Vice President, Sales

Profit Isle Inc

Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a senior sales leadership role with a focus on category creation
  • Proven track record in architecting sales strategies for innovative technologies
  • Strong financial acumen with knowledge of P&L statements and cost structures
  • Experience in building and leading high-performance sales teams
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and innovative sales motions in dynamic environments

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a global sales strategy aligned with strategic goals
  • Drive revenue leadership to ensure sales operations meet profitability and market demands
  • Collaborate with executive teams to align product development with customer needs
  • Recruit and mentor a high-performance sales organization
  • Identify and implement innovative opportunities in the sales process
  • Establish sales objectives and performance metrics for accountable growth

Benefits

  • Direct influence on shaping the future of a category-defining product.
  • Opportunity to tackle complex problems for sophisticated organizations.
  • A culture that prioritizes genuine impact and productivity over appearances.
Full Job Description

VP of Sales

Location:Boston, MA (Preferred) or Remote (Continental US)

Reports To:Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Shape

About Profit Isle

Profit Isle is building a new category:Financial Intelligence, not financial reporting. We transform fragmented ERP, CRM, and HR systems into a unified, ontology-driven intelligence layer that explains profit, cost distortion, and operational performance in real terms. This is not incremental analytics; we are defining a new language for how profit is modeled, understood, and operationalized.Our Profit OSsolutionis bringing AI-enabled innovation to the Office of the CFO for large complex organizations.

The Role

We are seeking aVP of Saleswho is a category-builder, not just a pipeline manager. You willbe responsible forarchitecting the commercial engine that brings the "Profit Isle Language" to the enterprise market. As a direct report to the CEO, you will transition the company from early-stage innovation to scalable, predictable revenue growth. You must be comfortable navigating ambiguity and selling a high-trust, complex product that challenges traditional financial assumptions.

Core Responsibilities

  • Commercial Strategy:Define and execute the global sales strategy,identifyingmarketopportunitiesandaligningthem with the company’s strategic goals.
  • Revenue Leadership:Drive the overall success and profitability of sales operations, ensuring alignment between market feedback and product development.This includes holding a quota and closing deals in the first12-18 months.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner closely withother members of the executive teamto ensure the product roadmap supports high-value customer needs.
  • Team Building & Mentoring:Recruit and cultivate a high-performance sales organization, providing the coaching and career development needed to scale.
  • Strategic Planning:Proactivelyidentifyopportunities for innovation in the sales process, ensuringourinnovativevisionforthe Office of the CFOtranslates into clear business value for customers.
  • Performance Metrics:Establishand formalizesalesOKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and personal business commitments (PBCs) to ensure transparent, accountable growth.


WhatWe’reLooking For


  • Systems Thinker:You care about the underlying unit economics of a deal and how our architecture supports long-term customer success.
  • Ambiguity Navigator:You canoperateeffectively without a perfect "playbook," prototypingnew salesmotions rapidly based on evolving customer needs.
  • Financial Literacy:A deep understanding of P&L statementsandcost structures is essential to selling a product that redefines these very concepts.
  • Data-Driven Mindset:Familiarity with modern data architectures and how AIAgents and underlyingsystems can uncover hidden profit drivers.
  • Builder Spirit:You challenge the status quo of "standard" financial reporting and focus on creating a high-trust, category-defining market presence.


WhatYou’llGet

  • Direct Influence:Shape the commercial trajectory of a category-defining product.
  • Complexity & Impact:The opportunity to solve real, complex enterprise data problems for the world's most sophisticated organizations.
  • High-Output Culture:Join a team that values authentic output over optics.

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