Vice President of Sales

Location: Remote (Preferred: U.S. Midwest)
Start Date: Immediate (contract-to-hire option available)

Department: Revenue / Go-To-Market

Type: Full-Time | Executive

Panoptyc is the AI platform that helps 20,000+ retail stores detect and deter theft in real time. Our vision is to make loss prevention intelligent, proactive, and profitable. We're rapidly expanding from our core market of food service into grocery, c-stores, and broader retail verticals.

The Opportunity: Help us scale from where we are today to $300M ARR over the next 5 years. This could be the defining achievement of your career.

We're title-flexible and care more about fit than labels. We'd love a Director of Sales from a best-in-class company, or a VP ready to roll up their sleeves. What matters: you're the best sales leader your former colleagues have ever worked with.

This is a player-coach role for someone who can close enterprise and mid-market deals themselves while building and leading a high-performing team. You'll own Panoptyc's entire revenue engine—from strategy to execution—across our AI software + hardware product line through direct and channel sales.

You'll work closely with the Founder and C-Suite to:

• Expand into adjacent retail verticals (grocery, c-stores, apparel, dining)

• Strengthen distribution partnerships with national and strategic accounts

• Build repeatable, data-driven sales processes in an environment that's sometimes ambiguous and still building infrastructure

• Lead, coach, and hire a team of full-cycle sales reps, account managers, and SDRs

• Own and close key deals yourself—you're in the trenches with your team

• Drive customer success and expansion—we've landed accounts and need to grow them

• 8+ years in SaaS/technology sales, with experience leading teams (ideally 10-20+ people)

• Proven track record building or scaling sales teams to $10M+ ARR with 75%+ YoY growth

• Significant experience closing 6 and 7-figure ARR deals in enterprise and mid-market segments

• Player-coach mentality — you can sell and lead simultaneously

• Creative deal-maker — you unblock stuck deals and move the unmovable through creative problem-solving and relentless follow-through

• Travel ready — minimum 3x per month to close deals, support the team, and build relationships

• Immediate availability — we need you there tomorrow (flexible on contract-to-hire to start)

You're hungry, obsessed, and on a steep growth trajectory.

• Motivational and charismatic — people want to run through walls for you (likely a high D/I on DISC)

• Opinionated about customer success — you know retention and expansion are where real revenue is built

• Competitive and driven — you work hard, including occasional Saturdays when deals demand it

• A believer in equity — you understand startup upside and want meaningful ownership in a rocket ship

• Experience selling into retail, foodservice, or distribution channels

• Track record taking a sales team from 10 to 20+ people

• "Best sales leader I've ever worked with" references

• When we ask executive recruiters "who's the best in the world at this?", your name comes up

• Own Panoptyc's top-line revenue targets and build a scalable GTM strategy across enterprise and mid-market segments

• Develop and manage KPIs across pipeline generation, conversion, expansion, and retention

• Lead forecasting, sales planning, and territory strategy across channels and verticals

• Implement proven sales methodologies and coaching frameworks (Sandler, MEDDIC, etc.)

• Navigate and improve processes in an environment that's sometimes ambiguous—you build structure where needed

• Recruit, train, and manage a team of AEs, SDRs, and Account Managers

• Foster a performance culture rooted in accountability, urgency, and collaboration

• Be the motivational force that elevates average performers to great ones

• Partner with Marketing and RevOps to optimize lead flow, enablement, and analytics

• Close high-value enterprise deals yourself (6-7 figure ARR)

• Build and maintain executive relationships with top accounts and distributors

• Creatively unblock complex, multi-stakeholder deal cycles

• Move deals that others consider dead—you find the path forward

• Collaborate with Product and Customer Success on feedback loops and customer-driven innovation

• Drive expansion revenue and net retention in existing accounts

• Build customer success strategies that turn customers into advocates and reference accounts

• Ensure seamless handoffs from sales to success and back to sales for upsells

• Refine Panoptyc's CRM and reporting infrastructure for pipeline visibility and forecast accuracy

• Partner with RevOps/BI to maintain pipeline hygiene and data integrity

• Establish incentive structures that reward growth, retention, and team performance

• Build repeatable systems while maintaining the speed and agility of a startup

This role is not just about hitting this year's number. We're backed by top growth equity firms and building toward $300M ARR in 5 years. If you help us get there, this will be one of the biggest achievements of your career—both professionally and financially.

We take hiring seriously. Expect:

• Multiple interviews with Founder, C-Suite, and team members

• A working session where we dig into your deals, process, and leadership style

• We're looking for someone who former colleagues call "the best sales leader I've ever worked with"

• Competitive base salary + aggressive commission structure + meaningful equity

• You need to believe in the equity—this is a wealth-creation opportunity

• Health, dental, and vision benefits

• Flexible PTO and hybrid work options

• Opportunity to join a fast-scaling AI company redefining retail security

• EOS - We live EOS and expect our team members to as well

• Core Values

  • Hungry -We are ambitious and proactive, consistently seeking opportunities to grow and improve.

  • Opinionated - We are committed to discovering the truth, sharing our perspectives, and fostering open communication.

  • Urgency - We move with urgency, executing quickly and efficiently while continuously iterating to improve our solutions.

  • Systematic (Analytical) - We approach challenges thoughtfully, utilizing data and resources to maximize value for the company.

  • Empowered (Ownership) - We take ownership, prioritizing the business's success, leveraging resources effectively, and stepping up when necessary.

  • Quality -We deliver exceptional quality in everything we do, taking pride in our craft and exceeding expectations.

• Occasional weekend work when deals demand it

If you're the type of sales leader who gets energized by building something massive, who thrives on closing impossible deals, and who wants to be part of a category-defining company, we want to meet you.

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Panoptyc/d9a6538b-50e6-451d-902a-30516b705575

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.