Sales Director, Head of Asia

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Singapore, SGP
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The Role
Leads Milestone’s Asia sales organization, owning regional revenue growth, commercial strategy, sales execution, channel relationships, customer engagement, forecasting, and organizational performance. Builds and develops geographically dispersed sales teams, strengthens pipeline and CRM discipline, drives value-based and multi-product selling, and represents Asia within global commercial strategy. The role requires extensive enterprise technology sales leadership, executive relationship management, knowledge of Asian markets, and regular international travel.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are looking for an experienced Director of Sales to lead our commercial organization across Asia. This leader is accountable for the overall performance of the region, including revenue growth, sales execution, leadership development, customer success, and organizational capability.

This role requires an authentic and highly visible leader who combines commercial strategy with operational excellence. The successful candidate will build executive-level relationships across distributors, strategic partners, system integrators, consultants, and enterprise customers while developing a high-performing sales organization capable of delivering sustainable growth.

Beyond achieving annual sales objectives, this leader will elevate sales excellence across the region by strengthening leadership capability, improving forecast accuracy and pipeline discipline, increasing adoption of value-based and multi-product selling, and building a culture of accountability, coaching, and execution.

The Sales Director, Head of Asia reports to the Chief Revenue Officer and serves as a member of the Global Sales Leader-ship Team, contributing to Milestone's global commercial strategy while representing the voice of the Asia market.

Responsibilities

Commercial Strategy and Growth

  • Develop and execute the Asia commercial strategy aligned with Milestone's global growth objectives.
  • Translate corporate strategy into clear regional priorities, execution plans, and measurable business outcomes.
  • Identify market opportunities, competitive threats, and strategic growth initiatives across Asia.
  • Own and exceed annual sales targets for the region.

Sales Leadership and Organizational Performance

  • Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing regional sales organization across Asia.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer focus, and execution excellence.
  • Develop sales leaders and employees through coaching, performance management, succession planning, and talent development.
  • Build organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining strong commercial talent.
  • Drive organizational alignment and consistency across the region while accounting for local market differences.

Customer and Partner Executive Engagement

  • Build executive relationships with Milestone's largest customers, distributors, strategic partners, consultants, and system integrators across Asia.
  • Serve as the executive sponsor for the region's most strategic customer relationships.
  • Represent Milestone at executive customer meetings, industry events, and key commercial engagements.
  • Partner with Global Channel leadership to support strategic distributor and partner relationships within the region.

Sales Execution and Operational Excellence

  • Champion a modern, value-based sales methodology across the regional organization.
  • Improve pipeline quality, forecast accuracy, CRM adoption, and sales operating discipline.
  • Increase adoption of multi-product and solution selling across Milestone's portfolio.
  • Deliver regional financial performance through effective planning, forecasting, and resource management.

Enterprise Leadership

  • Serve as a member of the Global Sales Leadership Team, contributing to global commercial strategy and organizational priorities.
  • Partner closely with Product Management, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Sales Operations, and Global Channel leadership to align execution.
  • Represent the voice of the Asia market by providing customer and market insights that influence business strategy.
Qualifications
  • 12+ years of progressive sales experience within enterprise software, SaaS, IT, security, networking, infrastructure, or related technology markets, including significant sales leadership responsibility.
  • Demonstrated success leading geographically dispersed sales teams and delivering consistent revenue growth.
  • Extensive experience with complex two-tier distribution and channel sales models.
  • Strong executive presence and the ability to influence customers, partners, employees, peers, and senior leadership.
  • Experience strengthening or transforming sales organizations through coaching, operational discipline, and sales process excellence.
  • Strong commercial, financial, and strategic business acumen.
  • Experience developing regional go-to-market strategies and leading cross-functional execution.
  • Deep understanding of Asian markets and the cultural and commercial differences across Asia, Korea, and Japan.
  • Passion for developing people and building a high-performance culture rooted in accountability and collaboration.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field is preferred.
  • Experience with modern CRM platforms and sales methodologies is strongly preferred.
  • Primary business language is English; fluency in English is required. Proficiency in additional languages relevant to the region is an advantage.
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly across Asia and internationally as business needs require.

What You Bring

You are an authentic, visible, and commercially minded leader who combines strategic thinking with operational discipline. You build trust with customers and partners, create clarity for your team, and act early when performance is off track. You are passionate about developing people and building a high-performance culture while working collaboratively across a global, matrixed organization.


Why Join Milestone

At Milestone Systems, you will join an international software company with a strong portfolio of video technology solutions and an ambitious strategy for the future. For more than 25 years, Milestone has helped organizations use video to see, understand, and respond to the world around them. Milestone is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.


Contact and Application

Please apply through our website: www.milestonesys.com

Skills Required

  • 12+ years of progressive sales experience in enterprise software, SaaS, IT, security, networking, infrastructure, or related technology markets
  • Significant sales leadership experience
  • Demonstrated success leading geographically dispersed sales teams and delivering consistent revenue growth
  • Extensive experience with complex two-tier distribution and channel sales models
  • Strong executive presence and ability to influence customers, partners, employees, peers, and senior leadership
  • Experience strengthening or transforming sales organizations through coaching, operational discipline, and sales process excellence
  • Strong commercial, financial, and strategic business acumen
  • Experience developing regional go-to-market strategies and leading cross-functional execution
  • Deep understanding of Asian markets, including cultural and commercial differences across Asia, Korea, and Japan
  • Passion for developing people and building a high-performance culture rooted in accountability and collaboration
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field
  • Experience with modern CRM platforms and sales methodologies
  • Fluency in English
  • Proficiency in additional languages relevant to the region
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly across Asia and internationally

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Milestone Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health plans include medical, dental, and vision with the employer covering a large share of premiums, plus company-paid disability, life insurance, and EAP/mental health resources. Feedback suggests these offerings are well-regarded for both breadth and affordability.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with a strong dollar-for-dollar employer match and immediate vesting is consistently referenced, with auto-enrollment helping participation. Feedback suggests this structure compares favorably to many mid-size tech employers.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off commonly includes around twenty vacation days, separate sick time, a dozen paid holidays, and a paid volunteer day, with paid parental leave also noted. Feedback suggests these policies support work-life balance alongside hybrid flexibility.

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The Company
Lake Oswego, OR
1,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

At Milestone System we are dedicated to making the world see. As a leading provider of data-driven video technology software, we empower people, businesses, and societies with innovative solutions that enhance security, efficiency, and insight.

Why Work With Us

We’re proud to foster a working environment that supports well-being and growth opportunities. At the organizational level, we celebrate our team members and value their personal expertise. Everyone has access to personal growth programs and health initiatives, along with the freedom to govern their work-life balance.

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If you live within a reasonable distance of our Lake Oswego, OR office, this will be hybrid with 3 days in the office.

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