Own full-cycle enterprise sales and new business development across the US and Canada. Close complex SaaS deals with hedge funds and asset managers, engage senior investment executives, build institutional relationships, represent Arcana at industry events, and provide market feedback to Product and Leadership. The role requires strong enterprise selling experience, institutional investment workflow knowledge, a proven record of high-value deal closures, and an established industry network.
Arcana is a portfolio intelligence platform used by hedge funds and asset managers to analyze performance and risk. We’re rebuilding the institutional analytics stack and we’re hiring a Sales Director to accelerate our growth.
This is a senior individual contributor role with full quota ownership. We are looking for a top-tier enterprise seller and relationship manager who consistently performs at the top of their team and thrives in complex, high-stakes institutional sales and account growth cycles.
Responsibilities
- Own new business development across the US/Canada
- Drive full-cycle enterprise sales: sourcing, executive engagement, solution positioning, procurement, and close
- Close complex, multi-stakeholder SaaS deals with hedge funds and asset managers
- Develop trusted relationships with CIOs, COOs, Heads of Risk, PMs, and senior investment leaders
- Represent Arcana at industry conferences and senior-level meetings
- Partner closely with Product and Leadership to translate market feedback into strategic growth
Requirements
- 5 –15+ years of enterprise sales experience, ideally selling into hedge funds, asset managers, or institutional allocators
- Consistent top performer with a demonstrated record of closing high-value enterprise deals
- Proven ability to close high ACV SaaS or financial technology contracts
- Deep familiarity with institutional investment workflows (portfolio analytics, attribution, risk, alpha/beta, drawdowns, factor models, etc.)
- Strong network within the US institutional investment community
- Exceptional executive presence and communication skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, CFA, or similar is a strong plus
- Experience selling portfolio analytics platforms, risk systems, OMS/PMS, or market data solutions strongly preferred
- Experience operating as a senior regional individual contributor is a strong plus
Arcana New York, New York, USA Office
368 9th Ave, New York, NY , United States, 10001
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