EMEA Professional Commercial Leader

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.

EMEA Professional Commercial Leader

This position is considered hybrid, allowing for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of our London or Glasgow office locations and should expect to be in office 2-3 days per week.

Sonos Professional is the business within Sonos dedicated to the custom installation, integrator, and commercial-lite AV markets across the globe. The EMEA Professional Commercial Leader owns the full commercial agenda for the region — strategy, P&L, channel execution, and team — and is Sonos' senior voice in Europe for the professional audio and AV industry. This role is a strategic growth pillar for the company, combining deep market expertise with cross-functional influence to shape both the regional go-to-market and the global product roadmap.

What You'll Do

• Own the EMEA Professional P&L and annual commercial plan, delivering sustained revenue and margin growth across the residential and commercial-lite custom installation market.

• Build and execute distributor-led go-to-market strategies across the custom installation, integrator, and system-integrator channels, setting priorities by country and segment.

• Lead, coach, and develop the Professional Account Managers across EMEA, setting clear objectives, standards, and accountability while shaping team structure and talent mix as the business grows.

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key distributors, integrators, consultants, and industry bodies across European markets.

• Partner with Product Management and engineering teams to represent EMEA Professional market needs, translating customer and channel feedback into prioritized roadmap requirements.

• Serve as the European representative on the Global Professional Steering Committee, collaborating with Americas and global Professional leaders to align strategy and investment.

• Use market data, competitor intelligence, and customer insight to guide pricing, channel, and portfolio decisions across EMEA.

• Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Operations, Customer Experience, Finance, and Legal to deliver the Professional strategy.

• Act as the senior commercial and technical voice for key customers and partners, advising on solution design, system integration, and best practice.

• Represent Sonos Professional at industry events, trade shows, and partner forums across the region.

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the European professional audio, AV, or custom installation market, with a leading brand, manufacturer, or distributor.

• Demonstrated track record of driving revenue and P&L growth through distributor-led and integrator-led channels.

• Strong technical understanding of professional audio and AV technology and system integration, with credibility in both residential and commercial-lite environments.

• Experience leading or influencing sales teams, directly or through a matrix, and developing commercial talent.

• Experience working with product or engineering teams and influencing product roadmap decisions.

• Established professional network across European distributors, integrators, and industry stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated history of data-driven commercial decision making.

• Qualified applicants must be able to work from the office 2-3 days per week.

• Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time across EMEA and periodically to global headquarters and industry