UiPath

Sales Director / Country Lead South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Enterprise Software, Automation, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must have extensive experience building, managing, and coaching high-performing enterprise sales teams and creating a winning culture. A deep understanding of the South African business landscape is essential to serve as the public face of UiPath within the industry. Proven ability to define and execute industry Go-To-Market strategies, a demonstrable track record of exceeding sales targets, and extensive experience in a value-driven sales environment are required. Experience providing executive sponsorship on strategic, complex, and competitive opportunities, coupled with excellent analytical and presentation skills, is necessary. The ability to articulate complex concepts to cross-functional audiences, build and nurture senior executive relationships, and successfully structure and close multi-million-dollar deals are crucial. Willingness to travel and experience adopting rigorous sales methodologies for accurate forecasting are also required. Fluency in English is mandatory.

Responsibilities

The Sales Director / Country Lead for South Africa will be responsible for achieving revenue growth by designing and executing an industry-specific Go-To-Market strategy for South Africa. This includes managing a direct sales team with a focus on strategic account development to deliver transformational customer impact. The role involves communicating and aligning strategy across the UiPath ecosystem of GSIs, partners, and alliances to enhance customer impact. Responsibilities also include acting as an industry evangelist, representing UiPath's thought leadership through industry events and PR, and creating a high-performance culture focused on talent development, inclusion, wellbeing, and upholding UiPath values. Staying at the forefront of AI/Automation innovation to provide thought leadership for customers' mission-critical business challenges is key. The role requires heading up monthly and quarterly business reviews with account sponsors to track progress and establish reference accounts.

Skills

Go To Market Strategy
Sales Management
Account Development
Ecosystem Alignment
Partner Management
AI
Automation
Thought Leadership
Sales Growth Planning
Talent Development
Customer Relationship Management

UiPath

Robotic process automation software solutions

About UiPath

UiPath provides robotic process automation (RPA) solutions that help businesses improve their efficiency by automating repetitive tasks. Their software allows organizations to create AI-driven workflows and manage these processes through cloud-based orchestration. This means that users can set up automated tasks that run without human intervention, which helps to lower operational costs and boost productivity. What sets UiPath apart from its competitors is its extensive marketplace for third-party integrations, allowing users to enhance their automation capabilities with additional tools and solutions. The main goal of UiPath is to empower organizations to streamline their operations and focus on more strategic activities by reducing the time spent on mundane tasks.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2005Year Founded
$1,936.8MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options

Risks

Rapid AI agent evolution may outpace UiPath's current RPA offerings.
High implementation costs and rigidity of traditional RPA tools could deter clients.
Emergence of platforms like Salesforce's Agentforce may provide competitive alternatives.

Differentiation

UiPath offers AI-driven workflows enhancing business efficiency through intelligent automation.
The company provides robust governance and multiple robots on a single virtual machine.
UiPath's marketplace for third-party integrations expands its ecosystem and customer solutions.

Upsides

UiPath leads the 2024 Everest Group automation assessment, showcasing industry leadership.
The launch of AI Trust Layer enhances governance of GenAI features across the platform.
Collaboration with The Bank of East Asia expands UiPath's enterprise automation solutions.

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