Anna Naydenova

VP Sales | Country Manager | Operating Partner

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Sales StrategyCROGo-to-marketLead GenerationCRMBusiness DevelopmentGrowth

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)Bulgarian (Native)SpanishRussian

About me

Intro

SaaS & Tech GTM Leader with 15+ years of experience scaling B2B tech companies across Europe. As VP Sales and multiple-time Country Manager, I've successfully launched markets for eBay, SumUp, and parcelLab, driving 150%+ revenue growth and building commercial operations from scratch. INSEAD MBA-equipped to accelerate your expansion into France and Europe with proven expertise in GTM strategy, revenue execution, and team building.

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Work experience

VP Sales & Marketing

ShipupFreelance

Sep 2024 - Apr 2025

8 months

Paris, France

• Accelerated SaaS revenue growth through scalable Go-To-Market (GTM), sales, and marketing strategies. • Built predictable sales processes and a high-efficiency lead generation engine. • Revamped digital marketing, growing marketing-sourced pipeline share from 10% to 30%. • Results: 60% ARR growth, 40% reduction in sales cycle, pipeline coverage 6x target.

Director Consumer Sales (C2C) France

eBay

Sep 2022 - Oct 2024

2 years 2 months

Paris, France

★ Leadership & Strategy: Led France's Consumer to Consumer and Refurbished Products divisions at eBay, driving strategic goals and sustainability initiatives. Spearheaded the eBay Rachat platform, enhancing the circular economy by promoting sustainability. ★ Growth & Customer Experience: Grew the C2C business in France and improved customer satisfaction (NPS). Focused on customer engagement and retention by leveraging data analytics and user insights for informed decision-making. ★ Cross-functional Collaboration: Worked closely with technology, marketing, legal, and customer support teams to ensure alignment and successful implementation of key initiatives.

Country General Manager France

&Repeat

Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

10 months

Paris, France

★ Market Launch & Team Leadership: Launched and scaled the French market for &Repeat, a Swedish foodtech circularity startup. Built and led Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams, focusing on sustainability and circular economy practices. ★ Partnership Development: Signed and launched partnerships with 300 restaurants, significantly increasing the user base through strategic marketing and user engagement.

Sales Director France

SumUp

Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 6 months

Paris, France

★ Retail Expansion & Channel Management: Launched the fintech SumUp's Retail business in France from scratch, positioning it as the leading market. Directed a network of Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and distributors, achieving a 150% increase in annual revenue. ★ Channel Sales & Multi-Channel Retail: Developed robust channel partnerships to accelerate growth, leveraging multi-channel retail strategies.

Country Manager France

parcelLab

Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

11 months

Paris, France

★ Market Launch & P&L Management: Launched parcelLab in France, managing all aspects from legal to team building. Successfully developed and executed the go-to-market strategy and hit sales targets during the challenging COVID-19 lockdown period. ★ Leadership & Visibility: Recruited and led a team of 10+ professionals. Achieved significant visibility in the competitive market through strategic communications and winning industry awards.

Beamy

Mar 2017 - Oct 2020

3 years 8 months

Paris, France

Advisor & Investor

Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 1 month

Paris, France

Skills: Startups · Adaptation

Co-Founder & COO

Mar 2017 - Oct 2019

2 years 8 months

Paris, France

★ Startup Development & SaaS: Co-founded Beamy, a SaaS platform for digital transformation governance. Successfully grew the business from an idea to a recognized player in the market, achieving significant traction and customer engagement. ★ Exit Strategy & Advisory Role: Exited in 2019 while retaining an advisory and minority shareholder role, supporting ongoing growth.


Education

Le Wagon

Full Stack Web Developer

2020 - 2021

1 year 1 month

INSEAD

MBA

2003 - 2003

1 year


Licenses & certifications

Into to Generative AI

Issued: Aug 2024

Certified by Le Wagon

Web Analytics and Tracking

Issued: Jul 2024

Certified by Le Wagon

Développeur Web Full-Stack

Issued: Jan 2021

Certified by Le Wagon

Meddic Sales Training

Issued: Oct 2019

Certified by MEDDIC Academy

Initiation au code HTML & CSS

Issued: Sep 2019

Certified by Educademy

Portfolio

New case study

Accélération de la génération de demande chez Shipup

Lancement de SumUp Retail en France

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