SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices in Europe and Mauritius. Our goal? We bring people solutions to life and turn HR into a value source for our clients and their people.

Our people solutions span the entire employee journey, from salary payment to attracting, rewarding, and developing talent. Are you ready to join us?

About the role:

As Sales Director you will be responsible for managing the sales team (7 people), overseeing the sales process from start to finish. This includes developing and implementing strategies that will help increase revenue.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a strong understanding of both the sales process and the company’s overall business strategy. You will also need to be able to manage and motivate a team, as well as develop relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation.

A target driven senior management role focusing on retaining existing business through service excellence and building strong customer relationships and to maximise new income from new customers by identifying and closing opportunities in order to achieve an annual agreed target.

What do we have to offer?

• A dynamic hybrid environment: a minimum of 1 day in the office (other 4 days are flexible on working from home or office - whatever works for you)

• 25 days holiday + public holidays (including the ability to buy an additional 5 days holiday)

• Pension (6% matched)

• Medical healthcare - employee or cash option

• Workation: possibility to work from any SD Worx location (4 weeks per year, EU only)

• Referral program

• Learning opportunities: through an individual development plan and professional training

• Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or want to expand your knowledge more horizontally, there is always room to grow within SD Worx!

Which tasks can you expect?

• Work with the Ireland Managing Director and the leadership team to develop a sales department strategy aligned with company goals.

• Coordinating sales activities with marketing activities to ensure that both departments are working together to achieve common goals.

• Managing and leading the sales team supporting employee performance as it relates to sales goals. Provide feedback, identify training needs, and offer support where needed.

• Developing strategies for improving sales performance through proposal restructuring, sales volume or higher margins on existing sales.

• Maintain accurate customer and new business opportunity records in the company CRM system.

• Analyse data from various sources—including metrics from CRM software, website statistics, call logs, emails, etc.—to identify issues, trends or opportunities.

• Works closely with Sales Leadership to define performance measurements and performance management programs required to ensure sales organization success.

• Aligns reporting, training, and incentive programs with these performance management priorities.

• Demonstrate a skilled methodology and approach to sales management with the ability and experience to move the relationship up the ‘buy sell’ hierarchy, from supplier to a true value add business partner.

• Ability to upskill the sales team in sales methodology.

• Ensure the sales team own customer contracts, have the required knowledge and skills to get contracts signed quickly and close sales.

• Identify, target and close profitable sales and achieve annual sales target.

• Maximise sales through the presentation of effective cost benefit proposals and other techniques to promote SD Worx solutions. Lead and manage the negotiation of high value / fixed long-term contracts.

• Develop a good understanding of the client organisation both in terms of structure and also strategic business aims.

• Ensure that specified accounts are developed to their full business potential.

• Identify further opportunities in order to develop customer service propositions and contribute to the client’s future strategy.

• Have extensive understanding of all SD Worx offerings and ensure the sales team are fully skilled to sell the portfolio in Ireland.

• Oversee pricing and Deal Approval Process/Board.

• Support sales on tenders/RFPs.

• Assist Portfolio, the Managing Director and leadership team bringing new solutions to Ireland.

• Oversee renewal and termination processes to prevent churn and achieve retention objectives.

• Leads a change management process to build organizational understanding of proposed changes, establish support from key leadership stakeholders, and effectively implement new deployment and job models.

• Sponsor high value clients to support sales team.

What do you have to offer?

• Experience in senior sales management / business development in a technology environment

• Experience working with HR, Payroll and SAAS would be beneficial

• Practical knowledge of the sales cycle.

• Experience of successfully building and maintaining relationships.

• Ability to sell credible and profitable high-level solutions with a professional attitude.

• Ability to negotiate with senior level customer contacts.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Excellent presentation skills.
  

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx embraces diversity in the workplace. Diversity brings inspiration and innovation to our company. We particularly welcome applications from qualified talent, regardless of origin, nationality, gender, skin color, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or stage of life.