Head of Middle Market Sales

7 - 12 years

50 - 100 Lacs

Posted:2 weeks ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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Job Description

The Head of Middle Market Sales will be responsible for building a new go-to-market (GTM) motion from the ground up targeting mid-market financial institutions, asset managers, private capital firms, and regional banks. This leader will recruit, develop, and manage a high-performing sales organization, define the sales playbook, and establish the commercial foundation for long-term scalable growth. This role requires a mix of strategic vision, entrepreneurial drive, and hands-on sales leadership in complex B2B technology environments within financial services.

Responsibilities

1. GTM Strategy & Execution

  • Work closely with key stakeholders to design and execute a complete go-to-market strategy for the middle market segment (including segmentation, pricing, sales motion, and channel strategy).
  • Help validate the ideal customer profile (ICP) and targeted messaging, positioning, and value proposition for mid-market financial institutions.
  • Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success to align demand generation and post-sale delivery.

2. Sales Leadership & Team Building

  • Recruit, onboard, and lead a new team of enterprise account executives and business development professionals from scratch.
  • Build a high-performance, metrics-driven sales culture focused on accountability, client success, and continuous improvement.
  • Coach and mentor sales talent on solution selling, financial data workflows, and multi-stakeholder deal cycles.

3. Pipeline & Revenue Management

  • Drive predictable revenue growth through disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, and territory planning.
  • Collaborate closely with revenue operations to establish performance metrics, CRM rigor, and sales process consistency.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in B2B sales leadership within financial technology. Majority of this experience should be within SaaS Data Platform High Velocity sales specifically, with a strong network across the buy side, sell side, and/or private markets.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling a new High Velocity sales organization (preferably from zero to meaningful ARR).
  • Deep understanding of financial data workflows including portfolio management, risk, operations, or data management systems.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills; thrives in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
  • Experience working with complex sales cycles ($250k $2M+ ACV).
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with strong operational discipline equally strategic and execution-focused.

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