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3 months ago
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£90,000 - £100,000 DOE (OTE Uncapped Circa £200K)

Permanent

Remote

Full Time Monday - Friday

Harper Recruitment Group are working with a leading technology provider to recruit a Sales Director to accelerate SaaS adoption across the UK Public Sector. This role is ideal for an ambitious sales professional with experience managing complex government accounts and delivering transformative cloud solutions.

As the Sales Director, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth within Public Sector accounts. You will focus on building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, navigating intricate procurement processes, and positioning cloud-based solutions that enable digital transformation across government organisations. This is an individual contributor role with high visibility and impact.

What will the role involve?

Deliver and exceed revenue targets for SaaS solutions across Public Sector clients

Create and implement account strategies to expand presence across central government, local authorities, NHS, and other public bodies

Lead the end-to-end enterprise sales process including prospecting, qualification, presenting solutions, negotiating and closing deals

Engage with senior decision makers to influence technology adoption and support digital transformation initiatives

Collaborate with internal teams, including solutions engineering, customer success, and legal, to produce proposals and ensure smooth onboarding

Keep up to date with Public Sector priorities such as cloud-first initiatives, cybersecurity, and service modernisation

Represent the organisation at industry events and forums to strengthen market presence and pipeline

Who are we looking for?

Demonstrated success selling SaaS or cloud solutions to UK Public Sector organisations

Strong knowledge of government procurement frameworks (e.g., G-Cloud, CCS) and compliance processes

Experience managing long, complex sales cycles and closing high-value, multi-year agreements

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence executives

Self-driven and capable of working independently while collaborating across teams

Understanding of cloud transformation and public sector digital strategies advantageous

Awareness of government security, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements

What's in it for you?

Superb associated company benefits

Opportunity to significantly influence earning potential

Reputable, global product

Spearheading technology

Unlimited career development opportunities

IND PERM

Apply NOW to avoid disappointment! Due to the large volume of applications, we receive, we are unfortunately unable to contact all candidates. If you have not heard from a consultant within the next three days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.

About Harper Recruitment Group:

Harper Recruitment Group has been offering high-quality recruitment services across Nottingham, Derby and the wider East Midlands since 1987, specialising in recruiting business support professionals of all levels on a permanent, contract or temporary basis.

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