Job Description
The sales team responsible for our APAC customers is driven by our mission to make the world a safer place by tracking and investigating activities that involve illicit activities within cryptocurrencies.ย Head of Sales are servant leaders dedicated to enabling their team and yet still enjoy the thrill creating a calculated account plan and then closing a deal. You will be leading a team of high-performing sales reps and hiring as needed to meet increasing market demand, as well as attract exceptional talent, evaluate sales skills, and run a hiring process that is lean and leaves a positive impression on every candidate. We measure your success by your ability to accurately forecast revenue, exceed quotas and the engagement of your team.ย
In one year youโll know you were successful ifโฆ
- Youโve developed a winning team who are exceeding their quota and objectives.
- Youโve upskilled the teamโs ability to drive sales wins by participating in and leading client and prospect meetings.
- Stakeholders across the sales teams and rest of the company trust you and are eager to support and provide resources to your team.
- Youโve built transparent and valuable relationships with your team and have developed an effective and efficient strategy for recruiting, hiring, and training new Account Executives on the sales motion at Chainalysis.
- Your team has a reliable cadence for rhythm for forecast meetings and each team memberโs forecast is accurate and documented in Salesforce.
- Your teamโs closure rates have increased and customer churn has decreased because of your direct coaching and mentorship.
- Senior sales management can trust and rely on your forecasts and sales activity to inform the overall sales strategy across the business.
- You know the intricacies of your teamsโ sales activity and track the results to inform your forecasts and individual development plans.ย
A background like this helps:
- Proven experience growing and leading high performing sales teams in Japan
- Experience selling SaaS solutions across Japanese markets
- Coming in with a network across multiple sectors, but a someone deeply connected withinย Central Government would be preferred
- Ability to negotiate pricing, terms and conditions and other concessions in complex, multi-year sales agreements.
- History of scaling and coaching high-performing and diverse sales teams
- Experience with Financial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cyber Security, and/or Cryptocurrency technologies
