Sales Director

We're partnering with a leading international professional services consultancy to appoint a Sales Director to lead and develop its UK commercial function. This is a significant leadership hire, reporting directly into the UK Managing Director and taking ownership of the national sales strategy across new business, existing account growth, sales leadership and go-to-market execution. You'll inherit a team of around 15 sales professionals, with the opportunity to shape how the function operates, improve commercial performance and build the team further as the business grows. This is a role for someone who has genuinely built, developed or transformed a commercial function, rather than simply inherited an established sales machine. The role:

• Own and deliver the UK sales strategy, forecasts and commercial targets
• Lead, coach and develop a team of around 15, hiring further talent in line with growth plans
• Drive both new logo acquisition and growth across existing enterprise accounts
• Work closely with Marketing to develop lead generation, nurturing, ABM and targeted GTM campaigns
• Improve sales productivity, pipeline management, forecasting and CRM discipline
• Remain hands-on with strategically important opportunities and support the team in closing complex deals
• Work closely with senior leadership to translate wider business strategy into actionable commercial plans What we're looking for:
• Senior sales leadership experience within professional services or consultancy
• Experience leading and developing a meaningful sales team, ideally 10+ people
• A track record across both new business and account growth
• Evidence of building or transforming a commercial function, team or GTM strategy
• Strong understanding of marketing, demand generation and how Sales and Marketing work together
• Commercially hands-on and comfortable supporting critical enterprise deals
• Able to demonstrate measurable impact across revenue, pipeline, team growth and sales performance What's on offer:
• Up to £150,000 base salary + uncapped bonus potential
• Private healthcare and 5% matched pension
• Flexible hybrid working from London
• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off, with the option to buy additional days
• Early finishes on Fridays during the summer
• Leadership coaching and tailored professional development
• International mobility opportunities within a global consultancy
• Genuine autonomy and strategic influence, working directly with senior leadership to shape the UK commercial strategy We're particularly interested in leaders from mid-sized, commercially driven professional services businesses who have helped take a sales function through its next stage of growth. If you're interested in hearing more, please reach out to me directly. abbie@3searchgroup.com