
Richard Harrison
Sales Director
Setting the strategy and hitting the number
Sales director with eighteen years in B2B sales, the last six leading the sales organisation for a technology company across EMEA from London. Owns the number for the whole business — setting sales strategy, building and leading the regional teams, landing the largest deals personally, and being accountable to the board for revenue growth quarter after quarter. Grew regional revenue substantially, opened new markets, and built a sales team that consistently beat target. Sets sales strategy, leads sales managers and teams, owns the forecast and major accounts, drives new markets, and reports to the board. Strategic, commercial and driven. Looking for a sales-director role with a company ready to scale its revenue and back the strategy to do it.
London Technology Company - London, UK
Sales Director (EMEA) January 2019 to Present 7 years & 6 months
Grew regional revenue substantially, opened new markets, and built a team that consistently beat target.
Set the sales strategy, deciding which markets, segments and deals the organisation goes after to win.
Build and lead the regional sales teams and their managers, recruiting, coaching and holding them to target.
Land the largest, most complex deals personally, where a director's relationships and authority close the sale.
Own the forecast and report to the board, giving leadership an honest, accurate view of revenue and pipeline.
UK & Europe Technology Sales - London, UK
Sales Manager / Senior Manager July 2010 to December 2018 8 years & 6 months
Grew teams, territories and revenue year on year, developing the strategy a director role demands.
Learned team leadership, forecasting and major-deal management on the job across more than eight years.
Gained the MBA and track record that led into a sales-director role of my own.
London Business School
MBA (September 2008 to June 2010)
University of Leeds
BA in Business (September 2002 to June 2006)
Grew the region's revenue
A leader who delivers the number
Opened new markets
MBA, London Business School
London Business School (June 2010 to Present)
- Sales Strategy
- Sales Leadership
- Revenue Growth
- Forecasting
- Major Deal Closing
- Market Expansion
- Team Building
- Key Account Management
- Board Reporting
- Commercial Negotiation