Technology & IT • Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vice President of Sales - Central
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesOn-sitePosted 6 hours ago
Technology & IT
About the Role
Zycus is hiring a Vice President of Sales - Central to lead and scale enterprise revenue across the Central United States. This role owns regional strategy, execution, and results, managing a high-performing team of Senior Enterprise Account Executives selling into large, complex enterprise accounts. This is a front-line, player-coach role, not a VP-of-managers role. Success here is personally running deal reviews, coaching Sr AEs one-on-one, and being the executive-alignment partner on the big deals.
Key Responsibilities:
Regional Revenue Leadership
Own and deliver US Central regional revenue targets
Define, execute, and continuously refine the regional sales strategy
Drive predictable pipeline generation and forecast accuracy
Team Leadership & Development
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Senior Enterprise Account Executives
Drive performance through deal coaching, pipeline inspection, and accountability
Support hiring, onboarding, and ramp of senior enterprise sellers
Executive & Deal Leadership
Personally engage in strategic, high-value opportunities
Coach reps through complex negotiations and executive-level conversations
Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CPOs, CFOs, and CEOs
Cross-Functional Alignment
Partner closely with Pre-Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Product
Provide market insight and customer feedback to influence GTM and product priorities
Required Qualifications:
15–20 years of enterprise B2B SaaS or software sales experience
5+ years leading enterprise sales teams
Proven success selling into Fortune 1000 and large enterprise accounts
Experience owning regional quotas
Strong understanding of the US Central enterprise landscape
Player-coach mindset with strong deal engagement
Executive presence with exceptional negotiation skills
Disciplined approach to forecasting, pipeline management, and CRM
Ability to attract, coach, and retain senior enterprise sales talent