We are looking for a sales and new business focused Sales Director to strengthen our Business Development team in Norway and Denmark. The Sales Director brings expertise in the Life & Pension insurance domain and experience managing SaaS sales cycles across enterprise insurers and pension providers.
As a Sales Director at Keylane, you will be responsible for driving the sales process in the Nordic market from A to Z.
In this role, you take the lead in our sales activities and relationship management in Norway and Denmark. You understand the market, have a strong network, and experience selling advanced software platforms.
We work with long-term and strategic sales cycles where building trusted relationships is key. You may come from a background as a salesperson or key account manager with a strong focus on new business development in enterprise SaaS solutions. Most importantly, you bring the drive, professionalism, and credibility needed to represent Keylane and our SaaS platforms in the market.
As part of our international Life & Pension Business Development team, working from The Netherlands and Denmark, you will focus on new business sales by understanding customer needs and identifying how Keylane’s solutions can support their digital transformation. You will work closely with managing consultants, project managers, and business analysts and represent Keylane in a professional and approachable way.
Key about your team
The Business Development team within Keylane Life & Pension is responsible for driving commercial SaaS revenue growth across our full product portfolio and across all markets we serve.
We work closely with colleagues across the organization to shape and execute our commercial strategy, accelerate sales, and expand our market footprint.
You will be part of an international and energetic team, working alongside local sales managers in the Netherlands and Denmark and collaborating closely with our marketing team based in Denmark.
Together, we focus on winning new clients, developing up- and cross-sell opportunities, and building long-term partnerships through successful contract renewals.
In this role, your primary focus will be new business within enterprise accounts in the Danish and Norwegian markets. You will engage with senior decision-makers, build strategic relationships, and position Keylane as a trusted partner in digital transformation within Life & Pension.
Questions
If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to contact Floris van Tol, Director Development at floris.van.tol@keylane.com,
If you have any other questions, please contact Talent Acquisition, Thomas Thomsen, at thomas.thomsen@keylane.com.
Keylane offers
A flat and informal organization with a professional and supportive working environment
Attractive performance-based bonus that rewards strong commercial results.
Inclusion days
Five weeks of vacation and five Keylane days
A pension scheme where 13.25% is paid by Keylane and the individual contribution is 3%
Flexibility in the working environment. We offer a combination of working from home and from the office. We value seeing colleagues in person to stay connected and collaborate effectively. The Danish office is located a 10-minute walk from Islands Brygge Metro station
We believe that strong employee relations are key to maintaining well-being in the workplace. To support this, we offer a variety of social activities that all employees can participate in, such as yoga, padel tennis, running, outdoor bathing, and fitness in the basement
Keylane Academy
Develop yourself everyday!
To support our mission to empower the insurance and pension industry with the best solutions and the brightest experts, the Keylane Academy offers extensive career development support for Keylaners at all career levels.
We offer our employees:
Extensive product trainings
Courses to understand the insurance & pension industries
Access to thousands of e-learning courses via digital platforms
Experience selling enterprise software platforms, preferably SaaS, and/or experience from the Nordic Life & Pension sector
An established network within the Life & Pension insurance industry in Norway and Denmark
Comfortable working in agile environments with a strong customer focus
Trustworthy, persistent, and motivated by building long-term relationships
Able to maintain an overview while paying attention to detail
Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels in customer organizations
Able to build and maintain strong relationships with both new and existing customers
Experienced in driving complex sales processes, including RFIs, RFPs, and contracting
Skilled in account management and sales planning
Able to develop business cases and translate customer needs into solution proposals
Experience preparing presentations, proposals, and solution suggestions
Comfortable working closely with pre-sales, product management, and marketing
Each employee within Keylane must follow training on information security, and irrespective of the role, basic information security responsibilities apply. And please be aware that as part of our pre-employment screening, we may request, among other things, a criminal record, references, and proof of education.
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Hiring proces
1
Application
Share your CV and we’ll review your background to see how your skills match our team.
2
Informal phone call
Get to know each other, discuss your motivation and learn what it’s like to work at Keylane.
3
First interview
Meet your future the hiring team to talk about your experience and what drives you.
4
Second interview
Dive deeper into your skills with a case or technical talk and meet more of the team.
5
Job offer
If we’re both excited, we’ll make you an offer and discuss start date and onboarding.
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