and scale our Commercial segment across EMEA.

    This role is ideal for a collaborative and people-centered sales leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and has a deep appreciation for product-led growth and consumption-based business models.

    If you're passionate about developing talent, building inclusive teams, and delivering customer value, we’d love to hear from you.You will play a pivotal role in shaping Temporal’s GTM strategy for commercial sales across the EMEA.

    This includes building and mentoring a high-performing, collaborative team; driving execution in a fast-paced, technically sophisticated environment; and working closely with cross-functional partners across Marketing, Customer Success, Solutions, and Product to ensure we deliver consistent customer value.

    Success in this role requires both strategic thinking and collaborative and people-centered leadership to evolve how we engage, support, and grow our commercial customers.

    What You’ll DoChampion the success of a high performing team of Commercial Account Executives, growing from 0 to 10+ team members with a focus on collaboration, accountability, and resultsEmpower team members through mentorship, clear goals, and a collaborative cultureCreate thoughtful territory and pipeline strategies that drive both near-term outcomes and long-term successChampion proactive pipeline generation through outbound efforts in partnership with Marketing and regional field engagementsPartner with Commercial leader to evolve our commercial sales playbook, processes, and team structure in alignment with a PLG and consumption-based modelPartner with Commercial leader to influence incentive models, team structure, and segmentation strategy to unlock scalability and efficiencyGu

    Selling Motion

    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

    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

    Sales
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    How do you coach underperforming reps?

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    Describe your forecasting methodology.

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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research Temporal Technologies'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
    Research typical OTE splits for this role level and negotiate accordingly
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This leadership position involves both strategic planning and hands-on coaching of the sales team.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

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