Regional Sales Director

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech
AI platform for global indirect tax.
The Role
Lead and build a regional enterprise sales team for Fonoa's SaaS tax platform. Hire, coach, and manage Account Executives; develop regional sales strategy; drive new business and account expansion; collaborate cross-functionally; manage forecasting, CRM-driven pipeline, and customer relationships to ensure retention and revenue growth.
Summary Generated by Built In
Fonoa is the Tax Operating System for autonomous tax. AI that tracks every rule, acts on every obligation, and proves every decision, built on modular infrastructure.
 

Fonoa’s modules cover the full indirect tax lifecycle: tax ID validation, real-time tax determination, e-invoicing, and returns. All on one shared data model and integration, with one audit trail. Each added capability makes the others stronger.

 

Agents monitor obligations, populate returns, catch anomalies and assemble audit packs in seconds. The system does the work. Humans make the calls. That’s autonomous tax.

We operate across 120+ countries, with clients going live in weeks, if not days.

 

Trusted by Canva, Netflix, Spotify, Uber, Zoom and Booking.com.

 

Find out more: www.fonoa.com

Role description:

We are seeking a highly experienced and results-driven Regional Sales Director to build, lead and manage our team of Enterprise Account Executives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and leading high-performing new business focused enterprise sales teams in a software-driven/ SaaS environment. The Regional Sales Director will be responsible for driving sales growth, expanding our market presence, and ensuring the success of our enterprise-level customers within their assigned region. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for mentoring and developing sales talent.

 

What you will do :

 

Leadership & Team Management:

  • Hire, lead, mentor, and inspire a team of Enterprise Account Executives to achieve and exceed revenue targets.

  • Provide coaching and development to ensure the professional growth and success of each team member.

  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

  • Conduct regular performance reviews, set clear goals, and provide constructive feedback to drive individual and team success.

     

Sales Strategy & Execution:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive sales strategy for the region, aligning with overall Fonoa goals and objectives.

  • Drive new business development, expand existing accounts, and identify opportunities for growth within the region.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams within Fonoa (Marketing, Customer Success, Product, etc.) to ensure alignment and optimize sales efforts.

  • Regularly analyze sales performance data and market trends to make informed decisions and adjust strategies as needed.

     

Customer Relationship Management:

  • Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with key enterprise customers and stakeholders.

  • Act as a trusted advisor to our customers, understanding their business needs and providing tailored solutions that deliver value.

  • Work closely with the Customer Success team to resolve issues and support ongoing success, ensuring a high level of client satisfaction and retention.

 

Forecasting & Reporting:

  • Accurately forecast sales revenue and manage the sales pipeline to ensure consistent performance.

  • Report on sales performance, market trends, and competitive landscape to senior leadership.

  • Utilize CRM tools and data analytics to drive sales productivity and optimize sales processes.

     

You will be a great fit if:

 

Experience:

  • Proven sales leadership experience, with a focus on leading high-performing sales teams in the SaaS industry.

  • Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets and driving revenue growth in an enterprise sales environment.

  • Experience in a scale-up environment (Series A-C), tax technology, financial technology, or related industries is a strong plus.

  • Experience executing both Account Management & New New Logo GTM strategies.

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Skills Required

  • Proven sales leadership experience leading high-performing sales teams in the SaaS industry.
  • Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets and driving enterprise revenue growth.
  • Experience executing Account Management and New Logo go-to-market (GTM) strategies.
  • Experience in a scale-up environment (Series A-C), tax technology, or financial technology.
  • Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and passion for mentoring and developing sales talent.

Fonoa Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fonoa and has not been reviewed or approved by Fonoa.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity is included as a core element of pay, framed as a “stake in the company,” signaling meaningful ownership access for employees. This positions total compensation beyond cash alone.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous paid time off is explicitly offered as part of the package, emphasizing the ability to rest and recharge. This contributes to a more balanced total rewards mix.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Home‑office allowance, regular team connection activities, and company offsites are highlighted as ongoing lifestyle and community perks. These elements support remote work effectiveness and team cohesion.

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The Company
London, England
250 Employees
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

Fonoa is a global tax automation and compliance solution provider that helps companies streamline the entire transactional chain. We empower digital businesses to easily handle tax compliance with solutions like tax calculations, invoicing, tax ID validations and more – all from one platform. With Fonoa, your company can: - Instantly validate tax ID numbers from 95+ countries - Report transactions in accordance with local tax law, including DAC7 - Apply the correct indirect and withholding tax treatment to each transaction - Issue custom-branded tax invoices in locally compliant languages and formats - Automatically populate tax returns ready for filing - Maintain compliance at scale See why companies like Zoom, Uber, Booking, and Remote.com trust Fonoa to automate and manage their global tax obligations.

Why Work With Us

Fonoa is redefining tax compliance infrastructure for the AI era - API-first, end-to-end, and built from the ground up while competitors patch legacy systems. With customers like Uber, NVIDIA, and Meta, product-market fit is proven. At Series C with 250 people and a growing US team, it's early enough to shape something, late enough to matter.

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