Sales Director

Strategic Talent Partners; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Talent Partners is recruiting a Director of Sales for an established, growing organization. This hands-on leadership role focuses on developing relationships, building a pipeline, and driving revenue from initial contact to close.

As a member of the Leadership Team, you will own new business development, guide sales strategy, and partner with Marketing, Product, and Customer Care to improve messaging and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of sales or business development experience.
• Proven ability to generate new business, build pipeline and close deals.
• Strong consultative B2B selling and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication, organization and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities.
• Experience with CRM tools, sales activity metrics and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development to identify and convert new customer opportunities.
• Own day-to-day sales execution from prospecting to close.
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline across products and services.
• Represent Sales on the Leadership Team with customer, pipeline and market perspectives.
• Establish and track sales KPIs, activity goals and revenue milestones.
• Expand relationships with existing customers.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product and Customer Care to improve lead generation and messaging.
• Utilize CRM data and metrics to improve sales execution.

Skills

Sales experience

Pipeline development

B2B selling

Relationship building

Communication

CRM tools

Follow-through

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/marketing

Job description

Drive Growth. Build Relationships. Create New Opportunities.

Strategic Talent Partners is partnering with an established, growing organization on a search for a Director of Sales.

We are seeking a relationship-driven sales professional who enjoys creating opportunities, building a pipeline, and turning conversations into revenue.

The Director of Sales will lead business development, customer acquisition, and sales execution. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys being in the market, developing relationships, and moving opportunities from initial conversation through close.

As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director of Sales will represent the sales function and bring customer and market insights into broader company discussions while maintaining a strong day-to-day focus on generating new business and driving revenue growth.

The Opportunity

The Director of Sales will be the hands-on driver of new business development and sales execution while serving as the voice of Sales on the Leadership Team.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to combine strategic influence with direct ownership of business development, pipeline growth, and sales results.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive business development efforts to identify, pursue, and convert new customer opportunities.


• Own day-to-day sales execution, including prospecting, lead follow-up, customer meetings, proposals, pipeline management, and closing.


• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities across the organization’s products and services.


• Represent Sales as an active member of the Leadership Team, bringing customer, pipeline, and market perspectives to broader company discussions.


• Establish and track practical sales KPIs, activity goals, pipeline milestones, and revenue performance.


• Expand relationships with existing customers by identifying additional needs and opportunities.


• Partner closely with Marketing, Product, and Customer Care teams to improve lead generation, sales messaging, campaigns, and conversion.


• Utilize CRM data, sales tools, performance metrics, and consistent follow-up practices to create accountability and improve sales execution.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of progressive sales or business development experience.


• Demonstrated success generating new business, building pipeline, and closing opportunities.


• Strong consultative B2B selling and relationship-building skills.


• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through.


• Ability to independently manage multiple opportunities and priorities.


• Experience utilizing CRM tools, sales activity metrics, and KPIs.

Preferred

• Experience working within a small to mid-sized organization.


• Experience selling products or services in a B2B or professional-services environment.


• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, Customer Service, or related functions.


• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Leadership Team seat with direct influence on company growth.


• Hands-on opportunity to build relationships and drive new revenue.


• Ability to shape and strengthen the sales function.


• Collaborative, customer-focused organization.


• Established business with a strong customer base and growth opportunity.


• Competitive base salary plus performance-based incentive.

What Success Looks Like

Business Development

Create new opportunities through prospecting, relationship building, lead follow-up, referrals, and consistent market activity.

Own the pipeline from initial conversation through proposal and close, with clear accountability for activity, pipeline development, and revenue results.

Bring the voice of the customer and market to the Leadership Team while working cross-functionally to improve how the organization generates, develops, and converts opportunities.

If you’re looking for a sales leadership opportunity where you can stay close to the customer, create new opportunities, influence strategy, and directly impact growth, we’d welcome the opportunity to connect.