Sales Director – Banking and Financial Services IRC305827

Description

Based in the UK, we are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Sales Director to join our sales team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of acquiring and scaling net-new clients within the Banking and Financial Services (BFS) vertical across UK&I.

This role requires a dynamic sales leader possessing exceptional relationship-building and consultative selling capabilities, alongside deep industry expertise in BFS. Tasked with driving rapid business expansion across target prospects, the Sales Director will hold end-to-end accountability for new client acquisition, profitable revenue growth and customer advocacy.

Requirements

• Proven success leading and winning large-scale enterprise deals in product engineering, data, and digital transformation.
• Deep domain knowledge of the UK&I Financial Services and Insurance ecosystem.
• A strong track record in complex commercial structuring, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Natural consultative leadership with the ability to build credibility across technical, operational, and executive discussions.
• Hands-on experience driving joint sales strategy through hyperscaler and ISV partner networks.

Job responsibilities

• Shape and execute strategic growth plans designed to land high-value digital transformation deals across key UK&I accounts.
• Cultivate long-term, trusted relationships with C-suite decision-makers and key sector stakeholders.
• Take full ownership of the end-to-end sales lifecycle, from early-stage lead qualification through to final MSA negotiations and deal closure.
• Collaborate with pre-sales, delivery, and Hitachi Group teams to build compelling commercial solutions that deliver real client value.
• Oversee pipeline health and revenue forecasting while staying closely tuned to emerging market trends to unlock new opportunities.

What we offer

Our goal is to build an inclusive positive culture where everyone can feel comfortable being themselves, empowering people to create their own high standards and therefore more value. We work together to promote fairness while recognising, valuing and embracing differences – providing a transparent support structure and generous training budget to help our people develop skills to progress their career. Our region supports a hybrid model that can flex across a wide spectrum of working options determined by business, customer and individual needs.

You'll benefit from a comprehensive health and wellness plan, private healthcare (clinical and mental wellbeing), discounted gym memberships, and in office yoga sessions and massages. We offer a fantastic benefits package including a competitive pension scheme and recognition schemes through bonus/reward initiatives. Colleagues are entitled to an annual volunteering day – so you can take time to support a cause close to your heart. We also love to stay social with trips to the zoo, quiz nights, sports events, theatre trips and much more.

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to promote an environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and we actively welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for this vacancy.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments. If you require any adjustments for the application process, the interview, or the job itself, or if you need this information in an accessible format, please contact uki-careers@globallogic.com.

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a trusted digital engineering partner to the world’s largest and most forward-thinking companies. Since 2000, we’ve been at the forefront of the digital revolution – helping create some of the most innovative and widely used digital products and experiences. Today we continue to collaborate with clients in transforming businesses and redefining industries through intelligent products, platforms, and services.