Sales Director - San Francisco Bay Area

Flagright

$150K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in B2B SaaS sales, ideally in fintech, compliance tech, or fraud prevention
  • 2+ years in leadership roles with proven revenue growth
  • Strong accountability and outcome-driven mindset
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
  • Experience in coaching and developing sales talent
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-performance environments
  • Located in the Bay Area with US work authorization

Responsibilities

  • Own revenue generation and quota attainment across North America
  • Build and lead a high-performing sales team to win complex enterprise deals
  • Manage the health of the sales pipeline, ensuring progression to closed revenue
  • Drive disciplined pipeline creation in collaboration with BDR and marketing teams
  • Lead strategic negotiations and influence high-value deals
  • Maintain rigorous forecasting and visibility into sales performance
  • Hire and develop top sales talent, raising team performance continuously

Benefits

  • Influence North America sales strategy as a leadership position
  • Direct reporting line to the CEO
  • Access to a differentiated product with real-world impact
  • High-performance environment focused on continuous improvement
  • Equity from day one in a Y Combinator startup
  • Collaboration with a top-tier team from notable tech backgrounds
  • Low-bureaucracy culture with minimal meetings and asynchronous communication
Full Job Description
Role overview:

Our Sales team drives customer growth globally. They own their craft end-to-end, and help more financial institutions realize the value of Flagright.

We are hiring a Sales Director in the United States to lead and scale Flagright's presence across North America. This is a leadership role with full responsibility for revenue generation and quota attainment across the region. You will lead and develop the sales team to win complex enterprise deals and play a critical role in how Flagright scales in North America.

You will be required to travel, and attend conferences/events across North America.

Key responsibilities:
  • Own all new revenue generation and quota attainment across North America
  • Build, lead, and scale a high-performing sales team to consistently win complex enterprise opportunities
  • Maintain full ownership of pipeline health, including pipeline coverage, deal progression, and conversion to closed revenue
  • Drive disciplined pipeline creation across outbound and inbound channels, collaborating with the BDR and marketing teams
  • Lead and influence strategic, high-value deals, including executive engagement and complex negotiations when needed
  • Maintain rigorous forecasting practices and provide clear visibility into regional sales performance
  • Establish and enforce strong qualification standards and deal strategy discipline
  • Recruit, hire, and develop top-performing sales talent
  • Ensure the team consistently executes with clear positioning and messaging
  • Build and maintain executive relationships with senior stakeholders at target institutions
  • Work closely with marketing and partnerships team to generate high-quality pipeline
  • Continuously raise the performance bar across the North American sales team

Who we are looking for:
  • 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales ideally in fintech, compliance technology, fraud prevention, or data infrastructure
  • 2+ years of experience building and leading sales teams with a demonstrated track record of exceeding revenue targets
  • You have a strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive outcomes and hold yourself and your team accountable to targets
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presence
  • Ability to coach and develop sales talent and build high-performing teams
  • You thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Based in the Bay Area with right to work in the USA (visa sponsorship not available)

What we offer:
  • Leadership position with direct influence on Flagright's North America sales strategy and direction
  • Reports directly to the CEO
  • Product with clear, real-world differentiation
  • High-bar environment focused on execution, learning, and continuous improvement
  • Get equity from day 1 at a Y Combinator startup.
  • Work alongside a highly competent, top-tier team, including professionals from Y Combinator, ex AWS, and Palantir.
  • Enjoy a low-bureaucracy environment, minimal meetings, and an asynchronous communications culture.

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