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Lead the Next Phase of Growth

Head of Sales Jobs Shaped For Real Impact

A Head of Sales role brings responsibility for much more than the number. You could be building a sales function, developing an established team, introducing greater commercial structure or helping a business move into its next phase of growth.

MCS recruits for Head of Sales jobs in Belfast and across Northern Ireland, working with businesses looking for proven sales leadership. We’ll help you understand the strategy, people, expectations and authority behind the role, so you know what you’re really being asked to lead.

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Leading and Building High-Performing Sales Teams

Head of Sales jobs in Northern Ireland span businesses at very different stages of their commercial journey. Some need a leader to scale an established sales function, while others are looking for someone to create greater structure, develop capability or rethink how the business goes to market.

MCS works across senior sales and commercial leadership recruitment, connecting experienced Sales Managers, Heads of Sales and Sales Directors with businesses across Northern Ireland. We get underneath the title to understand why the appointment is being made and what success needs to look like.

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Opportunities in Sales Leadership

The Title Is Head of Sales. What’s the Real Brief?

At this level, the opportunity is defined by what sits behind the title. The team you're inheriting, expectations from senior leadership, commercial maturity of the business and freedom you have to make changes all determine what the role will really ask of you.

MCS has senior conversations on both sides of the hiring process, helping you understand what needs to change, what’s already working and where you'll have the authority to make an impact.

Some Head of Sales roles come with an established team and strong foundations. Others need someone who can reshape structure, strengthen capability, recruit new people or introduce greater accountability. Understanding where the team is today matters. We’ll give you as much context as possible around performance, structure and expectations, so you can assess the leadership challenge properly.

Why MCS?

Growth can mean entering new markets, improving conversion, increasing revenue from existing customers or creating a more predictable sales engine. We’ll help you understand why the business is making the hire, what senior leadership expects and how success will be measured, so you can decide whether the mandate matches what you want to take on.

Benchmark Your Salary

Modern sales leadership increasingly means taking ownership of the infrastructure behind performance. CRM, forecasting, pipeline visibility, sales technology and commercial data all influence how effectively a Head of Sales can lead. The opportunity may be to optimise an established sales operation or introduce greater structure for the first time. Knowing which one you're walking into makes a difference.

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Head of Sales experience can lead towards Sales Director, Commercial Director and VP of Sales roles, but progression isn't always about a bigger title. A larger team, international remit, greater revenue responsibility or board exposure can represent just as significant a move.


Because MCS recruits across senior sales and leadership appointments, we can help you assess the scope of an opportunity as well as the title attached to it.

Executive Search

Senior Moves Need Better Conversations

At Head of Sales level, you may not be actively applying for jobs. You might simply want to understand what’s happening in the market, benchmark your position or have a confidential conversation about what could make your next move worthwhile.

MCS has spent more than 30 years building relationships across Northern Ireland. We’ll take the time to understand what you’ve led, what you want more of and what would genuinely make you consider moving. Sometimes that leads to an opportunity now. Sometimes it starts a relationship we come back to later.

What MCS Gives You Beyond the Job Description

Head of Sales Jobs

Head of Sales jobs put you at the centre of commercial growth, from setting strategy and developing people to improving performance and identifying where the business goes next.

We’ll get underneath the opportunity, including the team you’ll inherit, the growth expected of you and what you’ll genuinely have the authority to build or change.

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Business Development Executive Jobs

If you enjoy starting conversations, spotting opportunities and turning prospects into customers, a Business Development Executive job gives you the chance to build your commercial track record and make a visible impact on growth.

We recruit BDE roles across Northern Ireland and Ireland, looking at the product, market, targets and progression behind each opportunity to help you find the right place to develop.

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Business Development Manager Jobs

Ready to take greater ownership of growth? Business Development Manager jobs can put you at the centre of developing new markets, winning customers and building commercial relationships from the ground up.

We’ll get to know what you’ve sold, the results you’ve achieved and the kind of challenge you want next, whether that is a bigger territory, more complex sale or greater commercial responsibility.

Business Development Manager Jobs

Sales Development Representative Jobs

An SDR job can be the starting point for a seriously exciting sales career. You’ll build experience in prospecting, qualifying opportunities, creating pipeline and understanding what makes customers engage.

We recruit Sales Development Representative roles across growing commercial and technology teams, including businesses selling software and SaaS into UK and international markets.

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Regional Sales Manager Jobs

Ready to take responsibility for a bigger market? Regional Sales Manager jobs combine commercial ownership with customer development, performance and, in many roles, leadership of a wider sales team.

We’ll help you understand the territory, customer base, targets and growth opportunity behind the role, so your next move gives you the scope and responsibility you’re looking for.

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SaaS Account Executive Jobs

Selling SaaS means understanding a complex product well enough to make its commercial value clear. SaaS Account Executive jobs often involve longer sales cycles, enterprise customers and multiple technical and commercial decision-makers.

We work closely with the technology market across software, SaaS, AI, cloud and cyber security, helping you find opportunities that match the products, customers and sales environments you know best.

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Customer Success Jobs

Great Customer Success is about making sure the relationship delivers long after the sale. Customer Success jobs suit people who can understand customer needs, build trusted relationships and help clients get lasting value from a product or service.

We’ll help you find opportunities where your communication, commercial awareness and customer experience can make an impact, while giving you the progression you want from your next move.

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Account Manager Jobs

If your strength is building relationships that last, an Account Manager job gives you the opportunity to become a trusted partner to customers while finding new ways to grow those relationships.

We’ll get to know the accounts you’ve managed, how you’ve protected and grown revenue and the customers you enjoy working with, then find opportunities where those strengths are valued.

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Sales Manager Jobs

Moving into a Sales Manager job is about more than taking responsibility for a bigger number. Great managers build teams, coach different personalities and create an environment where good salespeople can perform.

Whether you’re stepping into leadership or looking for a bigger challenge, we’ll explore the team, targets and expectations behind the opportunity to find a role where you can make an impact.

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Where Could the Next Conversation Take You?

Whether you’re hiring sales talent or looking for your next sales job in Belfast or Northern Ireland, our specialist sales recruitment team is ready to start the conversation.

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