Director, Defence - Sales - UK

What we’re all about.

Do you ever have the urge to do things better than the last time? We do. And it’s this urge that drives us every day. Our environment of discovery and innovation means we’re able to create deep and valuable relationships with our clients to create real change for them and their industries. It’s what got us here – and it’s what will make our future. At Quantexa, you’ll experience autonomy and support in equal measures allowing you to form a career that matches your ambitions. 41% of our colleagues come from an ethnic or religious minority background. We speak over 20 languages across our 50+ nationalities, creating a sense of belonging for all.

We're heading in one direction, the future. We’d love you to join us.

The opportunity.

Do you strive to make a difference in the National Security and Defence sector? To support innovation and transformational change which will enable UK Defence to utilise all its data, to fully unleash the power of data at scale and speed, enabling operational and business decisions to be based on correct, timely and trusted data. At Quantexa, we do.

This urge and desire to challenge us and the industry is what drives us every day! At Quantexa our culture is underpinned by, not only our ability to build market leading AI-driven technology but, being able to create real change across the UK Defence sector. It’s what got us here to supporting National Security and Defence on several key projects. But we won’t be stopping there #UNSTOPPABLE.

The UK Defence Sales Director will join a collaborative team who are looking to build on current relationships but also build new ones too. This position is central to the growth of our EMEA Public Sector – National Security & Defence sector team. Working with Solution Engineering, Product, Marketing, Delivery and Customer success teams, you will be responsible for executing the sales go-to-market strategy, identifying new opportunities, building our pipeline, winning new deals and meeting company targets.

What you’ll be doing.

Typical responsibilities include working with our VP of EMEA Public Sector, National Security & Defence Market Vertical Lead and the Director of Government Solutions to define and execute the sales strategy and go-to-market plan for the UK Defence Sector; consistently delivering against sales targets and contributing to the overall growth of the business. Your role will be a combination of hunting and farming, we have a great pipeline that needs nurturing, but we also require someone with the hunting mentality to develop new clients.

You will tasked with bringing together people from different teams. You will work with Solutions Engineers, Marketing, Delivery, Technology Account Partners, Alliances and many other areas.