VP Sales
St. Louis, MO - USA
Job Summary
Job Description:
We believe in bold ideas diverse perspectives and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here your curiosity fuels progress your voice shapes innovation and your ambition helps redefine whats possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact challenges and drives whats next to power infinite possibilities for our customers colleagues and society at large.
About the Role:
The VP of Sales owns the full revenue engine for the Assessments business winning new logos expanding accounts and activating partners into a consistent source of pipeline and revenue. Reporting to the GM of Assessments and sitting on the leadership team this role unifies direct sales partnerships enterprise account management and revenue operations across five global brands including EverythingDiSC The Five Behaviors and more.
This is a builders role for a high-ownership operator who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution shaping go-to-market strategy while partnering closely with Product Marketing and Customer Success to drive sustained ARR growth.
Key Responsibilities
Revenue & Pipeline Leadership
New ARR Ownership:Own and deliver the New ARR target across direct and partner channels; maintain accurate up-to-date pipeline healthto deliver consistent and predictable revenue growth for the Assessments business
Customer Acquisition:Drive customer acquisition conversion and deal velocity through disciplined sales process management and high-quality pipeline development.
Forecast Discipline:Own the weekly forecast cadence with the GM; ensure SaaS metrics (ARR churn CAC) are accurate and reported with clarity.
Account Expansion:Manage account retention and expansion (NRR) in close partnership with Customer Success; build upsell and cross-sell motions across the installed base.
Channel Alignment:Identify and resolve channel conflicts quickly between direct and partner motions; maintain clear rules of engagement across the commercial team.
Partner & Channel Strategy
Partner Activation:Build and manage a high-performing partner ecosystem including resellers referral partners and influencer programs; drive partner-sourced revenue to 20% of total ARR.
Tier & Compliance Management:Manage partner performance tier compliance and channel growth; hold partners to clear standards and invest in the highest-potential relationships.
Partner GTM:Collaborate with Product Marketing to develop partner-specific go-to-market programs co-marketing assets and enablement resources.
Team Leadership & Culture
Build lead and develop a high-performing teamand establish a strong team culture focused on accountability coaching and continuous improvement.
Provide clear performance management frameworks; set goals hold regular reviews and develop the next generation of commercial leaders.
Revenue Operations & Strategic Planning
Own the CRM sales tooling data infrastructure and enablement frameworks that allow the commercial team to operate at scale.
Drive agile commercial processes and continuous improvement in sales methodology qualification standards and deal execution.
Partner with the Assessments leadership team to align commercial strategy with business goals and present updates to senior stakeholders.
Develop and manage commercial budgets resource allocation and vendor relationships within the growth function.
Customer & Market Focus
Champion a customer-first commercial culture; ensure insights from the field are fed back into product and marketing decisions.
Monitor industry trends in talent development assessments and HR technology to maintain competitive positioning.
Partner with Product Marketing to refine ICP targeting messaging and competitive differentiation across the commercial team.
Required Qualifications
Experience
10 years B2B SaaS commercial leadership including 5 years managing multi-functional teams (sales partnerships AM rev ops).
Proven track record owning and delivering $10M New ARR in a high-growth environment.
Experience building a partner/channel program alongside a direct sales motion.
Skills
Deep SaaS commercial fluency ARR NRR CAC win rate quota attainment churn.
Strong people leader who builds high-trust teams and manages performance with clarity.
Strategic and operational sets a commercial plan and executes it with discipline.
Excellent cross-functional collaborator; data-driven decision maker.
Familiarity with Salesforce SalesLoft or equivalent rev ops tooling.
Familiarity with Salesforce Gong or equivalent rev ops tooling.
Key Metrics Owned
New ARR:New annual recurring revenue closed across direct and partner channels.
Net Revenue Retention (NRR):Retained expansion revenue minus churn expressed as a %.
Win Rate:Qualified opportunities resulting in a closed deal.
Partner-Sourced Revenue (%):Share of New ARR from partner and influencer channels.
Quota Attainment (%):Revenue-carrying reps hitting or exceeding individual quota.
We power infinite possibilities.
For more than 200 years weve transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today our global team of innovators creators and experts is driving whats next in science education and publishingcreating impact that reaches everywhere.
Were not just observers of progress. Were the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs advancing learning and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives.
Here your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin disability protected veteran status genetic information or based on any individuals status in any group or class protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community learn and grow.
We are committed to fair transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wileys good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles in the United Kingdom Canada USA Austria Czechia Denmark France Greece Italy Netherlands Romania or Spain. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to geographic location skills and competencies.
When applying please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
Salary Range:
185100 USD to 277767 USD #LI-CW1Required Experience:
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