Vice President, Sales

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VP Sales building Fuel Cycle’s enterprise new-logo growth engine for its AI-powered market research platform. Leading sales strategy, team development, forecasting, and complex enterprise deals.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the sales function end-to-end, including strategy, team, pipeline, and quota attainment
  • Report directly to the CEO and present to the board quarterly
  • Partner with the Chief Strategy Officer on go-to-market direction
  • Build and execute an insight-led go-to-market sales strategy
  • Redefine the ICP, sharpen outbound motion, and establish a new-logo pipeline generation engine
  • Develop sales playbooks and competitive positioning focused on commercial insight
  • Develop territory design, headcount plans, and sales operating budgets
  • Leverage Insight-Lab industry analyses, consumer data, and thought leadership to open doors and reframe buyer conversations
  • Translate AI-first product capabilities into commercial narratives
  • Travel regularly to prospects, clients, and Fuel Cycle headquarters
  • Lead and develop the enterprise sales team through coaching and performance management
  • Execute Challenger Sale and SPICED methodologies across the team
  • Establish weekly deal reviews, pipeline hygiene, forecast calls, and QBRs
  • Serve as executive sponsor on strategic AI platform deals
  • Engage C-suite and VP-level stakeholders to accelerate consensus and close complex opportunities
  • Own revenue forecasting with quarterly accuracy within ±10%
  • Drive scalable sales practices, insight-led enablement, and CRM/revenue intelligence
  • Partner with Marketing on commercial insights, ICP, campaigns, and shared pipeline
  • Collaborate with Customer Experience and Client Solutions on retention, expansion, and buyer-to-customer handoffs
  • Collaborate with the Chief Strategy Officer on GTM strategy, territory planning, and cross-functional alignment

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of progressive sales leadership experience
  • At least 4 years in a VP Sales, Regional VP, or equivalent role at a SaaS or AI/ML technology company
  • Track record of building enterprise sales organizations closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals
  • Consistently meeting or exceeding $20M+ revenue targets
  • History of driving new-logo growth in enterprise markets
  • Deep fluency in insight-led sales frameworks such as Challenger Sale, SPICED, Command of Message, or equivalent
  • Ability to navigate 5–12 person buying committees and identify Mobilizers
  • Experience selling AI-powered platforms, data/analytics solutions, or enterprise SaaS to Fortune 1000 companies
  • Fluency in revenue operations, pipeline governance, forecasting, cadence design, and CRM hygiene
  • Salesforce preferred
  • Comfort presenting to boards and C-suite stakeholders
  • Willingness and ability to travel approximately 40–50%, including regular travel to Los Angeles and enterprise prospect and client locations
  • MBA or equivalent advanced degree is nice to have

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Equity purchase option
  • Flexible work schedule
  • 15 vacation days and 7 sick days per year
  • 12 company holidays
  • 4 floating holidays/recharge days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Monthly internet and phone stipend
  • Rightway healthcare navigation
  • Headspace mental wellness
  • Peloton fitness
  • Weekly community lunches, refreshments, and snacks at LA & NY headquarters
  • Pet-friendly office environments