Senior Director, Field Sales

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Senior Director selling SS&C Advent Genesis and Eze software to investment-management firms. Driving enterprise revenue through strategic accounts, prospecting, and complex sales cycles.

Responsibilities:

  • Generate new revenue for the Advent division of SS&C Technologies by selling software and services to investment management firms
  • Drive new business revenue growth by selling Advent's Genesis Platform, Eze products, and related solutions across the assigned territory, primarily NOAM
  • Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans to identify, engage, and win new Investment Management clients
  • Generate qualified sales opportunities through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, and collaboration with Sales Analysts and Marketing
  • Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation and qualification through solution presentation, contract negotiation, and deal closure
  • Establish and maintain relationships with executive-level stakeholders and key decision-makers
  • Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Solutions Managers on solution presentations, demonstrations, proposals, and business cases
  • Position the Genesis Platform across front-, middle-, and back-office workflows
  • Maintain pipeline and sales forecasts in Salesforce and provide business updates to senior leadership
  • Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and client requirements to identify growth opportunities and provide market feedback
  • Represent Advent at conferences, trade shows, client events, and networking activities
  • Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, compliance requirements, and ethical sales practices

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, or a related field
  • 8-10+ years of direct experience selling software solutions to investment management firms
  • Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets and driving significant revenue growth
  • Experience managing complex enterprise sales cycles from prospecting through contract negotiation and close
  • Strong understanding of investment management workflows and financial software solutions, including trading, portfolio management, compliance, operations, accounting, performance measurement, and reporting systems
  • Demonstrated ability to develop new business opportunities through outbound prospecting and strategic account development
  • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage senior executives and key decision-makers
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with pre-sales, product, marketing, and customer-facing teams
  • Proficiency with Salesforce CRM and sales analytics tools
  • Ability to travel as required to meet with clients and attend industry events
  • Strategic thinker with strong business acumen, a consultative selling approach, and a results-oriented mindset

Benefits:

  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
  • professional development reimbursement opportunity
  • discretionary annual bonus eligibility
  • equity awards, such as restricted stock units or stock options, subject to individual and business performance and company discretion