# Vice President of Sales - KSA

**Company:** [Cognition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cognition)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Executive Leadership
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Enterprise Sales, Sales Partnerships, Go-to-Market Strategy, Government Partnerships, P&L Management, Team Building, Customer Success, Enterprise Saas, Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools, Customer Onboarding, Product Localization, Sales Operations
**Posted:** 2026-06-19

> Leads Cognition’s launch and growth in Saudi Arabia, owning go-to-market strategy, revenue, partnerships, P&L, hiring, and customer experience. The role requires 10+ years of KSA leadership experience, strong enterprise and government relationships, complex-deal expertise, and Arabic and English fluency.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Launch and scale Cognition’s operations in KSA as the first senior hire in market.
- Own country-level P&L, hiring, sales execution, and operational performance.
- Build and lead a local cross-functional team across sales, customer success, engineering, support, and operations.
- Lead strategic partnerships with KSA and GCC enterprises and government agencies.
- Drive sales cycles end-to-end and close deals directly and through partners with key enterprise customers.
- Partner with global leadership to align product-market fit for the GCC.
- Represent Cognition externally in KSA’s business and technology ecosystem.
- Build scalable processes for customer onboarding, implementation, and success.
- Provide Product and Engineering feedback on localization and feature needs.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of leadership experience in KSA, ideally at fast-growing software or AI companies.
- Experience launching and scaling operations in new markets while selling disruptive software.
- Strong relationships and understanding of KSA’s enterprise and government sectors.
- Strong enterprise sales, partnerships, and go-to-market experience with a track record of closing complex deals.
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution.
- Fluency in Arabic and English.
- Experience building cross-functional teams from the ground up.
- Passion for technology, innovation, and shaping the future of work.

## Nice to Have
- Experience in AI, developer tools, or enterprise SaaS.
- Engineering or product-led company background.
- Exposure to high-growth US or global companies expanding into MENA.

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