Pearl Talent - Director of Sales

Das ist der Job

Role Overview: The Director of Sales will own Pearl’s outbound revenue engine from strategy through execution.

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You understand every stage of the sales funnel because you’ve done the work yourself, from prospecting to closing enterprise clients to coaching teams. Sales Leadership & Team Development – 25% Recruit, onboard, and develop high-performing SDRs. Establish performance standards and accountability across the team.

Hire and ramp a high-performing SDR team. Benefits Competitive base salary with uncapped performance-based earnings ($180K–$300K OTE). This is a player-coach role combining enterprise sales, outbound strategy, sales leadership, and operational excellence.

You’ll personally close high-value opportunities while designing scalable outbound campaigns, hiring and developing SDRs, and ensuring coordination between founder-led relationship selling and outbound prospecting. Success in this role requires someone who has personally built outbound organizations—not simply managed one.

You’ll partner directly with leadership to help scale Pearl from approximately $1M in new ARR per month toward our next phase of growth. Your Impact In this role, you will: Accelerate Pearl’s monthly recurring revenue growth through world-class sales execution. Build an outbound sales engine that consistently produces qualified customers.

Create repeatable sales systems that scale beyond individual contributors. Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing SDR organization. Ensure seamless coordination between outbound campaigns and relationship-driven sales efforts. Become a trusted advisor to founders and executives purchasing Pearl’s services.

Core Responsibilities Enterprise Sales & Revenue Generation – 35% Own the full sales cycle for highly qualified inbound and outbound opportunities. Consistently convert executive-level prospects into long-term clients. Build trusted relationships with founders, executives, and operators.

Maintain exceptional closing performance across the sales pipeline. Leverage your existing professional network to generate strategic opportunities. Outbound Strategy & Pipeline Development – 30% Design, launch, and optimize outbound sales campaigns alongside Marketing. Develop messaging, targeting strategies, sequencing, and nurture campaigns.

Continuously improve conversion metrics throughout the sales funnel. Monitor campaign performance using data to drive optimization. Build repeatable outbound systems that generate predictable revenue. Create training programs, playbooks, and coaching frameworks. Mentor SDRs into successful Account Executives.

Lead by example through active participation in outbound efforts. Sales Operations & Cross-Functional Alignment – 10% Coordinate outbound activity with founder-led networking initiatives. Prevent duplicate outreach across strategic accounts. Improve CRM hygiene, reporting, and forecasting.

Collaborate closely with Marketing, Recruiting, and Leadership on revenue initiatives. Build scalable sales processes that improve organizational efficiency. Requirements Must-Haves (Required) 5+ years of experience in B2B sales, staffing, recruiting, SaaS, or professional services. Proven experience closing six-figure or strategic B2B accounts.

Experience building outbound sales systems from strategy through execution. Experience hiring, coaching, or leading SDRs or Account Executives. Demonstrated history of exceeding quota and revenue targets. Strong executive presence with exceptional communication skills. Experience selling directly to founders, executives, or operational leaders.

Strong understanding of CRM systems and sales analytics. Highly organized with a systems-thinking mindset. Ability to thrive in high-growth startup environments. Nice-to-Haves (Preferred) Existing network within venture-backed startups or technology companies. Experience selling recruiting, staffing, HR Tech, AI, or B2B services.

Experience working in founder-led organizations. Familiarity with AI-powered sales workflows and automation tools. Experience scaling sales organizations from early-stage through growth. What Success Looks Like Within your first year, you’ll: Consistently achieve approximately 70% close rates on highly qualified opportunities.

Build an outbound engine that generates meaningful revenue. Establish repeatable outbound processes that scale with the business. Create seamless coordination between outbound campaigns and founder-led sales. Become a key contributor in helping Pearl grow from approximately $1M to $3M in new ARR per month. Fully remote work environment.

Unlimited PTO. Annual company retreat. Direct partnership with Pearl’s founders. Significant ownership over company growth strategy. Opportunity to build and lead a world-class sales organization. Clear path toward VP of Sales or executive leadership as Pearl scales. #J-18808-Ljbffr