Avant

Vice President, Pathfinder Adoption

Avant$180K — $220K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven executive leadership in driving platform or enterprise tool adoption.
  • Strong strategic and hands-on execution capabilities.
  • Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to earn credibility with sales and product leadership teams.
  • Experience in designing and leading large-scale training and enablement programs.
  • Data-driven approach with a focus on metrics and performance outcomes.
  • High-energy and visible leadership style with strong stage presence.

Responsibilities

  • Own and define the overall Pathfinder adoption strategy and success metrics.
  • Establish KPIs and benchmarks for adoption and utilization.
  • Lead collaboration across Sales, Product, and Marketing teams.
  • Act as the primary voice of Sales to Product and Development teams.
  • Facilitate the Pathfinder Syndicate to gather insights and validate strategy.
  • Lead internal sales training and new hire onboarding processes.
  • Manage Pathfinder adoption-related budgets and incentives.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits
  • 401K Match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Generous Parental Leave
Full Job Description
Position Title: Vice President, Pathfinder Adoption

Department: AVANT Sales Strategy

Reporting To: Senior Vice President of Sales Strategy & Programs

Location: Remote

Purpose of the Position:

The Vice President of Pathfinder Adoption is responsible for driving enterprise-wide adoption, utilization, and evangelism of Pathfinder (PF) across internal sales teams and the Trusted Advisor (TA) ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, enablement, and product, influenced by PF adoption outcomes, while serving as the primary voice of Sales and TAs back to Product and Development.

This leader defines and executes the overall Pathfinder adoption strategy, ensures measurable utilization and ROI, and acts as the executive evangelist for PF both internally and externally. The role blends strategic leadership, training, and enablement, ownership, stakeholder influence, and strong executive presence.

Essential Functions:

Strategy, Adoption & Executive Leadership
  • Own the overall Pathfinder adoption strategy, goals, and success metrics across all business units.
  • Establish clear adoption KPIs, utilization benchmarks, and reporting cadences to track impact and progress.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Product, Marketing, Training, and Trusted Advisor leadership to ensure alignment and execution.
  • Act as the primary "Voice of Sales and TAs" back to the Product and Development teams.
  • Co-facilitate the Pathfinder Syndicate (Advisory Board) to gather insights, validate strategy, and guide evolution.
  • Lead PF internal sales training including new hire onboarding annual certification process
  • Aligns and attends RVP meetings regularly
  • Own budget accountability related to Pathfinder adoption, training, incentives, and travel & engagement.
  • Influence prioritization and resourcing decisions related to PF adoption across the organization.
  • Ensure consistent, scalable processes, documentation, and enablement assets (playbooks, slide decks, demos).


Pathfinder Evangelism (Internal & External)
  • Serve as the primary Pathfinder evangelist internally and externally, including executive-level presentations, events, and industry engagements.
  • Represent Pathfinder at major meetings, conferences, and partner events with strong stage presence and credibility
  • Partner with Marketing and Product Marketing to ensure PF messaging, positioning, and storytelling are consistent, compelling, and outcome-focused.


Technology Advisor (TA) Adoption
  • Define and maintain the TA Pathfinder Playbook and TA-specific PF Certification program.
  • Lead and execute TA-focused adoption initiatives, including:

+Existing and new feature positioning and training

+Pathfinder pitch contests.

+Pathfinder demos for new TAs and major industry events.
  • Ensure Pathfinder is fully integrated into TA onboarding and enablement workflows.
  • Own and manage the external TA Pathfinder adoption incentive budget.


Requirements

Qualification Highlights:
  • Proven executive leadership experience driving the adoption of platforms, tools, or enterprise solutions.
  • Strong strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution capability.
  • Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder influence skills.
  • Ability to command credibility with Sales leadership, TAs, Product teams, and external partners.
  • Experience designing and leading training, certification, and enablement programs at scale.
  • Data-driven mindset with comfort owning metrics, reporting, and performance outcomes.
  • High visibility, high-energy leadership style with strong stage presence.


Requirements & Experience:
  • 10+ years of experience in Sales, Sales Enablement, Product Adoption, Revenue Operations, Product Marketing or related leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives across Sales, Product, and Partner ecosystems.
  • Experience working with or supporting channel, partner, or advisor-led sales models strongly preferred.
  • Background in SaaS, platforms, or complex sales technology environments preferred.
  • Willingness to travel for internal leadership meetings, training, and external events.


Benefits
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits
  • 401K Match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Generous Parental Leave

About Avant

Avant, LLC, formerly AvantCredit, is a private Chicago, Illinois-based company in the financial technology industry. The company was established in 2012 by serial entrepreneur Albert "Al" Goldstein, John Sun, and Paul Zhang. Initially structured as a mid-prime lender, the company issued its first personal unsecured loan in early 2013 using its proprietary technology to determine an individual's creditworthiness. Avant's technology applies algorithms, machine-learning protocols, and analytical tools in addition to the standard consumer data pulled to determine a customized rate, amount and length at which money can be borrowed. The company began providing access to loans in just 16 states in 2013. Avant currently issues loans in 46 states, and in October 2013, the company expanded beyond US borders to Canada and the United Kingdom. From 2012 to 2015 the company saw substantial growth with over $1 billion in loans originated through Avant's website and $1.4 billion in contributions by investors, including August Capital, Tiger Global and Victory Park Capital.
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