Head of Sales Strategy, APAC (Mandarin Speaker) - S&P Dow Jones Indices

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use) : 13

The Sales Strategy team, part of the Client Coverage group within S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), is dedicated to driving increased revenue opportunities through acquiring new customers, expanding into new client segments, and enhancing relationships with existing clients. Our mission includes developing and executing sales strategies, overseeing lead generation, and identifying strategic partnerships to support the company’s growth objectives.

We are seeking a Director to lead the APAC Sales Strategy team at SPDJI. This role will partner closely with SPDJI leadership, particularly the Commercial leader, to define and execute the sales and retention strategy, leveraging a global campaign framework and ensuring consistency of messaging internally and externally.

Reporting to the APAC Head of Sales, the Head of Sales Strategy will oversee the execution of sales strategies and performance against targets, while also designing and implementing effective sales campaigns to enhance market penetration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with SPDJI leadership to define the sales and retention strategy, ensuring alignment with our Global commercial strategy.
• Develop and execute the Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy for new products and services.
• Supervise and report on the execution of sales strategy and performance against targets, course-correcting where needed.
• Ensure clear and actionable reporting to senior management on the delivery to plan, with effective review and evaluation of launches to drive a culture of improvement and transparency, in addition to celebrating success.
• Design and implement effective sales campaigns to enhance market penetration.
• Oversee lead generation efforts and optimize conversion processes.
• Manage relationships with data vendors and strategic partners to maximize value and visibility.
• Conduct market analysis to identify growth opportunities and competitive advantages.
• Become a focal point and center of excellence around product communication and knowledge sharing, organizing community calls or other forums to achieve this.
• Ensure sales teams understand the top-level SPDJI strategy and the capabilities that we deliver for the wide variety of customers we serve.
• Ensure the team develops and executes a client planning approach, mapping out key customers and associated wallets, key relationships, and decision-makers within those accounts, ensuring that we mobilize against this map utilizing appropriate tools (e.g., Salesforce).
• Lead the Sales Strategy team to achieve sales targets and foster a high-performance culture.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as client coverage, product management, and marketing to align product offerings with client needs.
• Engage with clients and industry stakeholders to gather feedback and insights for continuous improvement.

Key Skills & Experience

Equal Opportunity Employer

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