
Director of Sales, Middle East
Planet
UAE remoteFully remoteFull TimeDirectorSales & Business Development
Posted 1 day ago1d agoApply link checked 21 hours ago
Why we think you can apply
- Employer country
- United Arab Emirates
- Hiring model
- UAE-based role · the employer hires in the UAE
- Work from
- Anywhere in the UAE
- Time-zone overlap
- Gulf Standard Time · none needed
Posted 1 day ago · apply link checked 21 hours ago
About the role
Responsibilities
- Drive Strategic Revenue Growth: Own and execute a result-oriented Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy to build, negotiate, and close high-value, complex deals across sovereign defense and government sectors
- Forecast Governance & Predictability: Maintain rigorous pipeline hygiene (Salesforce.com) and deliver accurate, data-driven revenue forecasts to executive leadership
- Capture Strategy & Value Messaging: Engineer tailored capture strategies and high-impact executive narratives that align with agency-level priorities
- Manage, Coach & Empower: Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing sales team, establishing a culture of accountability and operational excellence
- Methodology Alignment: Train and inspect direct reports on core sales methodologies and capture frameworks (e.g., MEDDPICC, Shipley)
- Talent Bench & Scaling: Proactively recruit, onboard, and retain elite commercial and defense-domain talent
- Cross-Functional Matrix Alignment: Orchestrate seamless collaboration across internal matrix teams including Government Affairs, Product, Engineering, and Field Marketing
- Technical & Post-Sales Win Alignment: Partner closely with Pre-Sales/Solutions Engineering to secure technical wins and collaborate with Post-Sales teams
- Deal Cadence & Executive Escalation: Communicate deal velocity transparently across internal business units
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience with a track record of driving revenue growth and exceeding multi-million-dollar quotas
- 6+ years of progressive leadership and management experience
- Extensive background navigating complex government and defense procurement frameworks across the Middle East (UAE, KSA, Oman, Bahrain)
- Established, C-level network across Ministries of Defense, Intelligence Agencies, and Tier-1 Prime Contractors in the MENA region
- Deep understanding of how commercial technology and advanced data feeds support sovereign defense and national security missions
- Strategic, self-directed leader with sound commercial judgment
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive sales leadership within the defense, national security, or government technology sectors
- Fluency in both English and Arabic is a solid plus
- Deep operational understanding of defense domain priorities and sovereign procurement frameworks across the UK and EMEA regions
Benefits
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
- Employee Wellness Program
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Equity
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
- Commission eligibility
What we look for
- 8+ years of revenue growth experience
- 6+ years of leadership experience
- Experience with Middle East government and defense procurement
- Established C-level network in MENA
- Salesforce.com proficiency
- MEDDPICC methodology knowledge
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