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SaaS
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About this role
About UsHarmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems.
Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges.
We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected.
About the RoleAs Sales Manager, UK&I, you own the territory at the strategic level, customer relationships, the policy work that opens and secures the path to contract, and the order intake. Your capture manager owns the field; you own the direction, the arbitration and the number.
ResponsibilitiesOwn the territory plan: customer and programme mapping, budget lines, competitive picture, prioritised pursuits, path to contract for each.Build and hold relationships at senior and institutional level: ministries of defence, procurement agencies, service headquarters and end-user commands.Shape
requirements, acquisition routes and budget line placement ahead of formal competition.Decide
what we pursue and
what we walk away from, and defend those calls.Own pipeline hygiene, forecast accuracy and a defensible probability on every opportunity.Set the commercial rhythm across the territory: demonstrations, trials, exercises and industry events, with Marketing and your capture manager.Carry and deliver an annual order intake target.Lead and grow the territory team.
Requirements+5-10 years selling complex defence systems to state customers, the majority of it in UK&I.An existing, live, senior-level network in the territory. This is the first filter — without current high-level access in your market, this is not the right role.Ownership of at least one full path to contract, from requirement shaping through acquisitio
Selling Motion
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Geographic
Region-based territory assignment
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Sales Manager
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Ownership stake offered
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
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
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