gaglia86
Commercial Director Head Of Sales
I’m a commercial and business development professional with international experience in sales, partnerships, account management, and go-to-market growth across digital, education, and tech-driven businesses.
I’m currently looking for opportunities in Web3, fintech, SaaS, or AI where I can help companies grow markets, build relationships, improve sales processes, and connect strategy with execution. I’m especially interested in roles that combine business development, partnerships, sales strategy, and market expansion.
Experience: 11 years
Yearly salary: $60,000
Hourly rate: $50
Nationality: 🇮🇹 Italy
Residency: 🇮🇹 Italy
Experience
Commercial Director & Country Manager - ITALY
Master D 2023 - 2025
Spanish EdTech group acquired by KKR, professional training delivered online and in-person, expanding across Europe. Led the Italian market launch: translated HQ strategy (Zaragoza) into a local operating model, adapting products, pricing and sales processes from scratch. Opened the first physical learning center in Milan, coordinating internal teams across a hybrid delivery model (online + in-person). Owned the full commercial pipeline: from lead acquisition coordination with marketing to close, follow-up and reactivation. Standardized core sales activities (follow-up cadence, pipeline review, forecast reporting). Designed a structured onboarding program that cut ramp-up time by 40-50%. Built and directed a team of up to 16 people (12 remote + 4 on-site) across multiple product lines. Introduced KPI-based coaching cycles, monthly reviews, individual feedback, team benchmarking. Contributed to a monthly revenue run-rate of €200-250K for the Milan center.
Regional Key Account Manager (International Markets)
Foxford, Novakid, ClinikTalk and EliteStudent 2019 - 2022
EdTech, telemedicine and digital scale-ups. Build the commercial structure from scratch, optimize the customer journey end-to-end, drive revenue through process rather than volume. Directed customer journey across +7.000 active customers/month working with marketing, product and engineering. Ran pipeline and KPI tracking to catch conversion drop-off early; turned informal execution into forecast-ready operations. Built and led the Italian sales team from 2 to 6+; designed onboarding, coaching cadence and performance frameworks. Shifted team culture from conversion pressure to customer quality, results strong enough that another market’s team requested a replication session. Scaled monthly transactions from 300-400 to 900–1.400 in 6 months. Lifted conversion rates by 12-15% through CRM discipline and lead quality optimization. Strategy supported market entry for Spain and South America.
Business Development Manager
Box Media Italia 2016 - 2016
B2B sales and market development in advertising and media.
Public Relations
ACCIÓ, Generalitat de Catalunya 2015 - 2015
Institutional relations and commercial support for Catalan businesses.
Business Development & Trade Support
U.S. Consulate 2012 - 2012
B2B cold outreach and lead qualification for American companies entering the Italian market; commercial interpreter at Solar Expo Verona supporting live negotiations across three US companies.
Skills
head-of-sales
sales
english
italian
russian
spanish