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VP of Sales & Marketing

High-Growth Hospitality Staffing Firm

We’re a profitable, established hospitality staffing firm with a strong reputation and deep relationships. Now we’re ready for our next phase: turning that foundation into a scalable, repeatable growth engine.

We’re looking for a VP of Sales & Marketing who knows how to scale revenue, build systems, and lead high-energy teams—without losing the human touch that got us here.

Why This Role Is Different

This isn’t a “maintain the book” job. It’s a chance to:

  • Shape the future of a profitable, established brand

  • Build and develop your own team of high-performing sellers

  • Contribute to long-term equity value (ESOP included)

  • Partner with a collaborative, supportive CEO who wants a true thought partner

  • Achieve some of the most meaningful results of your career—and be well rewarded for it

We’ve built a strong foundation on relationships and reputation. Now we’re ready for a leader who can turn that strength into sustainable, scalable growth.

Who You Are

You’re a young, seasoned pro—far enough into your career to have real wins under your belt, but still hungry enough to build something big.

You’ll feel at home here if you are:

  • A leader who has scaled a staffing or recruiting organization from roughly $30M to $75M+

  • A builder who enjoys creating systems, structure, and playbooks

  • Someone who excels at both strategy and execution—you can design the plan and then run it

  • An individual who sees opportunity in complexity, not a headache

  • A candidate who wants to make a significant impact and be rewarded for it

Experience Needed

  • Proven success scaling a staffing or recruiting firm beyond $50M

  • Experience managing high-social, high-energy sales teams

  • Comfort making difficult decisions with clarity and professionalism

  • Strong financial and analytical acumen—you understand the P&L and sell value, not just price

  • Executive presence with the confidence to represent us at the C-suite level

Leadership Traits

  • Brings calm and clarity to fast-moving environments

  • Strategic and tactical—willing to both plan and execute

  • Direct but empathetic when giving feedback

  • Data-driven and relationship-aware at the same time

  • Motivated by team success, long-term impact, and shared wins

What You Will Own

1. Revenue Leadership (70%)

  • Deliver a $10M new-business target

  • Maintain a healthy pipeline of $30M+

  • Identify and execute on expansion opportunities within existing accounts

  • Introduce and price new service offerings that deepen client partnerships

  • Champion a value-based pricing strategy, not commodity pricing

2. Sales Infrastructure (20%)

  • Build a scalable, documented sales process that others can follow and win with

  • Create dashboards and KPIs that give real visibility and predictability

  • Develop the tech stack that enables speed, efficiency, and competitive advantage

  • Ensure consistent CRM adoption and data integrity

3. Team Leadership (10%)

  • Recruit and develop high-performing sales and account talent

  • Coach and elevate existing team members; turn potential into performance

  • Create a culture of accountability, growth, and shared success

  • Lead purposeful, effective weekly sales meetings that move the numbers

Your First 90 Days

Days 1–30: Diagnose

  • Evaluate the entire revenue function—from lead gen to renewals

  • Meet with top clients to understand their priorities and expectations

  • Identify key constraints that are limiting growth

  • Align on findings and priorities with the leadership team

Days 31–60: Design

  • Develop a scalable sales process aligned with the company’s growth goals

  • Establish dashboards and KPIs for accurate forecasting

  • Design comp structures that attract and retain strong performers

  • Begin recruiting key sales hires

Days 61–90: Deploy

  • Implement the new sales process across the team

  • Build visible momentum by securing early wins and pipeline lift

  • Hire and onboard your first A-player

  • Demonstrate measurable improvement in pipeline quality and velocity

What We’re Looking For (In Your Story)

When we talk, we’ll want to hear:

  • The revenue scale you drove – starting point, ending point, time frame, and your specific role

  • How you approached retention and account expansion – playbooks, strategies, and real examples

  • How you’ve led and developed high-social sales teams – your systems for accountability, coaching, and culture

If you can clearly walk us through those three areas, you’re exactly the kind of VP we want to meet.

Compensation

  • Base Salary: $160K

  • Performance Incentives: $100K+ (bonus + commission)

  • Top performers typically exceed: $350K+

You’ll be rewarded not just for maintaining what’s here, but for scaling what’s possible.

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