r/expat

I'm already working in sales and currently have around 6 months of B2B SaaS experience, managing existing customers in the Australian market across renewals, retention and expansion.

Before SaaS, I spent around 2 years in B2C sales while living and working in Ireland, and lived there for roughly 3.5 years overall. I also completed my Master's there.

I'm currently based in India and trying to work out the most realistic route back into an international SaaS market.

The roles I'm targeting are along the lines of Account Manager / Commercial AM / Customer Success with revenue ownership / eventually Mid-Market sales. I'm not trying to jump straight into Enterprise AE.

The difficult part is that I'm currently applying from India, so I'm competing for roles where relocation/work authorisation can become an additional hurdle. I've had some ATS rejections despite having previous experience working in Ireland and currently managing Australian customers.

My current role has also become pretty broad: AM, renewals/expansion, customer-success responsibilities, some outbound/SDR work, technical customer issues and customer-facing content/enablement.

I'm considering UAE as potentially the more realistic first international move, while keeping Ireland/Europe/Australia as a longer-term target.

For people who have actually done something similar:

What worked for you?

Did you:

• get another 6–12 months of SaaS experience first?
• move through a recruiter?
• get a referral?
• target companies known to relocate people?
• move to a particular market first and then move again?
• or simply network until someone gave you a chance?

I can't work the internal transfer route because my company is not doing so great, and they don't move people abroad at all.

I am 25 years old, have a foreign languages degree and have experience in customer service and sales as well as extensive experience abroad which includes teaching English in Spain through the NALCAP program!

I am looking to go back, but am struggling with finding a role with a company that would allow me to work remotely from anywhere! I’ve gotten plenty of interviews for local companies offering remote work but they don’t really have a straight answer for my traveling desires! (I live in a mid sized US city)

I understand that the job market is shit right now, it’s been a very stressful past 2 months! I’ve done my own research but still struggle to find a fit that will work for me! My question for you all is what jobs look the most promising to be able to work abroad? What jobs do you have and what got you to move abroad while still maintaining having a job or having to switch jobs!