Sales Account Director

Posted 3 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Lisbon, PRT
In-Office or Remote
Entry level
Fintech • Software
Sovos enables businesses to report their tax and regulatory obligations to the government.
The Role
Lead enterprise sales for Sovos’s AI-native offerings, carrying quota from opportunity progression through close. Build executive relationships, quantify ROI, develop deal strategy, partner with account owners and sales engineers, and position financial orchestration, compliance automation, and intelligent invoicing solutions. The role also shapes qualification criteria, sales plays, and positioning for a new AI-native sales motion across global enterprise accounts.
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Sales Account Director

Sales·Full-Time·Portugal

Build Your Future With Us

The digitization of tax compliance is fundamentally changing global commerce and how businesses need to operate and grow. Governments now have real-time visibility into business data, creating new challenges and new opportunities for organizations around the world. At Sovos, we're transforming tax compliance from a business requirement into a driver of growth through AI-powered technology that delivers the accurate, real-time insights businesses need to make smarter decisions.

We're solving more than today's tax compliance challenges. We're helping reshape global economies by enabling organizations to navigate increasingly complex and rapidly changing regulatory environments with confidence – and helping communities thrive.

AI is accelerating what's possible, enabling tax and technology professionals to more effectively drive critical regulatory decisions. That's where Sovos excels, combining intelligent technology with human expertise to help customers stay ahead of change.

Don't worry if you don't check every box. We're focused on hiring great people, not perfect resumes. It's less about what you've done elsewhere and more about what you're capable of doing here.

The Role

At Sovos, we're building a dedicated overlay sales team for our growing portfolio of AI-native offerings, spanning financial orchestration, compliance automation, and intelligent invoicing. You'll be one of the first sellers on this team, helping us define the playbook as we partner with account owners to identify and close AI-native opportunities across both existing accounts and new-logo pursuits. This is as much a category-creation role as it is a sales role, and what you build in your first year becomes the foundation we scale across the entire AI-native portfolio.

More specifically, you will:

  • Carry quota tied to opportunity progression from the point you're engaged through close, owning deal strategy across Finance, IT, Legal, and Procurement stakeholders.
  • Build executive relationships and articulate ROI, payback period, and business outcomes with the rigour expected in any enterprise sale, navigating objections and driving opportunities to decision.
  • Partner with core account owners and new-logo hunters to identify and position AI-native opportunities, working closely with your SE counterpart (you own the business case and close; they own technical configuration and demos).
  • Educate prospects on why an AI-native approach to financial orchestration matters now, positioning solutions at both business and technical levels to help them understand the category, not just the product.
  • Shape qualification criteria, positioning, and sales plays for the team going forward, bringing customer and market feedback back into how Sovos packages and scales its AI-native offerings.
  • Represent the AI-native motion with professionalism and executive presence in customer meetings and boardroom settings, setting the commercial bar for how this motion scales across the portfolio.

What You Bring to Sovos

  • You've built a strong track record selling SaaS or financial technology into enterprise accounts, with demonstrated success closing six- to seven-figure ACV deals.
  • You have experience selling AI/ML, data platforms, or workflow automation technologies, with the ability to position AI-native solutions at both business and technical levels.
  • You bring deep financial acumen, able to quantify ROI, articulate payback periods, and drive financial outcomes with executive stakeholders.
  • You have a strong command of enterprise sales methodology, including account planning, multi-threading, and disciplined forecasting, with comfort operating in an overlay model where you're brought into opportunities rather than owning the full account relationship.
  • You're comfortable selling a fast-evolving product into enterprise organisations, building structure as you go rather than inheriting it, ideally with experience in finance transformation, ERP ecosystems, or regulated industries.
  • Familiarity with structured sales frameworks such as MEDDICC or Command of the Message is preferred, as is experience selling into large, global organisations across multiple regions.
  • Due to client contractual obligations, the successful candidate will be asked to clear a background check upon hire.

The Process

We believe in a transparent and comprehensive hiring process. Here's what you might expect:

1

Pre-Employment Assessment

Regionally specific assessments we use to mitigate bias and give every applicant a fair shot.

2

Video Interview

A chance to meet as many qualified applicants as possible and get to know you beyond your resume.

3

Meeting with a Recruiter

A conversation to talk through the role, your experience, and your goals.

4

Live Interviews with the Hiring Team

Meet the people you'll work with and dig into the day-to-day of the role.

Life at Sovos

The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside!

  • Global Mentoring Programs
  • AI Tools and Technology from Day 1
  • Continuous Learning and Development
  • Language Learning Support
  • Global Employee Recognition Platform and Programs
  • Global Parental Leave Policy
  • Health Insurance (company paid)
  • Life Insurance
  • Personal Accidents Insurance
  • Meal Allowance
  • Flexible Benefits Platform
  • Generous annual leave plus additional company days
  • 13th and 14th month allowances
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, colour, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
Company Background

Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes nearly 20 billion transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in 150+ countries.

More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications. Learn more at sovos.com.

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We'd love to hear from you. Use the Apply button at the top of this page to submit your application

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Skills Required

  • Strong track record selling SaaS or financial technology to enterprise accounts
  • Demonstrated success closing six- to seven-figure ACV deals
  • Experience selling AI/ML, data platforms, or workflow automation technologies
  • Ability to position AI-native solutions at both business and technical levels
  • Deep financial acumen and ability to quantify ROI and payback periods
  • Experience with enterprise sales methodology, account planning, multi-threading, and disciplined forecasting
  • Comfort operating in an overlay sales model
  • Comfort selling fast-evolving products and building structure in ambiguous environments
  • Experience in finance transformation, ERP ecosystems, or regulated industries
  • Familiarity with MEDDICC or Command of the Message
  • Experience selling to large, global organizations across multiple regions
  • Ability to clear a background check upon hire

Sovos Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited time off is broadly offered and stands out as a strong aspect of the package. While usage may depend on workload and manager norms, the breadth of the policy is clear.
  • Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is included, with examples of extended maternity and multi‑week leave for other parents. This support complements wider family‑oriented resources.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness resources, donation matching, volunteer time off, recognition programs, and structured development/mentorship are part of a broad offering. Remote/flexible work options and community perks further bolster everyday wellbeing.

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The Company
HQ: Atlanta, GA
2,700 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Sovos provides businesses with the confidence needed to navigate an increasingly regulated world. Offering a modern, IT driven response to compliance, Sovos’ solutions are scalable, reliable and secure and provide a great user experience. Sovos has more than 100,000 customers, including half the Fortune 500, as well as businesses of every size operating in more than 70 countries. The company’s cloud-based solutions integrate with a wide variety of business applications and government compliance processes. Sovos has employees throughout the Americas and Europe and is owned by Hg and TA Associates.

Why Work With Us

We are dedicated to being a place where people truly enjoy being. We promote internally and offer a variety of development programs internally. Tax and the regulatory compliance space is also an incredibly stable industry! It changes a lot (because, tax!) but it is never going away. It is always something businesses will have to do!

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