Ben Watkins

Intrinsic Executive Search

Co-founded Intrinsic in 2006, to support B2B SaaS and tech firms by finding them new senior leaders and Senior Sales executives who drive growth. 

→ Assisting Hiring Managers in sourcing exceptional commercial talent, particularly in regions where they may have a limited network or need confidential replacements. 

→ Providing high-quality candidate shortlists within 3-4 weeks

→ Supporting clients who have tried advertising or contingency searches without success.

→ Closed more than 1,000 placements across 10+ European countries with a network of over 30,000 tech executives, in regions like the UKI, Germany/DACH, Nordics, Benelux, Spain and France.

→ Become a go-to headhunting partner for startups, scale-ups, turnaround, and corporates.

→ Expertise covers B2B software areas from Customer Experience, Business Analytics, Big Data, Compliance, ESG, Retail/CPG Software to Market Research, Open Source, Fraud/AML, and more.

SaaS Executive Recruiter

Salt - Previously Enigma Resources International

Hired to sell retained searches across new territories like Germany, France and  Benelux. 

→ Sourced and placed VP and Senior level Executives for B2B Tech firms.

→ Clients including FAST (Microsoft), Spotfire TIBCO, Human Inference, Lycos Europe, MicroStrategy, Watchfire, Vitria, Truition, FICO & Skype.

→ Grew revenue in mainland Europe from zero to 1 Million Euro +

Executive Recruiter Europe

eBay

FairMarket, Boston (NASDAQ - FAIM) Selling B2B and B2B2C, SaaS based Pricing Software into Travel, Telco, High-Tech and Manufacturing market spaces.   Acquired by eBay in 2003.

→ New Logos included: Mitel Networks, De Vere Hotels and Starwood Group Inc.

Senior Sales Executive

HALL KINION & ASSOCIATES INC

(NASDAQ - HAKI) Senior Recruiter, UK / Germany, France, Benelux, Nordics

→ Hall Kinion were one of the largest High-Tech Recruitment companies with 56 offices worldwide and a turnover of approximately $400 million.

→ Qualified for 3 x Club Trips, Won the Largest Company Deal and Top Recruiter in Europe Awards

→ Customers included: BroadVision, ATG, Commerceone, Ariba, Zygon, Interwoven, OpenMarket, JCP, Intershop, Misys

Headhunter, Enterprise Software

SaaS Recruiter / Helping SaaS firms hire senior talent from a network of 30k+ SaaS Execs

Are you struggling to hire great SaaS talent in Europe? Let’s change that.
► UK - Germany - Nordics - Benelux - France.
► A-Players from £90k to £250k base salaries.   
► CEO, CRO, COO, VP Sales, Director, Senior Sales, Marketing, Customer Success.
► Retained Executive Search.

FOR JOB SEEKERS:

► Receive CV feedback and a high-quality CV and LinkedIn Profile.  
► Check out my offers >>> bit.ly/executivesupport

SaaS Sales Executive Recruitment business.

We help SaaS firms attract and hire the Best Senior Commercial Talent into their businesses!  

UKI, DACH, NORDICS, BENELUX, FRANCE, USA

Intrinsic is a leading Global Boutique Enterprise Software Headhunting company which helps scale emerging High Growth Software / SaaS firms.

We cover Software areas such as Customer Experience, Voice of the Customer, Business Analytics, Big Data, Retail / CPG Software, Market Research, Surveys, Procurement, Open source, Fraud/AML, Integration, Trade & Risk Management, Content Management, Business Process Management and eCommerce market places

Minna Technologies

Responsible for running a European business, while driving the UK and US expansion

Minna Technologies connects global banks and fintechs with subscription businesses to give consumers real-time, self-serve subscription management in-app. It empowers over 20 million consumers to manage their subscriptions and recurring payments in one place with control, choice, and convenience.

Exit to Mastercard in October 2024.

Sales Executive

Freelancer

A sabbatical break dedicated to personal growth, education, and travel

Sabbatical

IBM Polska

Enterprise Software Sales Leader is a sales leadership role assigned to drive the largest, complex, tailor-made, and multiyear software deals. The total transaction value ranges from $1m to ~$100m.

Enterprise Software Sales Leader is responsible for:
	Setting the enterprise software sales strategy and overseeing its execution.
	Creating and developing a corporate deal strategy based on client demand and IBM offerings.
	Handling complex negotiations and tailoring agreements to provide value to the client while maximizing revenue and opportunities for IBM, with a focus on repeatable business.
	Leading negotiations and closing deals with major accounts.
	Engaging with C-Level executives, Line of Business, Procurement, and Legal teams.
	Leading the extended sales team and collaborating with support functions and the worldwide executive team.

Enterprise Software Sales Leader, IBM CEE Poland & Baltics

IBM Poland

Senior Bid Manager plus a Complex Bid Manager and Integrated Offerings Focal Point for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions.

Senior Bid Manager
Advisory Bid Manager
Bid Manager
Proposal Development Specialist
Solution Design Productivity Center Specialist

Senior Bid Manager, CEE & MEA CBM for Integrated Solutions

Sales Executive | Certified Mentor | Coach

A successful sales leader and business professional with experience in the FinTech/Startups/Scaleups and IT industry, I offer the following qualifications:
	Proven expertise in sales, leadership, finance, contracts, negotiation, and driving multimillion-dollar deals.
	Demonstrated ability to qualify and structure complex, bespoke, and compelling software deals. I excel at recommending and executing winning strategies that deliver significant value to clients.
	An award-winning professional with a track record of consistently exceeding sales quotas.
	An effective communicator with specialized skills in negotiating at the C-level.

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