Senior Sales Director
Data & Analytics
Hedge Funds & Proprietary Trading
London / Hybrid
Circa £130,000 + commission
A high-growth, market-leading data and analytics provider is scaling its commercial team and hiring a Senior Sales Director to drive new business across hedge funds and proprietary trading firms.
This is a senior, quota-carrying role focused on expanding market share, deepening relationships across the buy-side, and closing complex, high-value contracts. You’ll be joining a business with a collaborative culture, flat structure, and a product suite trusted by the most sophisticated participants in global markets.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’re an established sales leader with a proven track record selling data, fintech or SaaS solutions to hedge funds and prop trading firms. You thrive in a hunter role, are confident navigating complex technical sales, and hold a strong, active network across the buy-side.
You will bring:
Why This Role?
Data & Analytics
Hedge Funds & Proprietary Trading
London / Hybrid
Circa £130,000 + commission
A high-growth, market-leading data and analytics provider is scaling its commercial team and hiring a Senior Sales Director to drive new business across hedge funds and proprietary trading firms.
This is a senior, quota-carrying role focused on expanding market share, deepening relationships across the buy-side, and closing complex, high-value contracts. You’ll be joining a business with a collaborative culture, flat structure, and a product suite trusted by the most sophisticated participants in global markets.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Own and grow a high-value new business pipeline across EMEA hedge funds and proprietary trading firms.
- Prospect, qualify, and close large ACV deals ($250k–$1m+) with sophisticated technical and commercial stakeholders.
- Conduct deep research into client requirements and position a differentiated data and analytics solution set.
- Deliver high-impact pitches and demonstrations, tailoring value propositions to multiple senior personas.
- Work closely with internal product and engineering teams to relay client needs and influence roadmap direction.
- Mentor and support junior sales colleagues as part of a high-performing commercial function.
- Manage full procurement, legal, and vendor-onboarding cycles with precision and pace.
You’re an established sales leader with a proven track record selling data, fintech or SaaS solutions to hedge funds and prop trading firms. You thrive in a hunter role, are confident navigating complex technical sales, and hold a strong, active network across the buy-side.
You will bring:
- Strong relationships within the EMEA hedge fund & prop trading community.
- Demonstrable success generating significant new business revenue.
- Experience negotiating and closing enterprise deals and displacing incumbents.
- Understanding of trading strategies, market microstructure, and cloud-data environments.
- The ability to influence senior decision-makers and act as a trusted advisor.
- Familiarity with sales methodologies such as MEDDPIC.
- Excellent communication skills and high attention to detail.
- Strong CRM discipline (HubSpot or similar).
- A resilient, self-starting, ownership-driven mentality.
Why This Role?
- High visibility within a scaling organisation.
- Flat, collaborative culture with real autonomy.
- Clear runway to drive impact and originate meaningful revenue.
- Competitive compensation and strong benefits package.
- Hybrid working plus regular social and team-based perks.
