Regional Sales Director, Growth | France | Remote

<div class="content-intro"><p>Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, the fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations to ensure reliability, resolve incidents faster, and optimize telemetry at scale. Built on open source and open standards and designed for interoperability across any stack, Grafana Cloud brings AI to observability and observability to AI, giving teams (and their agents) unified visibility so they can see, understand, and act on all their disparate data, wherever it lives, and move at the speed of their ambitions. Customers, including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce, rely on Grafana Labs. We are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, GIC, Coatue, J.P. Morgan, CapitalG, and Lead Edge Capital. Learn more at <u><span><a href="http://grafana.com" target="_blank">grafana.com</a></span></u> and follow us on <u><span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/grafana-labs/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></span></u> and <u><span><a href="https://twitter.com/grafana" target="_blank">X</a></span></u><u>.</u></p> <p>We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.</p> <p>You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.</p></div><div class="section page-centered"> <h3 class="p-rich_text_section">The Opportunity</h3> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Grafana Labs is looking for a&nbsp;<strong data-stringify-type="bold">Regional Sales Director, Growth </strong>who will be responsible for leading a team of Growth Account Executives across <strong>France. </strong>As the RSD you will be asked to drive revenue growth, retain and attract new talent, and grow your customer base within your assigned territory. You will be recognised as a sales leader throughout the company – setting the tone and pace for your specified region. We are looking for an entrepreneurial sales leader - someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. You’ll spend your time developing and executing sales strategies, mentoring your team, and strategically partnering with groups across the organisation.You will guide your team through a consultative sales approach where you will learn about your prospect’s needs and then dive into the potential fit. Your expertise will be critical in helping articulate the value of our products and building strong relationships between the prospect and the Grafana sales team.</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section">&nbsp;</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Ideally, you come from a technical background and have sold visualisation, application performance management, or cloud-based tooling before. If you have worked with open-source software before, that’s even better. This is a critical hire for the company and you’ll be working closely with the rest of the GTM leadership team. We are looking for someone who wants to sign up for that challenge and build something great.</div> <h3 class="p-rich_text_section">What You’ll Be Doing</h3> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Develop and mentor your sales team</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Develop a pipeline to help over-achieve revenue targets</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Direct sales activities by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Build and maintain an annual sales plan (goals) in support of our organisational strategy and objectives</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Meet with prospects and strategise with sales representatives to help close deals</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Help the team prepare for QBRs and HBRs</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Develop long-term, strategic relationships with key contacts within their account base&nbsp;</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Strategically partner with Marketing, Solution Engineers, R&amp;D, Customer Support and other functional teams</li> </ul> <h3 class="p-rich_text_section">What Makes You a Great Fit:</h3> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Minimum 2 years of leading successful sales teams</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Minimum 8 years of successful direct sales experience</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience navigating complex sales cycles</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Excellent communication (written, oral) and presentation skills (in-person, virtual)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Comfort working closely and building relationships with C-Level executives</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Consistent track record in shaping strategic seven-figure deals</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">MEDDPICC expertise</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience working with ROI and cost modeling to educate and assist potential buyers</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Unwavering dedication to integrity and professionalism</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Fluent in English and French</li> </ul> <h3 class="p-rich_text_section">Bonus Points For:</h3> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Background in technical applications, familiarity with OSS is a big plus</li> <li>Experience leading AEs landing new logos and expanding existing clients&nbsp;</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Previous experience as an Account Executive in the French region</li> </ul> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <h3>Compensation &amp; Rewards</h3> <div>In France, the OTE compensation range for this role is EUR <span data-sheets-root="1">237,000</span><span data-sheets-root="1"> - EUR 340,000</span>. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally.</div> </div><div class="content-conclusion"><div> <p><em data-stringify-type="italic">*Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range &amp; benefits at the beginning of the process.</em></p> <p><strong>Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong data-stringify-type="bold">100% Remote, Global Culture -&nbsp;</strong>As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.</li> <li><strong>Scaling Organ