Head of Sales, India

About Mixpanel

Mixpanel is the leading product intelligence and analytics platform, trusted by more than 29,000 companies to help understand how people use the products they build. By combining powerful analytics with AI that knows your business, Mixpanel helps teams see what’s working, diagnose what’s not, and decide what to build next. Learn more at mixpanel.com .

About the Team

At Mixpanel, our Sales team manages the full customer lifecycle—from acquisition to expansion—helping prospects and customers leverage data to better understand and improve their digital experiences.

In APAC, we are building a high-performing, collaborative, and customer-obsessed sales organisation focused on accelerating growth across the region. We operate with a strong sense of ownership, ambition, and teamwork—partnering closely across Marketing, Customer Success, and Solutions Engineering to deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers.

About the Role

Mixpanel is looking for a commercially minded, hands-on, and people-first Head of Sales to lead and scale our business across India and South Asia.

Reporting to the VP of Sales, APAC, this leader will play a critical role in executing regional go-to-market strategy, driving revenue growth, and developing a high-performing team across SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise segments.

This is a player-coach role, ideal for a leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and is equally comfortable coaching teams, building pipelines, and engaging directly in deals across segments.

The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of the Indian market, experience operating across multiple sales motions, and a passion for building teams and delivering customer value.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Account Executives across SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise segments

Drive consistent achievement of revenue targets across new business, expansion, and renewals

Partner with the VP of Sales, APAC to execute regional GTM strategy and identify growth opportunities in India and South Asia

Build and maintain a strong, predictable pipeline through outbound, inbound, and product-led motions

Act as a player-coach, supporting reps in strategic deals, deal progression, and executive conversations

Establish and reinforce scalable sales processes and methodologies tailored to different segments

Drive operational rigour across forecasting, pipeline management, and territory planning

Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, and Partnerships to execute cohesive GTM motions

Hire, onboard, and develop top sales talent across segments and geographies

Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous development

Provide clear visibility into performance, risks, and opportunities to regional leadership

We’re Looking For Someone Who Has

6–10+ years of experience in SaaS sales, with 3–5+ years in a sales leadership role

Proven track record of leading teams across SMB, Mid-Market, and/or Enterprise segments

Strong experience operating in India and/or broader South Asian markets, with a deep understanding of local business culture and buying cycles

Experience managing a mix of inbound, outbound, and product-led sales motions

Strong command of sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC, Challenger, Force Management) and ability to adapt them across segments

Demonstrated ability to coach reps through varying deal complexities, from transactional to highly strategic

Data-driven mindset with experience using metrics to manage performance and inform decisions

Passion for recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent

Hands-on leadership style with a strong player-coach mentality

Strong communication and executive presence

Bonus Points For

Experience selling into the Indian and South Asian enterprise or mid-market technology sector

Familiarity with regional partners, system integrators, or channel ecosystems across India

Experience selling in analytics, data, martech, or developer tools ecosystems

Background in high-growth SaaS environments (Series B–E or beyond)

Experience supporting product-led growth (PLG) environments and sales-assisted conversion

Benefits and Perks

Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care

Mental Wellness Benefit

Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Volunteer Time Off

Additional US Benefits: Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday Break

*please note that benefits and perks for contract positions will vary*

Culture Values

Make Bold Bets: We choose courageous action over comfortable progress.

Innovate with Insight: We tackle decisions with rigor and judgment - combining data, experience and collective wisdom to drive powerful outcomes.

One Team: We collaborate across boundaries to achieve far greater impact than any of us could accomplish alone.

Candor with Connection: We build meaningful relationships that enable honest feedback and direct conversations.

Champion the Customer: We seek to deeply understand our customers’ needs, ensuring their success is our north star.

Powerful Simplicity: We find elegant solutions to complex problems, making sophisticated things accessible.

Why choose Mixpanel?

We’re a leader in analytics with over 29,000 customers and $277M invested from prominent investors: like Andreessen-Horowitz, Sequoia, YC, and, most recently, Bain Capital. Mixpanel’s pioneering event-based data analytics platform offers a powerful yet simple solution for companies to understand user behaviors and easily track overarching company success metrics. Our accomplished teams continuously facilitate our expansion by tackling the ever-evolving challenges tied to scaling, reliability, design, and service. Choosing to work at Mixpanel means you’ll be helping the world’s most innovative companies learn from their data so they can make better decisions.

Mixpanel is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity. At Mixpanel, we are focused on things that really matter—our people, our customers, our partners—out of a recognition that those relationships are the most valuable assets we have. We actively encourage women, people with disabilities, veterans, underrepresented minorities, and LGBTQ+ people to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance or other similar laws that may be applicable, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We’ve immersed ourselves in our Culture and Values as our guiding principles for the impact we want to have and the future we are building.