VP Sales East

• Location: Fully remote open to candidates based in Toronto Canada or anywhere in the USA (preference for Atlanta GA or Texas).

• Please note that employment is contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks and background checks.

Safe Software is looking for a VP Sales East to join our Sales team. As VP Sales East you will lead a true 01 build across our Eastern territories Southeast Midwest and Northeast recruiting and ramping a brand-new pod of Account Executives standing up an outbound motion where none exists today and reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer and President. A core part of that mandate is building a modern sales operating model one that incorporates approved AI tools automation and revenue intelligence from day one. This role has real impact: the playbook you write here becomes the operating standard every future regional leader at Safe inherits. We have an immediate opening and are excited to find the right candidate to join our team.

About The Team

As a part of the Sales team youll join a group of driven entrepreneurial revenue builders each responsible for turning a specific piece of Safes go-to-market map into a fully built quota-carrying territory. Safe builds FME the only All-Data Any-AI Enterprise Integration Platform trusted by 25000 enterprise customers in 125 countries to bring their data to life. Profitable growing and scaling toward $250M ARR with a clear path to $700M Safe has a loyal installed base and a massive whitespace opportunity it hasnt yet systematically hunted whats missing is the proactive revenue engine to match the product. The Sales team is responsible for building that engine motion by motion and region by region working closely with the CRO the BDR Manager and RevOps. The East is yours to build from day one.

What Youll Be Doing

As VP Sales East you will operate at all altitudes one week personally working a deal to prove the Eastern motion can win the next defending your forecast number to the CRO. Both are the job.

Territory Build & Outbound Motion

• Start from a blank map not an inherited book. Recruit hire and ramp junior and senior Account Executives across Eastern territories building your pod one deliberate hire at a time.

• Manufacture pipeline that doesnt exist yet. Build the Eastern outbound motion from scratch sequences named-account target lists ICP mapping and the daily activity cadence that turns cold territory into warm pipeline.

• Write the playbook by vertical. Develop territory playbooks for the Easts top whitespace verticals State/Local Government Utilities and Energy each with its own buying process and technical stakeholders.

• Own the build budget not just the plan. Recommend and control spend on outbound tooling data providers and territory marketing investment you make the case to the CRO and President then own the return on it.

• Embed approved AI-enabled workflows across the sales cycle account research prospect prioritization meeting preparation follow-up and CRM administration so reps spend more time selling and less time on manual overhead.

Forecast & Pipeline Discipline

• Own the number not just the story. Run weekly deal inspection pipeline generation and forecast calls and own the forecast call to the CRO no surprises no rounding up.

• Make MEDDPICC a habit not a form. Operate MEDDPICC rigorously on every deal coaching your team to use it as a diagnostic tool rather than a box to check before a forecast call.

• Translate territory risk into executive language. Brief the CRO and President on territory risk and upside in board-ready terms not just a pipeline total but a narrative leadership can act on.

• Leverage conversation intelligence and AI-supported pipeline analysis to surface deal risk early sharpen forecast accuracy and identify patterns across the teams book of business.

Team Leadership & Coaching

• Be a player-coach in practice not just title. Close deals alongside your team especially during ramp and re-score each rep against the capability scorecard at 30 60 and 90 days so coaching is continuous rather than an annual event.

• Build the feeder bench with BDRs. Partner with the BDR Manager to ensure BDRs are booking qualified meetings for your AEs and treat that partnership as a shared pipeline problem not a handoff.

• Make the hard calls on talent. Performance-manage reps who arent hitting the capability bar and make the call to exit them when coaching hasnt closed the gap the pods standard matters more than any one hire.

• Use conversation intelligence tools to ground coaching in observed call behavior not recall helping reps improve discovery objection handling and multi-stakeholder navigation.

Leadership & Impact

This is a full build mandate not a coverage assignment. Youll have direct hiring authority over your AE pod discretion over territory and vertical prioritization and budget authority over the tooling and data investments that make an outbound motion possible plus a standing line to the CRO and President for decisions that would otherwise stall waiting on someone elses calendar.

• The pod is real not a headcount plan. A full cohort of Account Executives is hired and ramped with each rep meeting the 90-day capability bar you set for them.

• Pipeline exists independent of you. The outbound motion runs on its own cadence sequences target lists and daily activity without you personally generating every opportunity.

• The playbook travels. Territory playbooks you write for the East are detailed and durable enough that the next regional leader Safe hires adopts them in whole or in part rather than starting over.

Qualifications Skills and Competencies

Safers come from a variety of backgrounds with a diversity in skills and knowledge. That said we find that those who are most successful in this role have experience with the following areas.

Required skills:

• 812 years in sales leadership including 5 years building and scaling a sales pod in a greenfield or low-penetration territory after starting your career as a top-performing Account Executive

• A track record of building outbound pipeline where none existed before with full ownership of the territorys hiring tooling and go-to-market decisions

• Experience presenting territory strategy hiring plans and forecast risk directly to C-level executives or a President not just a sales manager

• Comfort operating without a mature demand-generation engine in the early months and owning the budget case for building one

• Deep MEDDPICC fluency and a reputation as a disciplined honest forecaster under executive scrutiny

• A player-coach mentality you close deals alongside your team especially during ramp and you performance-manage without hesitation when coaching isnt closing the gap

• Effective communication skills

Desired skills / Bonus points:

• Domain depth in geospatial data integration government technology utilities or infrastructure

• An existing network across the Southeast Midwest or Northeast in State/Local Government or Energy

• Experience hiring and promoting BDRs into AE roles

• Familiarity with HubSpot Gong or similar outbound sequencing tools

• Prior ownership of a territory or regional P&L not just a quota

• A Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

About Safe Software

Safe Software transforms organizations with FME the only All-Data Any-AI Enterprise Integration Platform connecting all your data anywhere at any velocity.

With over 30 years of expertise and 25000 enterprise customers across 125 countries we simplify your data journey wherever it leads.

Founded in 1993 Safe is headquartered in Surrey BC with over 300 team members and counting. Were always looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are determined to learn and grow. Are you ready to join the team

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Safe Software is an equal opportunity employer and we truly believe that innovation and strength begin with diversity and inclusion.

We welcome all candidates regardless of race gender identity or expression sexual orientation age ability disability national or ethnic origin political belief religion or family status.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area: Sales
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 300000 - 400000