Sales Manager

Paris or Paris region | National remit | Permanent | Global infrastructure vendor

France is one of the most exciting data centre markets in Europe right now.

I am working with a global leader in data centre connectivity and passive infrastructure that has decided to go after a much bigger share of that market. This role has been created to lead it. Not a maintenance job. Not an inherited portfolio. You would own the French data centre market commercially, and run it your way.

What makes this one different

You are being hired for who you know and what you can win, not for what is on a product sheet. The client has been unusually honest about this: portfolio knowledge, CRM, methodology and technical detail can all be taught after you join. Market credibility, relationships and genuine commercial drive cannot. That is where the bar is set.

What you would actually be doing

• Winning new business and new logos across the French data centre market
• Building relationships with operators, end users, consultants, system integrators, installers and general contractors
• Getting to projects early and influencing the specification before the competition is even in the room
• Owning the full cycle, from opportunity creation to close
• Developing the partner and installer ecosystem alongside direct customer relationships
• Owning your own pipeline, forecast and account strategy

Who this is built for

• A genuine hunter, with evidence of new logo acquisition rather than farming
• Meaningful experience selling into or around the French data centre ecosystem
• A network that opens doors: operators, hyperscalers, colo, consultants, integrators, contractors
• Credibility with senior technical and commercial stakeholders
• Fluent professional French and good business English
• Happy travelling regularly across France

Why it is worth a conversation

Real investment behind it, a strong platform to sell from, a supportive regional leadership team, and the autonomy to build a vendor's French position from the ground up. Roles with this much freedom in a market moving this fast do not come round often.