Accelerating The US Software Sales For A SW-Provider Focussing On The Life-Science-Industry

Daily rate

By arrangement

Expenses

plus expenses

Project duration

as of now - 31.07.2026

Deployment country

United States

Deployment city

Not published

Required availability

50 %

Industry

Pharmaceutical Products & Medicines

Function

Marketing & Sales

Service

Operative vacancy

Our client, a solution provider (software and consulting) in the life science sector, is looking for a Head of Sales US (m/f/d) ad interim to accelerate sales growth in the US market by leveraging an established professional network and closing opportunities during a transitional period.

Main tasks:

• Leverage (own) industry network to identify, approach, and qualify potential clients and build a strong US pipeline
  
• Develop and execute a short-term US sales strategy aligned with global commercial initiatives
  
• Manage the full sales cycle end-to-end (prospecting, discovery, proposal, negotiation, closing) with strong follow-up discipline
  
• Ensure accurate opportunity tracking and forecasting, providing transparency on pipeline and conversion
  
• Collaborate closely with marketing and product teams to align messaging and improve lead-to-opportunity conversion
  
• Interface with the EU sales team and Consulting Partners to ensure coordinated market approach and handovers
  

Personnel accountability

Not specified

Budget accountability

Not specified

• Proven track record in B2B software sales/business development in the US, including consistent pipeline creation and deal closing
  
• Substantial experience in leveraging an established professional network to generate qualified leads (ideally in relevant software segments)
  
• Experience in managing the full sales cycle and delivering reliable forecasting and opportunity management
  
• Deep understanding of short-term sales strategy execution in a transitional or high-change environment
  
• MUST: The candidate must be living in the USA
  

Linguistic proficiency