Sales Account Director, Saudi Arabia

BioCatch is the leader in Behavioral Biometrics, a technology that leverages machine learning to analyze an online user’s physical and cognitive digital behavior to protect individuals online. BioCatch’s mission is to unlock the power of behavior and deliver actionable insights to create a digital world where identity, trust, and ease coexist.Today , 32 of the world's largest 100 banks and 210 total financial institutions rely on BioCatch Connect™ to combat fraud, facilitate digital transformation, and grow customer relationships.. BioCatch’s Client Innovation Board, an industry-led initiative including American Express, Barclays, Citi Ventures, and National Australia Bank, helps BioCatch to identify creative and cutting-edge ways to leverage the unique attributes of behavior for fraud prevention. With over a decade of analyzing data, more than 80 registered patents, and unparalleled experience, BioCatch continues to innovate to solve tomorrow’s problems. For more information, please visit www.biocatch.com.

We’re looking for a**Sales Account Director in KSA **with technical and pre-sales capabilities. The role will be a hybrid of 70% sales and 30% pre-sales responsibilities

Direct report to the Regional VP

Responsibilities

• Develop sales revenues from new, prospective BioCatch accounts with an emphasis on developing new business from within the target accounts
• Drive a strategic account plan for specific accounts, including opportunity management through to successful deal closure while maintaining a dynamic and consultative approach
• Establish, cultivate, and develop strategic partnerships with customers, channel, and technology partners in order to execute BioCatch’s GTM strategy
• Collaborate with the executive management and BioCatch leadership to exceed sales objectives, expanding BioCatch customer success
• Work in partnership with the commercial team, including Business Development, Pre-Sales/Sales Engineering, and Account Management functions to maximize revenue and technology adoption while retaining accountability for customer satisfaction
• Develop and enhance BioCatch’s strong brand within our prospective accounts
• Successfully executed strategic and operational sales and marketing activities, as well as representing BioCatch at relevant events
• Accurately manage forecasting, including pipeline management and company reports
• Proactively scope and document the technical solution and project plan required to address prospective customer requirements.
• Coordinate with professional services, delivery, and engineering team to validate technical and commercial feasibility of proposed solution.
• Secure commitments from the customer’s technical staff to ensure the deal meets the technical requirements to close.
• Define Proof of Concepts with clear success criteria and ensure conversion by guiding the delivery team to meet the objectives.
• Support the development of the overall business case.
• Lead the response to RFIs and RFPs.

Requirements

• Ideally, 8+ years of experience in selling technology solutions with a recent focus on solution-selling to banks, finance-market, or complex enterprises environments
• Experience in selling cyber security, fraud, or authentication solutions with a good knowledge of SaaS/Cloud based solutions
• Experience in complex direct sales with a track record of deals with multi-million value bookings with banks, credit card, financial services companies, or similar verticals
• More than 5 years of pre-sales engineering or consulting experience in the fraud, financial crime or related technology space working with top tier customers.
• A proactive and self-motivated entrepreneurial individual with a consultative sales approach who thrives in a scale-up environment, with a “can-do” mentality and a commitment to succeed
• Excellent communication, written and verbal presentation skills with the ability to articulate/communicate business value across multiple stakeholders, through to C-level executives
• Willing to undertake frequent domestic and infrequent international travel.
• Fluent English
• Have trusted status within an established network of banking clients in the region and have advanced skills in connecting executive-level prospects
• Attitude- (inspire and serve others), Sense of urgency, and preparation are vital abilities for the role

Primary Location: Riyadh (preferred), Jeddah

Secondary Location: UAE - open to travel to KSA frequently for customer meetings

Where you can sell from

Fully remote, for people based in Saudi Arabia.