The Role
We are hiring an experienced Sales Director to drive new client acquisition across hedge funds. This is a 100% hunting role focused on originating, advancing, and closing new business for Hatched’s alternative data products.
You will own the full sales cycle - from prospecting and lead generation through discovery, evaluation, negotiation, and close - while working closely with research, data, product, and client teams to ensure strong product-market fit and long-term client value.
You will also work closely with company leadership, including a cofounder, to refine our go-to-market approach and ensure strong alignment between client needs, research priorities, and product development.
This role is ideal for a commercially driven seller who understands the investment research workflow, is credible with senior buy-side stakeholders, and thrives in a highly consultative, solution-oriented sales environment.
What We Need You To Do
As a Sales Director at Hatched, you will:
Own defined revenue and the full sales cycle from prospecting to close
Build pipeline within hedge funds and asset managers using outbound, account-based strategies, and your network
Lead high-quality discovery and position data solutions around investment impact and alpha use cases
Navigate complex buying groups across PMs, analysts, data science, compliance, and procurement
Manage evaluations
Negotiate and close high-value agreements
Maintain disciplined pipeline management and forecasting
Provide market and client feedback to shape product, research, and go-to-market priorities
What You Bring to Hatched
5+ years of experience selling financial data, analytics, or enterprise SaaS to investment firms, ideally within alternative data
Demonstrated success selling to hedge funds
Experience running complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
Proven ability to open doors and build relevant relationships
Credibility discussing data quality, coverage, and research methodology with sophisticated buyers
Strong deal strategy, forecasting discipline, and comfort with structured sales frameworks
Excellent executive communication, discovery, and storytelling skills
High emotional intelligence and strong relationship-building ability
A resilient, self-directed mindset and high personal accountability
Intellectual curiosity, integrity, and interest in financial markets and data-driven investing
A collaborative, low-ego approach to working with product, research, and leadership