
Sales Director, Vertical Solutions - M-Files Oy - Remote, United States
Sales Director
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Job Description
The Director, Vertical Solutions leads M-Files’ territory-based Account Executive team in the United States, driving growth through vertical solution-based and geographic coverage. This team focuses on executing a defined go-to-market strategy across territories such as Central, West, and Southwest, with AEs owning vertically named solutions and accounts within their region. The Director is responsible for achieving sales targets, developing strategic territory plans, and ensuring AEs are equipped to position M-Files’ platform for broad, cross-industry use cases. This leader will guide the team in executing complex sales cycles, removing roadblocks, and leveraging resources to win competitive opportunities. Responsibilities include leading the team to meet sales targets, coaching, developing territory plans, managing pipeline forecasts, working cross-functionally with marketing, supporting complex sales cycles, and collaborating with customer success. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent, 5+ years of sales leadership in B2B SaaS or tech solutions, proven success in leading distributed teams, and excellent communication skills. The role involves participation in a recruitment process with multiple interview stages. M-Files offers a competitive base salary plus commission, remote work flexibility, paid holidays, unlimited PTO, health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, and a 401K plan. The position is based in the United States, with remote work enabled.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 10 |
| Helsinki, Finland | 8 |
| Tampere, Finland | 5 |
| Lappeenranta, Finland | 3 |
| Remote - Norway | 2 |
| Remote - Finland | 2 |
| Remote - Sweden | 2 |
| Remote - United Kingdom | 2 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Espoo, Finland | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| Remote - France | 1 |
| Remote - Germany | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Director | 2 |
| Program Manager | 2 |
| Customer Success Manager | 2 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Growth Marketing Operator | 1 |
| Product Designer | 1 |
| Sales Representative | 1 |
| Web UI/UX Designer | 1 |
| Accounting Manager | 1 |
| People Operations Trainee | 1 |
| Director of Mergers & Acquisitions | 1 |
| Customer Marketing Manager | 1 |
| Sales Engineer | 1 |
| Business Development | 1 |
| System Specialist | 1 |
| Service Manager | 1 |
| Solution Architect | 1 |
| Senior Systems Specialist | 1 |
| Project Manager | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 10 |
| Manager | 3 |
| Senior | 1 |
M-Files Oy appears in 43 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since May 2025. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Remote - Global, Helsinki, Finland, and Tampere, Finland.
About
Includes details from the Finnish Trade Register.
Osakeyhtiö
Computer programming activities
Financial Overview (2024)
M-Files Oy was profitable in 2024 with revenue of €98.0M and a profit margin of 0.1%.
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Job Details
Responsibilities
- Lead the Vertical Solutions AE team to meet or exceed sales targets within assigned territory
- Provide coaching and enablement to drive adoption of M-Files Sales Framework and solution-based selling strategies
- Partner with People & Culture on recruitment, onboarding, and performance management for AEs covering Central, West, and Southwest territories
- Develop and implement territory plans, ensuring coverage and resource allocation align with opportunity potential
- Manage and validate pipeline forecasts, ensuring accuracy in CRM
- Work cross-functionally with Marketing on campaigns that align to solution positioning and territory-specific needs
- Support the team in navigating complex enterprise sales cycles, including proposals, pricing, and contract negotiations
- Communicate market feedback and competitive intelligence to senior leadership and Product teams
- Collaborate with Customer Success to drive account penetration and expansion post-sale
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of sales leadership experience in B2B SaaS or technology solutions
- Proven success leading geographically distributed sales teams
- Strong track record in territory planning and execution
- Experience managing solution-based sales motions across multiple industries
- Skilled in coaching for performance, developing talent, and scaling sales teams
- Advanced skills in forecasting, pipeline management, and enterprise deal strategy
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
Benefits & Perks
Recruitment Process
- 1Initial Phone Screen w/People & Culture Team Member
- 2Hiring Manager - SVP, Sales - United States
- 3Internal Team Interview/Stakeholder(s)
- 4Assessment Presentation
- 5Chief Revenue Officer
