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Sales Director, Spotter Hardware - APAC/Singapore

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Singapore
Sales
FullTime

About the Role

At Sofar Ocean, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Climate Tech space, Connecting the world's oceans to power a sustainable future through real-time ocean intelligence..

Sofar Ocean Sofar is the leading ocean intelligence platform. We’ve built the world’s largest real-time ocean network, turning billions of measurements into insights trusted by scientists, governments, and shipping fleets. Our technology makes the ocean more predictable and sustainable, helping customers save costs, cut emissions, and unlock insights that were once out of reach. The Role Responsible for executing Sofar’s GTM strategy for hardware and services sales to commercial accounts in the APAC region. Individually source and win smaller, transactional sales and ensure customer success to drive additional purchases Team with internal SMEs to target and win larger, strategic opportunities Influence the Product Team by providing customer/market feedback to inform roadmap Work with marketing to devise demand generation campaigns and materials for educating the market on Sofar’s products Impact You’ll Own: Develop and execute a strategic sales plan for the assigned territory, including regional partners. Lead the end-to-end sales process, including prospecting, qualification, proposal development, negotiation, and contract closure. Understand client needs deeply and position the Spotter’s unique value proposition effectively. Collaborate with internal teams (product, marketing, engineering) to align solutions with market demand and customer requirements. Work with and manage channel sales partners to develop business in new regions. Represent Sofar at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities in the region. About You 6+ year history of achieving or exceeding revenue targets in a technical hardware sales role, preferably in maritime, environmental tech, or related industries. Familiarity with / comfort with scientific instrumentation, either from a previous sales role or from field experience in oceanography, environmental science, ecology, environmental chemistry, etc. Demonstrated ability to grow and manage a sales pipeline of both transactional and complex, multi-stakeholder sales Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Willingness to travel as needed to meet clients and attend events. Bonus Points Experience presenting a highly configurable product-set as an integrated platform Deep passion for the Ocean Familiarity with Hubspot CRM

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Sofar is on a mission to connect the world’s oceans. We design, build, and deploy the largest privately owned network of marine weather sensors to power the world’s best marine weather forecasts. Our data helps our customers to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, delivering tools to governments and other stakeholders to understand impacts of climate change on extreme weather and ocean health. We live on Planet Ocean, and our goal is to create the ocean intelligence needed to ensure a sustainable future.

Please review the specific job listing or contact Sofar Ocean's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Sofar Ocean is an established organization in its industry. The company is a certified Most Loved Workplace®, highlighting a strong, positive culture and committed workforce.

Key benefit categories include: Employees, Life & Family, Professional Development, Wellness & Community. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Ocean-Centric Decision Making and Genuine Collaboration Across Teams and Innovation Through Experimentation.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Oceans First Culture and Collaborative Team Excellence.

They have earned Most Loved Workplace® certifications including: Most Loved Workplace Most Loved Workplaces® 2026 and Most Loved Workplace Most Loved Workplaces® 2025.

Sofar Ocean currently has 7 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Sales, Marketing, Engineering. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/sofar-ocean/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Sofar Ocean's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.

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