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Role Summary

We are seeking a senior Commercial Sales Leader to accelerate Net New AOV (NNAOV) growth across the Commercial (MMGB) segment in South Asia. This is a senior individual contributor role with regional overlay responsibility, aligned to the FY27 GTM strategy.

The role will report directly to the EVP & Managing Director for South Asia and partner closely with Industry Sales Leaders in India and Country Sales Leaders in ASEAN and Commercial Account Executives in their respective teams, providing hands-on deal leadership, pipeline acceleration, and execution rigor. The Commercial Sales Leader will carry a regional target tied to all MMGB territories in South Asia and act as a force multiplier for Commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities

Own regional Commercial NNAOV performance across all MMGB territories in South Asia

Act as the Commercial segment overlay leader, aligned to FY27 GTM priorities

Partner with Industry and Country Sales Leaders and Commercial AEs to:

Shape territory and account strategies

Drive pipeline creation, deal progression, and win execution

Improve deal quality, velocity, and forecast accuracy

Provide hands-on support on priority deals, including deal strategy, executive alignment, and value articulation

Participate in strategic customer and prospect engagements to define strong business cases and commercial value narratives

Work cross-functionally with Solution Engineering, Sales Development, Alliance & Channels, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services to drive integrated Commercial GTM motions

Identify execution, market, and product gaps in the Commercial segment and provide structured feedback to regional and global leadership

Support regional pipeline reviews, forecast calls,



and QBRs with Commercial performance insights

Drive consistency and discipline in Commercial sales execution, including deal qualification, sales process adherence, and value-based selling

Success Measures

Achievement of South Asia Commercial NNAOV targets

Increased pipeline coverage, win rates, and average deal size in MMGB

Improved execution consistency and forecast accuracy across countries

Strong engagement and partnership with Industry and Country Sales Leaders and Commercial AEs

Experience & Capabilities

15+ years of experience in SaaS sales, with strong exposure to Commercial segments

Require minimum of 2-3 years in a second line manager/leadership role or at least 5 years in a first line Manager role ideally in the Commercial Segment in Salesforce

Ideal candidate has a proven track record of building and scaling a commercial business in the past, understands the nuances of the rhythm of the commercial business

Ability to use data to drive insights and actions that can help us build a commercial business at scale

Strong understanding of Pipe Generation, progression, demand generation and new logo motions

Proven track record driving complex, multi-cloud deals

Experience operating in regional/overlay roles within a matrixed organization would be desirable

Executive presence with the ability to influence without authority

Comfortable being highly hands-on in a fast-moving GTM environment where required

Why This Role / Why Now

FY27 represents a step-change opportunity for Commercial growth in South Asia. As part of the FY27 GTM strategy, we are sharpening our focus on the Commercial segment as a primary engine for net recent growth and scale.

This role is being created to:

Provide dedicated Commercial segment leadership across countries and industries

Drive consistent execution and higher-quality NNAOV outcomes across MMGB territories

Accelerate adoption of FY27 GTM motions, cross-cloud plays, and value-led selling

- Act as a regional multiplier, ensuring best practices, deal rigor, and Commercial excellence scale across South Asia





This is a high-impact opportunity for a senior sales leader who wants to shape Commercial growth at a regional level while remaining deeply engaged in customers and deals.

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📌 Senior Director, South Asia Commercial Sales (Hyderabad)
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📍 Hyderabad