Sales Director, National Security

Job Title: Sales Director National Security (EMEA)Location: United Kingdom or Europe (must hold current UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance) *We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas of any kind at this time*Hiring Manager: Senior VP & General Manager of Public SectorEstimated salary range: Base Salary: 150000 Expected On-target Earnings: 300000 50% Base 50% Commission The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidates experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluationsAbout Ocient:Ocient is a hyperscale data solutions company founded in Chicago IL enabling organizations to analyze trillions to quadrillions of data records in seconds. Over the past five years Ocient has built a SQL compliant data warehouse for Petabyte and beyond datasets that is 10x to 50x times faster than competitive OLAP databases. Our company is a remote first company with employees all over the world.Position Overview:The Sales Director EMEA (National Security Solutions) will focus on driving business growth within the UK and EMEA public sector particularly across national security defense and intelligence communities. The ideal candidate will already possess Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance from the UK Government and bring a proven track record in selling large-scale data analytics hyperscale computing and secure cloud or on-prem solutions to government agencies and system integrators.You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting and relationship development to closing strategic deals and ensuring long-term customer success with a particular focus on customers requiring mission-critical data capabilities under strict security and compliance requirements.Key Responsibilities: Identify engage and develop relationships with national security defense and intelligence agencies across the UK and EMEA region. Leverage existing DV-cleared relationships to identify opportunities within secure and classified environments. Develop and execute strategic account plans to achieve and exceed annual sales quotas and growth objectives. Partner with UK and EMEA government system integrators defense primes and secure service providers to develop joint go-to-market initiatives. Position Ocients hyperscale data analytics and storage solutions for mission-critical secure environments. Collaborate closely with internal teams including Sales Engineering Solutions Architecture Product Management and Customer Success to ensure customer success from pilot through deployment. Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline management in CRM leveraging MEDDPICC or similar qualification frameworks. Ensure all engagements and data handling comply with relevant UK and EU security data protection and government compliance frameworks. Act as Ocients trusted representative in national security communities building credibility and thought leadership in hyperscale analytics and AI-driven data management.Qualifications: Current UK Developed Vetting (DV) Security Clearance (active and transferable). 10 years of enterprise or government sales experience in national security defense or intelligence sectors or worked in the National Security spaces of the Customer(s). Proven ability to sell hyperscale analytics data warehousing or secure cloud solutions to government and defense customers. Demonstrated success managing long and complex sales cycles (612 months) with multiple stakeholders. Track record of meeting or exceeding annual. Experience in start-up or scale-up environments with an entrepreneurial and hands-on approach. Deep understanding of UK Government procurement processes and frameworks (e.g. G-Cloud Digital Marketplace MoD frameworks). Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management skills across both technical and executive audiences. Strong strategic thinking and relationship-building capabilities with key influencers and decision-makers.Ideal Experience: Proven success selling to UK Ministry of Defence Home Office GCHQ or other national security customers. Background in computer science data engineering AI or related field preferred. Experience with AdTech FinTech Telco and Web-scale sectors a plus particularly when intersecting with government or defense applications. Demonstrated ability to act as a trusted advisor to CTOs CISOs Chief Data Officers and Program Managers in secure environments. Strong familiarity with hyperscale analytics distributed data architectures and performance-optimized data systems.We are not open to using an agency or staffing company at this time. We do not accept unsolicited agency or staffing resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.Ocient provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.All official Ocient job postings and recruiting communications will come directly from our team via our Careers page LinkedIn or from an address. If you receive communication about a role from any other source please treat it with caution and direct questions to.Required Experience:Director Key Skills Business Development,Key Decision Makers,Customer Service,Annual Sales,Revenue Growth,Sales Meetings,Account Management,Customer Base,New Customers,Territory,Trade shows,Sales Goals,Sales Process,Product Development,New Clients Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1