UK Sales Lead
Location: London, UK (on-site, with a 2-month onboarding on-site in Vienna to start)Salary: 100,000 – 150,000 (base + uncapped commission; depending on experience)Languages: English (native level required), German (strong plus)Experience: Several years of B2B SaaS sales experience, with leadership/team-lead experienceWHAT'S THE PROJECT? The project is that you bring your talent and your ambition to a fast-growing European tech leader that grew from $1M to $10M ARR in under 12 months and now serves 10,000+ customers. Fonio is Europe's market leader for AI phone agents for SMBs, and as we expand globally and launch new products, the UK has been set as one of our highest-priority growth markets. We move fast, take ownership, give direct feedback, and build high-impact teams without corporate politics or unnecessary meetings.AND WHAT'S MY ROLE IN THIS? As Sales Lead UK, you will own the entire UK market on the sales side and build a high-performing team from the ground up.Hire, ramp, coach, and lead an AE & SDR team to scale the UK sales motionOwn the UK sales revenue, managing monthly and yearly targets with a reliable forecastLead from the front by staying close to deals, demos, and discovery callsTranslate successful DACH sales strategies into the UK context and feed learnings back to executive leadershipCollaborate closely with Marketing on local lead generation and with Customer Success on smooth handoffsShape and optimize how the entire UK sales engine operates and scalesOK, AND WHAT DO YOU NEED Several years of proven B2B SaaS sales experience closing deals along a structured funnelTrack record in a first leadership or team-lead role within a sales environmentNative-level British English; fluency in German is a strong plusStrong product and technology understandingStartup mindset with a clear builder mentalityTHAT'S IT? You're the kind of person who leads by example, staying close to the front line rather than managing purely from a dashboard. You thrive in fast-scaling environments, take total ownership of outcomes, and love turning high-potential markets into major growth drivers.Discipline(s): Sales ManagementJob type: Manager