Our client is looking for a dynamic Head of Sales and Marketing to join their team.

The successful individual must have strong Big Data experience and be a very strong leader that can manage the account management team and make sure targets are met. This individual must be very driven with high energy levels.

Minimum requirements for the role:
• 8 yrs. + Senior Leadership experience in a high growth organisation with at least 5 years in a solution Sales Environment.
• A tertiary degree in Marketing and / or Business Management and / or Business administration or related field.
• Exceptional sales and customer relationship management skills with in-depth knowledge of the market, including extensive industry contacts on executive and senior management levels.
The main roles and responsibilities:
• Accountable for the overall strategic development and tactical execution of the sales and marketing strategy across the organisation to generate revenue
• Compile and execute a measured sales and marketing Plan that creates a 3-, 6-, 12- and 60-month revenue horizons
• Grow new revenue streams and sustain revenue growth
• Lead the company’s sales team to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained to meet all sales targets and that they carry out their responsibilities to the required standards
• Accountable for recruitment, management and directing the overall sales efforts relating to customer growth, revenue growth, and customer experience goals – both to achieve the in year-, and long-term strategic ambitions of the company
• Lead the company’s marketing team to ensure that a single, well-articulated positioning of the company is achieved and communicated in its target markets and segments
• Develop the company’s overall branding, marketing and corporate communication strategies in line with the company’s business development objectives and market characteristics and trends
• Accountable for the development of marketing collateral for marketing events and initiatives
• Gather and maintain market insights on marketing propositions of competitors and trends and ensure sharing of insights with the sales teams to directly influence the strategic direction of the company
• Provide leadership in identifying and developing new markets and customers to achieve business growth
• Collaborate across departments at an executive and operational level to meet business objectives
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, making recommendations
• Capture information on the CRM and ensure it is up to date

The remuneration for this role is very negotiable and based on the proven experience of the individual.