Regional Sales Director at Portside
United States
<div><body><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Job Summary</strong></b></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Portside is seeking a Regional Sales Director to lead a team of Sales Executives and drive new business and expansion revenue across business aviation, regional airlines, and aircraft leasing & finance. You will report to the Chief Revenue Officer and own your team's number.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will lead 8-10 Sales Executives today and help hire and ramp the team as it grows. You will coach them through complex enterprise sales cycles and step into the most strategic deals yourself.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will partner closely with Marketing, Enablement, Product, and Customer Success to turn market opportunity into revenue. The ideal candidate has led a quota-carrying team in B2B SaaS, is comfortable selling to senior decision-makers, and thrives in a fast-scaling, high-autonomy environment.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Key Responsibilities </strong></b></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:12pt 0px 0pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Drive your team's revenue results across new business and expansion, and report on performance, forecast accuracy, and pipeline health to the CRO.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead, coach, and develop your Sales Executives with clear goals, weekly pipeline reviews, regular call coaching, and individual development plans.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Recruit, onboard, and ramp new Sales Executives as the team grows, working with Enablement on onboarding, training, and certification.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Build and execute the go-to-market plan for your region, including territory design, target account strategy, and segmentation across business aviation, regional airlines, and aircraft leasing & finance.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Drive disciplined execution through a consistent sales methodology: qualification, deal strategy, negotiation, close, and CRM hygiene. Set the forecasting process and performance metrics, and scale them as the team grows.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stay in the deals that matter. Lead strategic, multi-stakeholder opportunities and build executive-level relationships with customers.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with Marketing and the BDR team to align campaigns, events, and outbound prospecting with your target accounts.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work with Product and Customer Success on smooth handoffs, adoption, renewals, and expansion as customers move to the right-fit Portside products, and bring customer feedback into the roadmap.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Use AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve team productivity, prospecting, and deal insight, and help articulate Portside's AI-driven product story to customers.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 12pt;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Keep deep knowledge of the aviation market, competitors, and customer needs, and represent Portside at industry events and customer meetings.</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Qualifications</strong></b></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">7–10+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, including 3+ years managing a team of quota-carrying sales executives or account executives</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proven track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets in enterprise or mid-market software sales, including complex, multi-stakeholder deals</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience building or scaling a sales team, including hiring, coaching, and performance management</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong forecasting, pipeline management, and sales process discipline</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Comfortable moving between strategic leadership and deal support, including joining customer calls, guiding negotiations, and helping deals through to close.</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with a CRM such as Salesforce or HubSpot and a data-driven approach to managing performance</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage senior customer executives and represent the team to company leadership</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Willingness to travel as needed to meet customers and attend industry events</span></li><li style="line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (preferred)</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What We Offer</strong></b></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-align:start;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Competitive base salary</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-align:start;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Fully remote work</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-align:start;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Generous time off policy</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-align:start;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Health, dental, and vision insurance</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-align:start;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-align:start;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dynamic, collaborative, and fast-growing work environment.</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:12pt 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Portside is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p></body></div>
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