Sales Director - Türkiye

Join Sanction Scanner as a Sales Director - Türkiye!

At Sanction Scanner – 2x Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA Winner & 3x Deloitte Turkey Fast 50 Winner – we help financial institutions in 70+ countries fight financial crime with our compliance solutions. We're now scaling across DACH and broader EMEA markets, and we're looking for a results-driven Sales Director to lead our sales organization, drive new business growth, and build a high-performance team across the region.

🌟 Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Builder's Role: Take a proven product, strong brand, and loyal customer base, and scale it into a regional sales engine across Türkiye & Azerbajian
• Market Impact: Lead our expansion into Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and personally front deals with tier-1 banks and fintechs across Türkiye & Azerbajian.
• Leadership Seat: Join the leadership team with direct access to the CEO and influence on company-level strategy.
  

📋 What You'll Be Doing

• New Business Growth: Own the Türkiye & Azerbajian new-business revenue number and personally lead strategic enterprise deals (€50K+ ACV).
• Sales Operations: Establish quota setting, territory planning, accurate forecasting, and pipeline discipline in HubSpot. Implement a sales methodology (MEDDIC, Challenger, or equivalent) across the team.
• Playbook Building: Turn founder-led selling into a repeatable, scalable motion with clear playbooks, onboarding, and coaching.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with Marketing on demand generation and ABM, with Product to shape the roadmap based on field insights, and with Customer Success on expansion strategy.
• Strategic Input: Contribute to leadership decisions on pricing, packaging, partnerships, and geographic strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, with 5+ years in sales leadership (VP Sales, Director of Sales, Head of Sales).
• Experience closing enterprise deals in financial services — €50K+ ACV, multi-stakeholder procurement, 6–12 month sales cycles.
• Demonstrated success building and managing distributed sales teams across Türkiye & Azerbajian and Turkic markets.
• RegTech, compliance, or fintech infrastructure background is a strong plus
• Existing network and deal-closing experience in financial services is a major plus.
• Hands-on operator who still loves being in deals, not just managing pipeline reviews.
• Fluent English

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation – Strong base salary plus uncapped commission tied to new business performance.
• Leadership Seat – Direct access to the CEO and influence on company-level strategy.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits – Full medical coverage for you and your family.
• Learning & Development Budget – Annual budget for conferences, courses, and certifications.
• International Environment – Work with a talented, award-winning team across Turkic Markets
• Recognition Culture – Your impact on our growth will be visible, measured, and celebrated.
  

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sanction Scanner is an equal opportunity employer.