Vice President of Sales — Panoptyc

Location: Remote (Preferred: U.S. Midwest)
Start Date: Immediate (contract-to-hire option available)

Department: Revenue / Go-To-Market

Type: Full-Time | Executive

About Panoptyc

Panoptyc is the AI platform that helps 20,000+ retail stores detect and deter theft in real time. Our vision is to make loss prevention intelligent, proactive, and profitable. We're rapidly expanding from our core market of food service into grocery, c-stores, and broader retail verticals.

The Opportunity: Help us scale from where we are today to $300M ARR over the next 5 years. This could be the defining achievement of your career.

We're title-flexible and care more about fit than labels. We'd love a Director of Sales from a best-in-class company, or a VP ready to roll up their sleeves. What matters: you're the best sales leader your former colleagues have ever worked with.

This is a player-coach role for someone who can close enterprise and mid-market deals themselves while building and leading a high-performing team. You'll own Panoptyc's entire revenue engine—from strategy to execution—across our AI software + hardware product line through direct and channel sales.

You'll work closely with the Founder and C-Suite to:

• Expand into adjacent retail verticals (grocery, c-stores, apparel, dining)

• Strengthen distribution partnerships with national and strategic accounts

• Build repeatable, data-driven sales processes in an environment that's sometimes ambiguous and still building infrastructure

• Lead, coach, and hire a team of full-cycle sales reps, account managers, and SDRs

• Own and close key deals yourself—you're in the trenches with your team

• Drive customer success and expansion—we've landed accounts and need to grow them

What Makes You the Right Fit

The Must-Haves

• 8+ years in SaaS/technology sales, with experience leading teams (ideally 10-20+ people)

• Proven track record building or scaling sales teams to $10M+ ARR with 75%+ YoY growth

• Significant experience closing 6 and 7-figure ARR deals in enterprise and mid-market segments

• Player-coach mentality — you can sell and lead simultaneously

• Creative deal-maker — you unblock stuck deals and move the unmovable through creative problem-solving and relentless follow-through

• Travel ready — minimum 3x per month to close deals, support the team, and build relationships

• Immediate availability — we need you there tomorrow (flexible on contract-to-hire to start)

The Personality

You're hungry, obsessed, and on a steep growth trajectory.

• Motivational and charismatic — people want to run through walls for you (likely a high D/I on DISC)

• Opinionated about customer success — you know retention and expansion are where real revenue is built

• Competitive and driven — you work hard, including occasional Saturdays when deals demand it

• A believer in equity — you understand startup upside and want meaningful ownership in a rocket ship

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience selling into retail, foodservice, or distribution channels

• Track record taking a sales team from 10 to 20+ people

• "Best sales leader I've ever worked with" references

Responsibilities

Sales Leadership & Strategy

• Own Panoptyc's top-line revenue targets and build a scalable GTM strategy across enterprise and mid-market segments

• Develop and manage KPIs across pipeline generation, conversion, expansion, and retention

• Lead forecasting, sales planning, and territory strategy across channels and verticals

• Implement proven sales methodologies and coaching frameworks (Sandler, MEDDIC, etc.)

• Navigate and improve processes in an environment that's sometimes ambiguous—you build structure where needed

Team Building & Coaching

• Recruit, train, and manage a team of AEs, SDRs, and Account Managers

• Foster a performance culture rooted in accountability, urgency, and collaboration

• Be the motivational force that elevates average performers to great ones

• Partner with Marketing and RevOps to optimize l