Senior Global Sales Director – Financial Services
Seismic
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive net new growth by sourcing and closing new business opportunities with North America's top financial institutions.
- Expand strategic accounts by identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities, building executive relationships, and increasing product adoption across business units.
- Own the full sales cycle — from pipeline development to closing — with a focus on long-term value and partnership.
- Develop and execute tailored account strategies that align with the client’s business goals and challenges.
- Lead multi-stakeholder engagements and collaborate internally with marketing, product, pre-sales, and customer success teams to shape winning solutions.
- Maintain accurate forecasting and CRM hygiene, providing regular updates on territory performance and growth opportunities.
- Represent the company at key industry events and client meetings as a senior face of our financial services go-to-market team.
Requirements
- 10+ years of enterprise software or SaaS sales experience, with at least 5 years focused on financial services clients in North America.
- Demonstrated success in both net new acquisition and expanding strategic accounts, with a history of meeting or exceeding quota.
- Deep familiarity with North American financial institutions — including their organizational structures, decision-making processes, and current challenges.
- Proven ability to build and nurture C-suite and senior-level relationships (CRO, COO, CTO, CMO, Head of Distribution, etc.).
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
Benefits
- Seismic's annual base salary range for this position will vary based on applicant's location, experience, job level, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and alignment market data. The range listed below is the minimum to the maximum of our target hiring range. This position is also eligible to participate in Seismic's incentive plans in addition to base salary.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
enterprise software salesSaaS salespipeline developmentaccount strategiesforecastingCRM hygienequota achievementupsellcross-sellproduct adoption
Soft skills
relationship buildingcollaborationexecutive engagementstrategic thinkingcommunicationleadershipnegotiationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycustomer focus
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA