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Senior Business Development Director UKI & Nordics

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Drive the strategic development of an innovative internal developer platform while engaging with top key accounts in the UKI and Nordics market.

About us

This role is fully remote, you can be located anywhere in UKI Nordics.

Hi there! Thanks for being here and let’s get started.

Cycloid focuses on scaling platform engineering initiatives. We optimize the developer experience and operational efficiency by accelerating the delivery of a portal and platform, alleviating the cognitive load on IT teams and advocating for FinOps & Green IT practices. With our Internal Developer Portal and Platform, you don’t need to start from scratch to get a fully customized solution.

Platform teams design, build and run the platform enabling end-users to visualize, deploy and manage existing and new projects, interact with cutting-edge DevOps and Cloud automation without the need to become an expert, while keeping best practices in place, cloud expenses under control with a minimum carbon footprint.

Cycloid is an Internal Developer Platform and an internal developer Portal with modules around self-service portal and platform orchestration, project lifecycle and ressources management, FinOps and GreenOps and plugins. It can be consumed through the console, in CLI or in API.

We are recognized by top leader such as Gartner, IDC, Forrester and we have signed 6 on the top 10 GSI/MSP as a partner. We work on the enterprise market.

One goal: to make our internal developer platform and portal the leading platform in the world, done sustainably. 

Sounds like a plan, right?

What is my challenge ?

As a Senior Business Development Director, you will:
  • Be the product ambassador to our prospects
  • Participate in the improvement of business processes
  • Participate in the recruitment of your teammates
  • Participate in the construction of the corporate culture of Cycloid
  • Promote the image and reputation of the company
  • Communicate the value of Cycloid and help customers understand how our platform is beneficial
  • Contribute to the development of the Cycloid pipeline with a proactive hunting approach: LinkedIn, Cycloid database, newspapers, networks, events etc.
  • Follow the entire sales cycle: prospecting, pipeline, negotiation, and, of course, closing.
  • Work hand in hand with Sales, Partners, Marketing, Pre-sales, Product and Technical teams to provide them with customer needs and product feedback, 
  • fuel the product roadmap
  • Analyze market developments and competitive offers in order to constantly adapt your understanding of the market and adapt your discourse
  • Manage the upsell of your customers
  • Provide a clear hubspot reporting: weekly, monthly, quarterly and early
We are looking for talents who are driven by the needs of customers, who think that a business developer is much more than a salesman but the bridgehead, a player who is a driving force in terms of both products and services, who knows how to feel the new trends.

We are looking for talents who are driven by the spirit of convincing, of winning without doing so to the detriment of others. Someone who enjoys the challenge that comes with being a Business Developer.

You wish to :
  • Be the first on the ground on UKI focus Nordics are a +
  • Be part of an early startup that chase the global leadership 
  • Work with top key accounts in UKI & Nordics
  • Contribute to trade acceleration: Sky is the limit, everything is to be built
  • Work on complex projects with very high potential
  • Create a relationship of trust with clients and third parties: Cloud provider, ESN, Integrators, Managed Services Providers
  • Work in an empowering approach beyond the sales functions: recruitment of employees, the collective definition of the Go to market strategy, definition of the sales/product strategy, project follow-up, etc.
  • Be part of a company with international ambitions in a market with explosive potential

What should I bring to the table?

You believe in contributing to the development of the company commercially but also internally by taking part in building the company culture. You enjoy the difficulty that comes with sales and is able to deal with them accordingly. As such you can provide:
  • A conclusive experience of more than 10+ years in IT editors in UKI & Nordics where you have demonstrated to overachieve YoY quotas. 
  • knowledge to be first on the ground, startup mindset. You will be part of a dedicated UKI team with a presale and an alliance person, if you know someone, it is more than welcome.
  • the capacity to close an average deal > €250 000 ARR + on an enterprise market
  • A desire, proven experience, and ability to work with multinational companies & key accounts with an average sales cycle of 6 to 12 months
  • a clear understanding of our product; Infrastructure, IDP, dev tools, CMP
  • A true hunter mindset and a great network on CTO, CIO, lead DevOps, Lead platform, lead Infra, Lead Dev
  • A closer mindset and recognized as an expert in your field
  • A preference for working within an international team
The variable plan is uncapped. 50% fix, 50% variable with an acceleration plan.

The global package is very competitive with the possibility, if you are interested in, to buy some shares.

Depending on your result and skills, you will be capable to build your own team on your region as you will be the first on the ground. We also value individual contributors so if your plan is to be the top sales, you will be rewarded for that.

What we bring to the table

Working together should be a win-win situation for everyone involved. Here is what we bring to our side of the table :
  • Be the first on the ground
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Flexible and transparent work environment, including 100% remote work in Europe
  • Opportunity to work with a passionate and friendly team on impactful projects.
  • Professional development opportunities and support for continued learning.
  • A commitment to sustainability and making a positive impact on the environment
  • Home office setup up to €1200
  • Choose your own device spirit
  • 1 retreat per year somewhere in the EU

How we manage from now

Join us in creating the future of internal developer portal and platform done sustainably !
  • Introduction meeting with the founder, Benjamin
  • A sale simulation in front of the team
  • A "Cultural fit" interview
  • Reference call
  • ...and we set a start date!
Cycloid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone, so don’t think twice: contact us! We’ll be glad to chat no matter what.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Education Stipend: Professional development opportunities and support for continued learning.
  • Home Office Stipend: Home office setup up to €1200
  • Choose your own device: Choose your own device spirit
  • Remote-Friendly: Flexible and transparent work environment, including 100% remote work in Europe
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