Sales Director

Our Sales Director, Americas, will lead teams of Account Executives who are responsible for selling Aiven's PaaS to senior-level executives and key IT decision makers. This requires the ability to think strategically about the business and to hire, coach, and mentor sales professionals to the highest levels of excellence and operational expertise to build and scale the revenue engine. This role will be responsible for challenging customers' current way of working, demonstrating how Aiven's open-source managed data services effectively and efficiently allow software development teams to drastically improve time-to-market, while keeping costs in line with budget expectations. The successful candidate must develop a sound understanding of the Aiven solution, market and political landscape, as well as the partner ecosystem in their region.