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Saif Khan

Vice President - International Sales @ Semrush (NYSE: SEMR) | 5x President’s Club Winner | 2x Acquisitions | People & Result-Driven Leader | GAP & MEDDIC Certified | Coach & Mentor | Ex-ZoomInfo & Cognism
7.9 yrs experienceComputer Software
Jul 2025

The move

MoveZoomInfo Semrush
TitleDirector, International Sales (EMEA & APAC) Vice President, Sales - International (EMEA, APAC & ANZ)
LocationLondon London
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes
Cross-border moveYes · Greater London Sydney
Years in UAE0.9
Total experience7.9 years
Semrush headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Semrush industrySoftware Development
Semrush HQBoston, Massachusetts
Semrush founded2008
Semrush typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Vice President, Sales - International (EMEA, APAC & ANZ)Jul 2025 — Present
    Semrush· London, Dubai, Sydney· Full-time
  2. Director, International Sales (EMEA & APAC)May 2023 — May 2025
    ZoomInfo· Greater London· Full-time
  3. Angel Investor & MemberJul 2022 — Present
    Revenue Syndicate· Greater London· Full-time
  4. Head of Global SalesJun 2022 — Jun 2023
    Screenloop· Greater London· Full-time
  5. Head of Enterprise Sales (Global)Jan 2022 — Jul 2022
    Cognism· Full-time
  6. Executive MemberApr 2021 — Present
    Pavilion· London, England, United Kingdom
  7. Associate Sales Director (EMEA & APAC)Jan 2020 — Jan 2022
    Cognism· London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
  8. Enterprise Account ExecutiveJan 2019 — Mar 2020
    Cognism· London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
  9. Senior Business Development ExecutiveAug 2018 — Jan 2019
    Cognism· London, United Kingdom
  10. Business Development ExecutiveJun 2018 — Aug 2018
    Cognism· Full-time

Education

Languages

  • English · Full professional
  • Urdu · Limited working

Top skills

NetworkingLeadershipLong-term Customer RelationshipsNegotiationPeople ManagementCRM

About

Saif is a Vice President who has 10 years+ of Sales experience stemming from a combination of B2C and B2B businesses specialising in Revenue Tech (DaaS).Having worked in, & invested in multiple early stage start ups (Seed), through to scaling (Series C), as well as Post-IPO businesses, Saif possesses a breadth of GTM knowledge for organisations across multiple stages of their growth journey. Saif currently works for Semrush, who enable businesses globally to run search engine optimisation, pay-per-click, content, social media and competitive research campaigns and get measurable results from online marketing.Semrush allows customers to understand trends, uncover insights, and generate compelling content to improve the reach and effectiveness of their websites and social media pages.Get

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