Acquisition.com
We help scale founder-led companies to $100M+
Director of Sales – Well-Oiled Operations
Location
Illinois
Posted
53 days ago
Salary
$125K / year
Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Build, lead, and retain a high performing sales organization, including setters (SDRs) and closers (Business Consultants)
• Hire, onboard, train, and develop sales managers and individual contributors
• Establish clear expectations, performance standards, and accountability across the team
• Foster a collaborative, professional, and values aligned sales culture
• Provide consistent coaching and feedback through regular one on ones and performance reviews
• Translate executive level revenue goals into actionable sales plans and execution strategies
• Set and manage quotas, targets, and capacity planning across sales teams
• Ensure consistent execution of sales processes, scripts, and best practices
• Continuously evaluate and optimize the sales funnel to improve conversion, efficiency, and revenue predictability
• Conduct regular call audits and quality reviews to ensure sales excellence and adherence to standards
• Own sales performance metrics and reporting across all sales teams
• Track, analyze, and communicate key KPIs including conversion rates, quota attainment, pipeline health, and productivity
• Ensure timely submission of weekly sales performance reports to executive leadership
• Partner with managers to address underperformance through coaching, redeployment, or corrective action when necessary
• Partner with Marketing to align lead generation strategy, funnel quality, and campaign performance
• Collaborate with Operations and Finance on forecasting, headcount planning, and capacity modeling
• Maintain a strong understanding of customer needs, objections, and buying behavior and ensure insights flow throughout the organization
• Manage and administer sales compensation plans
• Ensure accurate tracking and validation of commissions and incentives
• Provide performance insights and recommendations related to compensation effectiveness
• Oversee the Strategic Partnerships function and manage the partnerships sales representative
• Ensure partnerships are aligned with revenue objectives and operational priorities
• Track performance and ROI of partnership driven opportunities
• Communicate high priority sales issues with the VP of Operations via Slack
• Submit end of week sales performance report by end of week
• Participate in weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual leadership meetings as required
Job Requirements
- 4 plus years of senior sales leadership experience at the Director level or equivalent
- Proven experience building and managing high performing sales teams
- At least 2 years of B2B sales experience
- Strong understanding of sales metrics, forecasting, and performance management
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across departments
- Experience working with remote or distributed sales teams
- Comfort operating in a fast paced, results driven environment
- Experience in a growth stage or scaling organization preferred
- Strong operational discipline with the ability to balance strategy and execution preferred
- Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive clarity for others preferred
- High ownership mindset with strong judgment and decision making skills preferred
Benefits
- Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off and Company-wide Holidays
- Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, & Vision plans
- $1,950 annual Employer HSA contribution
- FSA options including dependent care
- Employee assistance program and mental health resources
- Employer match program for 401(k), eligible for both Traditional and Roth accounts
- $1,200 annual wellness reimbursement through JOON that supports health, family care, pet care, fitness, and more!
- For local or visiting team members, enjoy access to a state of the art gym at our HQ in Las Vegas
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