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ChicoryPosted 1 month ago

Director of Sales

$175,000–$185,000 year

Remote

Full TimeSenior LevelSmallE-commerce Platform

Job Summary

Own team quota attainment end-to-end by actively managing pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and quarterly interventions. Coach and develop a team of sellers through 1:1s, deal reviews, and call coaching to scale growth. Translate the CRO's revenue strategy into an executable team plan covering territory design, account prioritization, and outreach frameworks. Deliver accurate, data-informed forecasts weekly and quarterly while proactively identifying pipeline risk. Build and maintain a documented, repeatable sales playbook. Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Client Success, Campaign Management, Product, and Partnerships to remove blockers. Attract, onboard, and retain high-performing sellers, addressing underperformance early and creating clear growth paths. Externally face customers by joining sales calls, building client relationships, and meeting in the field. Serve as the primary escalation point for complex deals, renewals, and client relationships requiring senior involvement. Keep the CRO informed with honest, well-synthesized reporting and execute decisions with speed and clarity. Build upon team and company culture acting as a champion of the Chicory Principles.

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of sales experience
  • 4+ years in a people management role leading a team of quota-carrying sellers
  • Proven track record of hitting or exceeding team revenue targets in a digital media, shopper marketing, and CPG environment
  • Experience building or significantly improving a sales process, including pipeline management, forecasting methodology, and coaching frameworks
  • Strong ability to develop sellers at varying skill levels, from onboarding new hires to elevating tenured sellers
  • Data-driven mindset with the ability to diagnose team performance gaps and act on them quickly
  • Excellent communicator who can synthesize complex information for a CRO and translate strategy clearly for a seller
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, dynamic environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is the norm
  • Ability to travel 20% of the time to engage with clients and attend events

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