Enterprise Sales Director with French – Europe (Poland)

Enterprise Sales Director with French – Europe (Poland) About Silent Eight We’ve been a trusted partner to the world’s largest financial institutions for over a decade, with AI running in production at global banks including HSBC and Standard Chartered. We automate the compliance decisions that stop money laundering and terrorism financing — at scale, in production, on real cases. Now we’re scaling our European footprint, and we’re looking for the person to lead it from Poland (our HQ is in Warsaw — you can be based anywhere in the country). The Role Reporting directly to our CEO, you’ll own the full go-to-market for Tier 1 and Tier 2 financial institutions across Europe — from pipeline to close. This is a role for someone who lives on planes. You’ll be based in Poland and on the ground roughly 70% of the time with banks across the UK, DACH, Nordics, Benelux, and Southern Europe — building relationships, running deal cycles, closing. What You’ll Do Drive multi-million dollar, multi-year deals through complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles across European markets Act as a strategic advisor to Chief Risk Officers (CROs) and Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs), aligning AI capabilities with their regulatory and risk priorities Build and close pipeline through extensive travel across Europe (~70%) Work with product and executive leadership to shape proposals that win Collaborate with our teams in Asia and the US on global accounts with European presence What We’re Looking For 5+ years in enterprise sales, with 3+ years closing complex enterprise-grade software or high-stakes business solutions Experience selling into regulated financial institutions across multiple European markets Ability to make sophisticated AI commercially tangible for non-technical buyers Fluent English & French Domain knowledge in AML, FinCrime, or RegTech a plus Based in Poland and comfortable with ~70% travel across time zones What We Offer Base 40,000–55,000 PLN / month+ with commission accelerators above quota. Total compensation in the top quartile for European enterprise SaaS sales Senior-level equity grant with four-year vesting B2B contract paid time off that grows with you, and a quarterly wellness allowance added directly to your invoice Modern sales stack (Claude, Clay, Salesforce, ZoomInfo) and a platform that already works — AI in production at Tier 1 banks, so you’re selling something real A seat at the table — direct access to the CEO, a real voice in shaping European go-to-market strategy Process Intro with People Ops — 30 min Sales strategy conversation with our EMEA TEAM Sales Lead — 30 min Panel presentation, enterprise case study — roughly half a day of prep, 60-minute presentation (Sales Lead & CEO) Department Revenue Locations Poland Remote status Fully Remote Recruiters and Agencies - Please Read Our Culture You will be co-creating our business solutions We believe that your feedback allows us to create the best solutions as well as adjusted work culture. You will have a real impact on the growth of the company and the product we develop. Experienced team We aren’t your run-of-the-mill tech start-up. At Silent Eight, everyone is a leader in their own field with perspective and experience shared across teams and departments. Development-centric Because learning never ends, we empower our employees to invest in themselves. We provide a range of resources such as paid Development Days, in-house training, lunch-and-learns, etc. to make sure our employees are continuing to grow each day. Team building events We know that our success is only possible if we work together as a team. We are a group of passionate individuals united by a common mission. Therefore we like to meet together regularly to connect not just as coworkers, but as human beings, whether it’s at an offsite in Dubai or a weekly “Tea Time” to catch up. 100% remote work forever We are not new to working remotely. In fact, we’ve been doing it since 2013 and we know how to make you feel supported, connected, and included. We believe that the freedom to choose where you work from is important to finding the journey that is right for you. Don’t wait! Join our team today! Silent Eight is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Statement on Unsolicited Outreach by Recruitment Agencies Silent Eight Pte. Ltd. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Silent Eight”) have an internal recruiting team. Silent Eight may occasionally supplement our recruitment efforts with the assistance of staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters (“Agency”). To protect the interests of all parties, Silent Eight will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Silent Eight, including unsolicited resumes sent to any of Silent Eight mailing addresses, email addresses, directly to Silent Eight coworkers, or to Silent Eight’s database will be considered Silent Eight property. Silent Eight will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Silent Eight will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agency must obtain advance written approval from Silent Eight to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully executed placement agreement and assignment letter. Silent Eight will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such written agreement in place. 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