Director of Sales

Who We Are

At Pave, we're building the industry’s leading compensation platform, combining the world's largest real-time compensation dataset with deep expertise in AI and machine learning. Our platform is perfecting the art and science of pay to give 8,500+ companies unparalleled confidence in every compensation decision.

Top tier companies like OpenAI, McDonald’s, Instacart, Atlassian, Synopsys, Stripe, Databricks, and Waymo use Pave, transforming every pay decision into a competitive advantage. $190+ billion in total compensation spend is managed in our workflows, and 58% of Forbes AI 50 use Pave to benchmark compensation.

The future of pay is real-time & predictive, and we’re making it happen right now. We’ve raised $160M in funding from leading investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures.

The Revenue Org @ Pave

The Revenue pillar of Pave includes our Customer Success, Marketing, Partnerships, Revenue Operations, Sales, and Strategy teams. This community drives business growth and ensures every Pave client has an amazing experience.

As the market-facing engine of our compensation intelligence platform, the GTM pillar translates Pave's innovative solutions into tangible value for compensation leaders worldwide. Our customer success team ensures clients maximize ROI from our product suite, while marketing articulates how Pave transforms outdated compensation practices into strategic advantages. The partnerships team expands our ecosystem, integrating Pave seamlessly with HRIS and financial systems.

Revenue operations optimizes our selling motion across company sizes and industries, while our sales team helps compensation leaders understand how data-driven decisions can attract and retain talent. Through strategic planning and execution, this pillar doesn't just acquire customers - it builds a community of forward-thinking compensation professionals who champion pay transparency and equity in their organizations, further solidifying Pave's position as the industry's compensation intelligence leader.

The Sales Team @ Pave

Drives strategic revenue growth by connecting compensation leaders with our platform through consultative selling and deep market expertise. This team of Account Executives specializes in complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles, working closely with compensation and leadership teams to solve their most challenging pay equity and benchmarking needs. As a scrappy, results-oriented organization, we balance aggressive growth targets with thoughtful relationship-building to establish Pave as the essential partner for forward-thinking companies ready to revolutionize their compensation strategies.

What You'll Be Doing

• Drive strategic revenue growth and team performance: Lead and manage a team of Account Executives to achieve a 35-40% increase in overall sales team quota attainment and drive 20-25% year-over-year revenue growth through refined sales processes, territory optimization, and strategic deal coaching
• Establish sales methodologies and operational excellence: Implement standardized sales frameworks, coaching programs, and onboarding processes that reduce AE ramp time by 30% and improve average deal size by 15-20% through consistent methodology execution and skills development
• Build predictable revenue operations: Establish accurate sales forecasting with 90%+ precision, reduce sales cycle length by 20%, and implement data-driven performance metrics that provide clear visibility into pipeline health, conversion rates, and individual contributor performance against revenue targets
• Lead complex strategic deals: Personally manage accounts, providing deal strategy, relationship management, and advanced negotiation support to ensure successful closure of mission-critical revenue
• Develop and mentor sales talent: Create career development pathways for Account Executives, conduct regular performance reviews, and build a culture of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Partner with Marketing, Product, Customer Success, Revenue Operations, etc. to optimize lead quality, refine messaging, and ensure seamless customer handoffs that drive long-term success
• Analyze market trends and competitive positioning: Leverage prospect feedback and market intelligence to help inform product roadmap priorities, competitive battle cards, and go-to-market strategy refinements

What You'll Bring

• 7-10 years of sales leadership experience with a proven track record of managing enterprise Account Executive teams in fast-growth B2B SaaS environments, preferably