US Sales Director

Requirements
Drive sales and business development efforts across North America. Based in New York will be an advantage
Establish, leverage and cultivate strong relationships with a large number of Tier-1 to Tier-3 participants, FX market LPs and venues
Work towards becoming a key Fluent product suite expert, personally drive qualification, next steps, follow up and close paths.
Achieve and consistently surpass regional targets for the financial year
Build, grow and track an extensive prospect pipeline that leads to regularly closing new business
Take ownership of regional RFI/RFP responses - optimizing sale value and chances of prospect acceptance
Provide consistent feedback regarding the market place, participants and vendor activities and trends.
Contribute to the product strategies to enhance the product opportunity and marketability

Key knowledge / skills required:

A proven FX financial technology sales track record over the last 7 years, of consistently overachieving sales targets is essential
Extensive bank tiers 1 to 3 relationship and contact network, including C-level, are essential
Hungry self-starter, passionate, articulate professional with experience working in North America
Experience in selling and understanding complex solutions within FX trading and technology
High level of understanding of the financial markets workflows across FX; from front to mid and back office, and knowledge of data and transaction technology lifecycle
Presentation Skills: Proven ability to succinctly articulate the value proposition and differentiators to set Fluent solutions and products apart from the competition
Experience in gathering detailed requirements at all organizational levels with the ability to engage, persuade and influence the VP and C levels
Strong team player who can effectively collaborate with various parts of the organization remotely with support, product, development, IT, QA and professional services