Director of Sales (Player-Coach) jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Valsoft Corporation · 15 hours ago

Director of Sales (Player-Coach)

Valsoft Corporation builds and scales vertical market software companies. They are seeking a Director of Sales (Player-Coach) to build and lead their North America revenue engine, focusing on new business growth and establishing a repeatable outbound sales motion.

Business DevelopmentSoftware
check
Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Own the full sales cycle: prospecting → discovery → demos → proposals → negotiation → close
Build and maintain a target account strategy by segment and customer cohort
Develop and iterate on talk tracks, competitive positioning, and objection handling
Share customer insights and inputs with internal stakeholders to develop a clear commercial plan to bring the platform and AI products to market
Lead outbound strategy and execution; coach BDRs to consistently generate a qualified pipeline
Create repeatable playbooks (segments, sequences, cadences, qualification, demo structure)
Establish pipeline creation targets and inspection routines that translate activity into predictable results
Run weekly operating rhythms: pipeline inspection, deal reviews, and forecast calls
Define sales stages and exit criteria; maintain a clean CRM and reporting that leadership can trust
Track and improve conversion metrics (lead → meeting → SQL → win), cycle times, and win/loss learnings
Provide actionable inputs on pricing/packaging and commercialization over time
Establish tight handoffs with Customer Success to ensure a consistent customer experience and closed-loop feedback
Share structured market feedback with Product (buyer needs, blockers, competitive themes)
Coordinate internal resources to move deals forward and support successful launches

Qualification

B2B SaaS salesOutbound pipeline generationSales process improvementDeal negotiationVertical market softwareSales tooling familiarityPlayer-coach mindsetCross-functional alignment

Required

5+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience with a strong record of closing new business
Demonstrated ability to generate a pipeline through outbound (not reliant on inbound-only environments)
Experience building or materially improving a sales motion (process, messaging, cadence, forecasting)
Strong deal leadership: disciplined qualification, multi-stakeholder selling, and negotiation
Player-coach mindset: you can lead and coach, while personally carrying and delivering on a quota

Preferred

Experience selling into car rental, fleet management, mobility, automotive, or transportation industries is a strong plus
Experience in vertical market software and/or operationally complex environments
Experience selling multi-product suites, add-ons, or platform + modules
Strong familiarity with modern sales tooling and RevOps best practices (CRM, sequencing, analytics, forecasting)

Company

Valsoft Corporation

twittertwittertwitter
company-logo
As a leading player in vertical market software (VMS), Valsoft combines industry expertise with a unique buy-and-hold investment philosophy, managing a growing portfolio of companies that benefit from decentralized leadership and operational autonomy.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$420.13M
Key Investors
Portage VenturesViking Global Investors
2024-12-26Private Equity· $150M
2024-01-19Private Equity· $170.13M
2022-03-28Private Equity· $100M

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Ouissam Youssef
Founder and CEO
leader-logo
Michael Assi
Chief Operating Officer
linkedin
Company data provided by crunchbase