Director - Sales

Figma is looking for a Director Sales - LATAM to join our dynamic team of creatives engineers marketing wizards and brilliant business folks. You aren’t the typical sales leader and we aren’t the typical design tool company. At Figma we think outside the box lift constraints that block our imagination everyday and we expect you to do the same. With this role you’ll get in at the ground floor in a fast growing sales org. You’ll consult with our existing customer base and potential customers in driving meaningful relationships that add value to the customer experience and revenue to our bottom line.

Figma is growing and moving fast. Our next team member will have an agile dynamic mindset be comfortable embracing change a true team-player and love working with our growing footprint of Fortune 1000 customers. You won’t be alone! Figma has an incredible team and you’ll work closely with other groups including Support Design Engineering Product Marketing Customer Success and Community. As a Director LATAM Sales you will build a team of Account Executives responsible for the engagement expansion and retention of our rapidly growing customer base. You will report to the VP of Sales.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Strategically expand our LATAM segment while nurturing and empowering a dynamic team of representatives to drive growth and market leadership in the region

• Build a strong pipeline of exceptional talent in partnership with the recruiting team to scale the LATAM team including hiring for Leadership roles

• Evaluate and execute playbooks and systems needed to support a high-growth team

• Test and refine growth and acquisition strategies through data segment-specific value drivers and compelling stories

• Develop strong internal partnerships and collaborate cross functionally to maximize revenue opportunities to improve deal progressions

• Build develop and inspire a team of high-performing Account Executives and leaders by creating scalable data driven processes that drive team and company goals

• Be accountable for selling to existing customers and net new customers

• Interview hire and train new team members as we scale the business and company

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 10+ years of experience in SaaS Sales

• 5+ years of experience in management; 2+ years of experience in second line leadership within a B2B SaaS company

• Proven experience leading and building successful collaborative sales teams including both managers and Enterprise Account Executives with a focus on distributed teams.

• Strong track record of guiding teams of 10+ Account Executives and Sales Managers to consistently meet and exceed goals.

• Deep understanding of the technical and competitive landscape.

• Fluent in Portuguese or Spanish language

While not required it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Additional years of management experience within a SaaS company

• Experience using or working with Figma or other UX/UI experience

• Ability to thrive in a constantly changing and evolving environment

• Experience with Command of the Message or MEDDIC sales methodology

At Figma one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.