Vice President, Sales & Professional Services

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 50 - 250

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Vice President Sales & Professional Services

Chicago IL or Washington DC

Civis is hiring a Vice President Sales & Professional Services to drive revenue growth as we expand our SaaS platform and launch standalone AI products. We serve mission-driven organizations including nonprofits like Doctors Without Borders Feeding America and Human Rights Campaign as well as government agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

Civis has a high-margin SaaS platform and professional services business with strong delivery teams and capacity for growth. We need a sales leader who can build pipeline discipline coach our sales & marketing team and drive new ARR while maintaining the profitability and quality of our services delivery.

As VP youll report directly to the CEO as part of our leadership team.

Salary Range: $180000 - $220000 base variable compensation tied to revenue growth

What Youll Do

Strategic Responsibilities

Own go-to-market strategy for our core data platform and growing AI product portfolio
Maintain customer relationships at key accounts and serve as point of escalation (this is a customer-facing role)

Oversee Professional Services Delivery

Maintain margins and delivery excellence across Applied Data Science platform implementation and client success teams
Ensure sales commitments align with delivery capacity and capabilities
Protect team utilization morale and service quality while scaling customer base

Drive Revenue Growth

Own ARR growth target through new customer acquisition
Build and manage sales pipeline with rigor: forecasting deal progression close plans
Implement marketing to build awareness generate qualified leads and convert pipeline
Personally close strategic deals and coach team through complex opportunities

Lead Sales & Marketing Team

Manage and develop team of account executive account manager solutions architect and marketing specialist (build accountability coaching performance management)
Establish metrics cadence and team performance standards
Build repeatable processes and materials that scale

What Were Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

10 years selling and delivering technical solutions (SaaS data/analytics systems integration or professional services)
Proven track record building pipeline from scratch and hitting revenue targets in B2B environments ($50k-$250k deal sizes)
Experience managing small sales teams (1-5 people) and making them productive
Hands-on closer who will personally sell alongside the team
Leadership experience overseeing technical delivery teams (data science engineering or consulting)
Demonstrated ability to grow customer accounts
Strong understanding of data engineering data science and modern analytics technologies
Comfortable operating at small scale without large budgets or teams
Blend of technical expertise and sales acumen wrapped in a customer-centric mentality
US work authorization required

Bonus Points (Preferred Qualifications)

Experience in AI marketing technology data privacy or 1st-party data solutions
Background selling to nonprofits government or mission-driven organizations
Track record maintaining high services margins while scaling revenue
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision-making

You Should Apply If:

You can balance competing priorities: revenue growth AND delivery excellence
Youre comfortable being hands-on coaching salespeople closing deals and jumping into customer escalations
Youve successfully built pipeline discipline from the ground up
You have the grit and determination to generate leads push deals through and hold your team accountable
You thrive in small scrappy environments where you dont need big teams or budgets to execute

You Should Not Apply If:

Youve only led large established sales organizations with significant resources
You need heavy infrastructure large budgets or big teams to be effective
Youre uncomfortable personally selling and prefer to manage from a distance
Youre not willing to protect delivery team margins and quality while pushing for growth

Civis embraces the individuality of our employees and we celebrate each others differences. Our products services and culture benefit from and thrive on the unique perspectives brought by each person in our Civis community. Were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race age sex color ancestry religion national origin sexual orientation gender identity citizenship marital status disability or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please

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Vice President Sales & Professional ServicesChicago IL or Washington DCCivis is hiring a Vice President Sales & Professional Services to drive revenue growth as we expand our SaaS platform and launch standalone AI products. We serve mission-driven organizations including nonprofits like Doctors With...