Regional Sales Director, UK

Who We Are Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100+ companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees. About the Role The Regional Sales Director, UK is responsible for hiring, managing and mentoring a team of Enterprise level talent to meet and exceed their sales revenue goals. The Enterprise team focuses on corporate accounts with full-time employee counts of 5,000+. Our Account Executives are responsible for maintaining high activity standards; daily prospecting, pipeline growth, prospect qualification, and delivering assigned monthly and quarterly sales revenue targets. What You'll Do Lead the team of Enterprise Account Executives in achieving individual and team quota Ongoing mentoring and development of sales team which includes recruiting, hiring and mentoring new reps Conduct weekly forecast meetings You will be reporting on sales activity and forecast to the VP of EMEA Consistently monitoring the sales activity of the team, and tracking the results Quote, negotiate, and assist sales reps in closing highly complex transactions through the development of executive-level relationships with key prospects Manage daily and weekly activities, pipelines, forecasts and closed deals to ensure above-quota results based on successful pipeline management Coordinate and lead weekly and monthly one-on-one and team-wide pipeline reviews, meetings and training sessions to ensure ongoing improvement. Work closely with channel partners to generate pipeline within the UK What You Bring Demonstrated success in directly leading a high-performing sales team within a sales environment You must demonstrate different influencing styles as appropriate to a situation, whilst demonstrating a history of successfully building and maintaining trusting relationships with colleagues and customers Proven experience in working in an indirect sales model is mandatory Experience of leading, coaching, and developing account executives Successful track record in a high-volume transaction sales environment Excellent presentation and listening skills Should be able to thrive in a very rapidly changing environment Proven ability to successfully hire and train new sales representatives and coach lower performers through to success Successful history of closing business, and over-achieving quota Demonstrated ability to accurately forecast sales results This role requires regular travel, estimated to be more than 50% of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partner engagements and team collaboration UK Employee Benefits Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to: Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under most plans and 100% for family premiums Private medical and dental coverage Paid parental leave policy fertility benefits Retirement saving options Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time We ... (truncated, view full listing at source)