Sales Director EMEA - Industrial & New Defense (Advanced Composite Materials)

Location: Dagneux, France; Saronno, Italy; or remote from a European location

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, resins, prepregs, honeycombs, and engineered composite structures for aerospace, automotive, industrial, and defense markets.

What you will do

• Drive annual and long-term sales growth for industrial markets across EMEA.
• Accelerate short-term sales growth in new defense markets, including flying drones, maritime drones, and military ground vehicles.
• Lead and develop a European sales team through goal setting, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and budget control.
• Build executive-level customer relationships, manage strategic accounts, and negotiate long-term supply contracts, particularly in the automotive market.
• Coordinate customer projects across regions, functions, OEMs, and Tier-1 customers.
• Contribute customer, competitor, market, regulatory, and industry insights to the industrial strategy and partner with R&T, Marketing, Product Management, and Operations.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of experience in Sales, Marketing, and/or Business Development.
• Strong executive engagement, negotiation, communication, and strategic leadership skills.
• Experience managing teams and developing business strategy.
• Ability to work autonomously, overcome obstacles, propose solutions, and deliver results.
• Ability to work globally in a cross-functional environment.
• Fluent English and French required.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of composite materials.
• Additional language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a global manufacturer and technology leader in advanced composite materials.
• Opportunity to support aerospace, automotive, industrial, and new defense applications.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace open to individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds.