Director of Sales

Are you looking for purpose-driven work where you can make a positive impact on communities around the world? If so, then Committee for Children is an amazing place to grow your career as a Director
of Sales
. We’re a social enterprise dedicated to advancing the well-being of children through the development of essential human skills. As a Director of Sales at CFC
, you’ll lead all new business acquisition efforts, driving revenue growth and expanding market reach for the organization's physical, digital, and hybrid products. This role develops and executes sales strategies focused on pipeline generation, opportunity management, forecasting, customer acquisition, and market penetration.

The Director leads and develops a high-performing team of Account Executives and Inside Sales Representatives, ensuring achievement of sales targets and key performance indicators. Working closely with Marketing, Product, and Client Success, this position aligns go-to-market strategies, lead generation efforts, and sales execution to maximize growth. The role is responsible for optimizing sales processes, improving conversion rates, and fostering a culture of accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement while delivering sustainable new business revenue growth

• Develop and execute annual and long term sales strategies to achieve new business revenue and growth targets, expand market reach, and deliver year-over-year growth across physical and digital product portfolios.
• Establish clear sales objectives, quotas, and performance expectations for sales team, ensuring alignment with organizational growth goals.
• Partner with Marketing, Revenue Operations and Business Systems and Intelligence (BS&I) to optimize demand generation, lead management, pipeline performance, and sales analytics, using data-driven insights to improve conversion rates, resource allocation, and revenue growth.
• Define, monitor and drive key sales performance indicators, including pipeline creation, coverage, velocity, win rates, forecast accuracy, average deal size and customer acquisition to ensure achievement of revenue targets.
• Leverage CRM, market intelligence, and sales analytics to identify trends, uncover growth opportunities, mitigate risks, and improve sales performance.

• Develop and execute territory and market penetration strategies that maximize new business opportunities and increase organizational reach within K-12 education markets.
• Lead the strategic planning process for territory assignment, account prioritization, and resource deployment based on market potential, competitive landscape, funding availability, state policy considerations, and customer needs.
• Direct sales strategies for strategic and high-value accounts, ensuring focused pursuit plans, stakeholder engagement, and effective opportunity management.
• Oversee the identification, qualification, and progression of new business opportunities from lead generation through contract execution, ensuring a healthy and sustainable sales pipeline.
• Establish and reinforce a consultative sales methodology that enables the sales team to identify customer challenges, position solutions effectively, and create long-term value for prospective clients.
• Maintain visibility into territory performance, market trends, competitor activity, and customer buying patterns to inform strategic adjustments and growth initiatives.
• Ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and management of sales activities, pipeline metrics, and revenue forecasts through CRM systems and operational processes.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Product, Client Success, Finance and Revenue Operations to ensure alignment on…