Head of Sales

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First sales hire taking Modern's AI-native commerce intelligence platform to market. Building the sales motion, closing across brand and partner segments, and hiring the future team.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as Modern's first dedicated seller and establish how its AI-native data and intelligence platform is sold
  • Carry the sales quota and personally run deals
  • Build a repeatable sales playbook covering who buys, why, sales cycle speed, pricing, and channels
  • Determine pipeline generation strategy across outbound, partnerships, communities, events, Modern's network, affiliate, and referral channels
  • Test, measure, and scale effective customer acquisition channels
  • Sell across self-serve/product-led, mid-market, enterprise/strategic, and agency/partner motions
  • Run unscripted product demonstrations using prospects' real data
  • Answer technical objections without a solutions engineer
  • Provide pricing and packaging feedback to leadership
  • Bring actionable lost-deal feedback to the product team
  • Interview at least 15 existing customers during the first 30 days
  • Define the ICP based on evidence, document the sales process, create a demo narrative, and build pipeline in the first 90 days
  • Establish a repeatable motion with predictable conversion rates and measure customer acquisition cost and sales cycle length within six months
  • Achieve consistent quota attainment, recommend which motion to scale, and prepare a hiring plan within 12 months
  • Hire and lead sales representatives once the motion is proven

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience
  • Specific, demonstrable track record including numbers, deal sizes, cycle lengths, and pipeline sourcing
  • Technical fluency with APIs, data integrations, and attribution methodology
  • Experience building something independently, even if scrappy
  • Knowledge of the AI landscape and ability to explain its business relevance to non-technical brand owners
  • Experience selling in ambiguous, early-stage environments without an established playbook
  • Understanding of CAC, MER, LTV, and contribution margin
  • Direct DTC or e-commerce experience is a strong plus
  • Early or first sales hire experience is a bonus
  • Experience selling both self-serve/PLG and enterprise motions at the same company is a bonus
  • Experience selling into agencies or working at an agency is a bonus
  • Background in martech, analytics, attribution, or commerce infrastructure is a bonus
  • Experience using AI tooling for prospecting or research workflows is a bonus

Benefits:

  • Competitive health benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Health and wellness credit
  • Fully remote
  • A front-row seat at an AI-native company building the future of how brands and creators work together