Senior Sales Executive UK & Ireland

About the role

Akur8 is seeking a Senior Sales Executive to drive commercial growth across the UK and Ireland. You will act as a business owner for your territory, managing the full sales cycle, building strategic partnerships, and engaging with C-level decision-makers to scale the company's SaaS platform. This role requires a hunter mindset to develop new business and a strategic approach to managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.

Responsibilities

• Support the UK and Ireland territory strategy, quota, pipeline, forecast, and sales priorities.
• Lead the full sales cycle, from opportunity creation to contract signature.
• Develop strong, long-term partnerships with strategic local partners.
• Build relationships with C-level and senior decision-makers, and communicate Akur8’s value clearly to different stakeholders.
• Assess the performance of your territory, identify what is working and what is not, and adjust your approach accordingly.
• Work with internal teams to bring market insight back into Akur8’s product, positioning, and go-to-market priorities.
• Represent Akur8 in the UK and Irish insurance markets, building awareness and credibility with relevant decision-makers.
• Take ownership of outcomes, raise challenges early, and create new approaches when the existing playbook does not fit the market.

Required skills

• B2B Sales
• Enterprise Software
• SaaS
• Complex Sales Cycles
• CRM
• Sales Forecasting

Nice to have

• Insurance Industry
• Pricing Solutions
• Risk Solutions
• Actuarial Solutions
• Data Analytics

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Private Medical insurance
• Pension Plan
• Professional Phone subscription
• 25 days of PTO
• Public transportation reimbursement
• Gym membership
• IT equipment allowance
• Professional development & trainings

About the Company

Akur8 is a fast-growing InsurTech scale-up that provides a next-generation SaaS platform for insurers to assess, price, and manage risk. The company combines transparent machine learning and predictive analytics to help insurers model risk efficiently while maintaining regulatory trust.