Sales Director – Private Equity Buyout

About the role

Fundcraft is a digital fund operations platform expanding into the private‑equity buy‑out segment. We are looking for a senior Sales Director to own and grow this up‑market vertical, reporting to the VP of Sales.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle for institutional private‑equity buy‑out clients, from prospecting to close.
• Build and execute a go‑to‑market strategy in coordination with VP Sales, Marketing and leadership.
• Generate and convert pipeline using an existing network of PE buy‑out sponsors, LPs, advisors and ecosystem partners.
• Represent Fundcraft at industry events, conferences and partner functions across core European markets.
• Negotiate commercial terms and manage the deal process through to signed mandate.
• Collaborate with Client Onboarding, Success Management, Operations and Product to ensure smooth handover of won accounts.
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast reporting in the CRM and provide market feedback to Sales, Marketing and Product.

Required profile

• Substantial experience in enterprise/institutional sales within alternative assets, private markets or fund services.
• Proven track record closing large, complex, multi‑stakeholder deals with institutional private‑equity buy‑out clients.
• Established, active network across the PE buy‑out ecosystem in London, Paris, Munich, Zurich or Luxembourg.
• Deep understanding of the PE buy‑out fund lifecycle and operational needs of institutional GPs.
• Consultative, solution‑led sales approach; comfortable engaging C‑level and senior finance stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills; fluent in English, additional European languages a plus.
• Self‑starter comfortable operating autonomously in a scale‑up environment and willing to travel across core European markets.

What we offer

• A culture that celebrates creativity, innovation and disruptive ideas.
• A fast‑paced, diverse workplace with opportunities to collaborate and learn from specialists across various fields.
• Automation and seamless tech integration in workflows, keeping you ahead of the curve.
• Modern, ergonomic office spaces with daily fresh fruit and coffee.