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Senior Director, Growth

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203K-270K Annually
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New York, NY, USA
203K-270K Annually
Senior level
Leads and scales high-velocity Scaled Sales and Account Management teams across customer acquisition, handoffs, retention, portfolio optimization, upselling, and revenue growth. Owns funnel velocity, capacity planning, compensation design, performance metrics, and talent development while aligning sales and account management around long-term customer adoption and recurring revenue.
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We are seeking an operational, strategy-driven Senior Director, Growth to lead and scale our high-velocity Scaled Sales and Account Management (AM) teams. You will oversee the end-to-end customer journey—from initial sign-up and velocity-driven sales activation to portfolio optimization, retention, and long-term revenue growth.

The ideal candidate thrives in data-dense environments, excels at solving operational friction points across the sales funnel, and knows how to align incentive structures so that "hunting" transitions seamlessly into long-term commercial commitment.

What You'll Do:

  • Funnel & Velocity Optimization: Oversee the Scaled Sales team to drive monthly account growth. Implement operational interventions, sequence changes, and in-app triggers to accelerate conversion velocity.
  • Portfolio & Capacity Planning: Develop data-driven frameworks for account segmentation, portfolio sizing, and density to optimize AM capacity and maximize net revenue retention.
  • Handoff & Process Engineering: Redefining success criteria, establishing clear commercial intent indicators, and setting exact thresholds for handing off accounts from Sales (hunting) to AM (farming).
  • Compensation & Incentive Design: Structure balanced sales compensation plans (including retention bonuses, clawbacks, or split commissions) that incentivize high-value, sustainable account acquisition over quick-churn sign-ups.
  • Leadership & Talent Coaching: Manage, coach, and scale team leaders and individual contributors across Sales and Account Management. Instill a culture of true customer habituation and proactive growth rather than passive account maintenance.
  • Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor leading indicators and KPIs that measure product adoption, booking consistency, and recurring revenue growth.
  • Upselling and Maturing Companies: Expand existing accounts through structured upsell strategies and support company growth maturity over time.

What We're Looking For:

  • 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in Sales Leadership, or Customer Success Management within a high-velocity SaaS or transactional B2B platform.
  • Proven track record of managing sales funnels and optimizing the transition from trial/activation to recurring retention.
  • Strong capability in capacity modeling, portfolio segmentation (determining account-to-AM ratios), and pipeline management.
  • Experience structuring specialized sales teams (Hunter vs. Farmer models) and designing cross-functional alignment mechanisms.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach top performers through operational friction, holding reps accountable to long-term adoption metrics rather than surface-level activity.

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.
For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.
Pay Range
$202,500—$270,000 USD

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