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Martina Rios Grana

London

Summary

Experienced SaaS sales professional with a strong record in launching new markets and consistently exceeding quotas. Skilled in building outbound revenue engines and managing full sales cycles. Proven ability to close large enterprise deals and generate high-quality leads in competitive environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Account Executive

Payhawk
London (Hybrid)
2025.05 - 2026.01

Series C fintech scale-up | ~50 UK employees

• Fastest closed deal in company history (2 weeks from start date)
• First AE to generate revenue during ramp
• 100%+ quota attainment across majority of months (£7.5k MRR target)
• Average deal size ~£1.5k MRR (£18k ACV)
• Largest deal £3.6k MRR (~£44k ACV)
• Sales cycle: 2 weeks–2 months
• Hybrid inbound/outbound motion (new logo + upsell)
• Competed against Pleo, Moss, Spendesk
• Sold to CFOs, Finance Directors and Controllers

Volunteer – Sea Turtle Conservation

Smile for Life
The Gambia
2024.11 - 2025.04

Supported conservation initiatives in grassroots non-profit organisation in West Africa, enhancing community engagement and environmental awareness

Director of Business Development – EMEA & LATAM

Veridion
London (Remote)
2023.10 - 2024.11

AI-driven B2B Data Start Up | Series A

• First sales hire, building commercial function from scratch
• Owned $1M quota (103% FY attainment)
• Closed enterprise deals $80k–$550k ACV
• 6-month average enterprise sales cycle
• 92% increase in outbound opportunity generation
• Managed SDR and scaled meeting generation 3–4x
• Competed with D&B and data intelligence incumbents
• Targeted CPO, CIO, Chief of Underwriting, Procurement leaders

Account Executive Spain and Portugal

Domo
London / Madrid (Hybrid)
2021.09 - 2023.03

Public NASDAQ SaaS | 2,500+ global | ~50 London

  • Year 1 target ~$450k ARR while launching Spanish market
    Year 2 target increased to $875k ARR following strong performance
    Achieved 113% of FY2022 quota
  • First AE to commercialise Spanish region
    Closed first enterprise deals in-region, including Inditex and BBVA
  • Managed full sales cycle across SMB and enterprise accounts in Spain and Portugal, launching the market and achieving strong year-on-year performance
  • Built regional awareness and executed successful outbound lead generation campaigns low brand-recognition environment
  • Sold in highly competitive BI market against Power BI, Tableau & Qlik
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive sales and market penetration.
    Contributed to hiring and expansion of Iberian sales team

Enterprise Account Development Manager EMEA

Domo
London (Hybrid)
2020.08 - 2021.09

• Promoted from Account Development Manager following consistent overachievement and top outbound performance
• Focused exclusively on enterprise accounts across EMEA, partnering with top-performing AEs
• Generated $6M+ in qualified enterprise pipeline and contributed $500K in closed revenue
• Achieved 162% of annual target
• Set company-wide record of 22 qualified enterprise meetings booked in a single month (June 2021)
• Targeted C-level executives including CIO, CDO, VP Analytics and Heads of Digital Transformation
• Managed multi-threaded outbound strategies in highly competitive BI & analytics market
• Recognised as highest pipeline generator in EMEA for 2020 & 2021

Account Development Manager EMEA

Domo
London
2019.12 - 2020.07

• Top performer in pipeline generation, activity levels and outbound lead creation
• First ADM in company to generate a fully outbound-sourced deal that successfully closed
• Won multiple company awards for pipeline generation and outbound excellence
• Consistently exceeded monthly and quarterly targets
• Built and executed high-volume, high-quality outbound campaigns across EMEA mid-market & enterprise accounts
• Collaborated closely with Account Executives to drive opportunity progression

Early Career Experience

Various Employers
Plymouth/London
2014.09 - 2019.11

Held various customer-facing and leadership roles alongside university studies, including:

  • Supervisor / Keyholder – FatFace (Woking)
  • Supervisor Keyholder – Deichmann (Camberley)
  • Bar Manager – Factory Night Club (Plymouth)
  • Waitress / Supervisor , Bar Burritos (Plymouth)
  • Event Promoter, Live Lounge (Plymouth)
  • Sales Internship, Eagle Eye Worldwide Ltd (Plymouth)
  • Bartender, Popworld (Plymouth)
  • Au Pair, Au Pair World (London)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Science

University of Plymouth
Plymouth
2015.09 - 2016.05

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences

University of Plymouth
Plymouth
2016.09 - 2018.06

Skills

  • MEDDPICC, SPICED, BANT, Command of the Message, Solution Selling, Value-Based Selling, Consultative Selling
  • Enterprise & Mid-Market SaaS Sales
  • Full Sales Cycle Management
  • Outbound Prospecting & Account-Based Selling
  • Pipeline Generation & Management
  • Multi-Threaded Stakeholder Engagement
  • Enterprise Deal Navigation (6 month cycles)
  • Competitive Displacement Strategy
  • Market Launch & Territory Expansion
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Sales Forecasting & Revenue Planning
  • Quota Management (up to £875k / $1M)
  • Strategic Account Mapping
  • SDR Mentorship & Leadership
  • Remote Sales Execution
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration (SC, CS, Marketing)

Languages

English
Fluent
Spanish
Native

Certification

  • Full MEDDPICC Certification, MEDDIC Academy (Oct 2021)
  • Command of the Message, Force Management (Dec 2021)
  • Negotiation Skills, Corporate Visions (Sep 2022)
  • Domo Professional Exam, Level 1 (Jul 2021)
  • Sales Excellence, Pareto (Jul 2021)
  • Live Prospecting, Pareto (Jul 2020)
  • Sales Fundamentals, Pareto (Mar 2020)
  • The Prospecting Blueprint, Christian Krause Sales Consulting (Jun 2023)
  • SaaS Discovery Masterclass, Pavilion / pclub.io (Jul 2023)
  • Win the Demo, Pavilion / pclub.io (Jul 2023)
  • Rig the Game, Pavilion / pclub.io (Aug 2024)
  • Relationship Management & Business Development, Starweaver (Apr 2025)
  • The Badass B2B Growth Guide, Josh Braun (Feb 2025)
  • Poke The Bear Cold Calling, Josh Braun (Jan 2025)

SOFTWARE & TOOLS

  • CRM & Sales Engagement: Salesforce, HubSpot, SalesLoft, Gong
  • Prospecting & Data: ZoomInfo, Cognism, Lusha, TechTarget, 6sense, Discovery.org, Amplemarket, LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • Collaboration & Productivity: Slack, Zoom, G Suite, M Suite, Notion, Lucidchart
  • Finance & HR: SAP Concur, Payhawk, Deel, HiBob, Personio

Affiliations

  • Running (Paris Marathon 2023, Lanzarote Marathon 2024, London 55K Ultra 2025)
  • Boxing
  • Oil & Watercolour Painting
  • Yoga
  • Horse Riding

Timeline

Account Executive

Payhawk
2025.05 - 2026.01

Volunteer – Sea Turtle Conservation

Smile for Life
2024.11 - 2025.04

Director of Business Development – EMEA & LATAM

Veridion
2023.10 - 2024.11

Account Executive Spain and Portugal

Domo
2021.09 - 2023.03

Enterprise Account Development Manager EMEA

Domo
2020.08 - 2021.09

Account Development Manager EMEA

Domo
2019.12 - 2020.07

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences

University of Plymouth
2016.09 - 2018.06

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Science

University of Plymouth
2015.09 - 2016.05

Early Career Experience

Various Employers
2014.09 - 2019.11
Martina Rios Grana