Director of Sales
Founding Director of Sales to build Fora's outbound sales organization from the ground up while leading the existing inbound team. Hire, coach, and develop Account Executives and BDRs; design strategy, playbooks, compensation, and enablement programs to drive GMV growth in a high-growth travel tech company.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Build Fora’s outbound sales organization from the ground up by developing the strategy, playbook, operating model, and team structure for a scalable outbound motion.
- Develop a hiring strategy for the outbound Account Executive organization and the existing Business Development Representative team, aligning team growth with business goals and revenue performance.
- Hire, onboard, coach, and develop high performing Account Executives while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and execution.
- Lead and elevate the existing Business Development Representative team by implementing consistent coaching, performance management, and career development practices.
- Design and implement structured sales enablement programs, including onboarding, ramp plans, call reviews, skills development, and ongoing performance feedback.
- Develop compensation plans, quota frameworks, and ramp structures that support sustainable GMV growth while aligning with company economics.
- Experiment with outbound prospecting strategies, messaging, and channel mix to identify effective approaches, then translate learnings into repeatable processes and playbooks.
- Partner closely with Revenue Operations to establish reporting, performance dashboards, and the operational metrics needed to measure and optimize a newly established outbound motion.
- Collaborate cross functionally with Marketing and other partners to build a repeatable pipeline generation engine that drives qualified opportunities and long term growth.
- Lead the organization to consistently achieve revenue targets by using performance data and customer insights to continuously improve execution.
- Build scalable sales processes and operating rhythms that support efficient growth as the organization expands.
- Establish Fora as a destination for exceptional sales talent by building a high performing culture with clear development opportunities and strong leadership.
Requirements
- Demonstrated success building and leading outbound sales organizations in high growth, revenue focused businesses.
- Experience building new sales motions from the ground up, including developing processes, systems, reporting, and operating frameworks without an existing playbook.
- Experience hiring, coaching, and developing quota carrying Account Executives, with a track record of building effective enablement and performance management programs.
- Experience improving the performance of existing sales teams through coaching, accountability, and operational excellence.
- Experience designing compensation plans, quota models, and ramp structures that support sustainable revenue or GMV growth.
- Experience partnering closely with Revenue Operations or Sales Operations to build reporting, forecasting, funnel visibility, and performance metrics.
- A strong entrepreneurial mindset with a proven ability to solve ambiguous problems and build scalable solutions.
- Experience selling to small and medium sized businesses, ideally within high volume or transactional sales environments.
- Experience building repeatable outbound sales processes that drive predictable pipeline generation and revenue growth.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and execution skills, with the ability to motivate teams and drive results in a fast paced environment.
- This role is based in New York and requires regular in office collaboration.
Strongly Preferred
- Experience building outbound sales organizations during periods of rapid company growth.
- Experience working at high growth technology companies serving small and medium sized businesses.
- Experience leading organizations through the evolution from an inbound led sales model to a mature outbound motion.
- Experience developing lead qualification or lead scoring frameworks that improve sales efficiency.
- A track record of building a high performing sales culture that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional sales talent.
Compensation & Benefits
- Indicative base range of $175-195K + OTE (final compensation depends on level hired).
- Unlimited vacation
- Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Wellhub Memberships
- 401k plan with company match
- Commuter Benefits
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Stock Options
Skills
Outbound Sales, Sales Strategy, Sales Enablement, Sales Operations, Quota Management, Compensation Planning, Pipeline Generation, Account Executive Development, Revenue Operations, Sales Playbooks
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