Sales Director - Australia

About the Role

This is a remote first position, ideal for a senior sales professional with experience navigating complex, consultative sales cycles within large organizations.

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and securing new enterprise accounts, expanding relationships within existing customers, and positioning Solace as a critical enabler of both traditional event-driven architecture (EDA) and next-generation AI-driven initiatives.

As organizations accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence, real-time data movement has become a foundational requirement. Solace plays a key role in helping enterprises modernize their integration strategy to support AI workloads—by ensuring that data is delivered securely, efficiently, and in real time across distributed systems.

You will work closely with technical stakeholders and executive decision-makers to demonstrate how Solace's platform can serve as the backbone for modern AI-ready infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Develop strategic alliances that encourage customer acquisition
• Manage all key elements of the sales function including:
  • Lead generation
  • Account development
  • Sales tracking
  • Sales closure
• Achieve the sales and revenue objectives set out by the corporation
• Be a leader in building relationships and closing large deals
• Play an active role in maintaining a winning sales culture in a team environment
• Provide feedback to the product development group for product enhancements and provide feedback to the marketing group to ensure marketing messages are current

What You'll Bring to the Role

• An undergraduate degree (M.B.A. considered an asset) with a minimum of 10 years sales experience in the middleware space
• Proven ability to close large, complex deals, in a changing market
• Considered to be a leader in both sales skill and technical abilities
• Proven experience in selling middleware solutions and/or services
• Take charge attitude, persistence, tenacity and drive focused on finding a way to accomplish your objectives
• Strong contract negotiation techniques
• Exceptional interpersonal skills both inside and outside of the organization with a proven ability to connect with clients by using strategic thinking, strong analysis, and planning skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to change in both direction and approach
• Ability to set short and long term objectives in an evolving environment

Why You'll Love Working at Solace

• Work with brilliance – Our team is packed with some of the sharpest minds in the industry.
• Balance matters – We believe work should fit into your life, not the other way around.
• Hybrid-first – Flexibility is built into how we work, so everyone feels included and empowered.
• Values-driven – We live and breathe our core values: craftsmanship, trust, courage, freedom, momentum, humility, and human experience.
• Growth mindset – Our training programs are designed to help you level up, fast.
• Customer Obsessed – We're proud of our world-class customer lineup (we're not shy about it).
• Keep it fun – We're social, we keep things simple, and we know how to have a good time.
• Creative culture – We've got a great sense of humour and we make cool videos on topics like MITT and this (check them out!).

At Solace, we are committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment process.

To help identify candidates whose qualifications best align with the role, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during the initial stage of resume screening. These tools compare submitted resumes to the job description, focusing on education, experience, and skills.

Importantly, all decisions beyond this initial screening—including interviews and final hiring—are made by our human recruitment team. AI is never used to make final hiring decisions.

Not sure you meet every requirement? That's okay — we're more interested in your potential and passion. If this role excites you, we'd love to hear from you.

Need accommodations during the hiring process? Just let us know — we're here to support you.

At Solace, we believe that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and growth, both in business and in life. We strive to create an enriching and safe workplace where you can be who you are. If you want to do the best work of your career and feel supported every step of the way, we encourage you to join us!