Director, New Business Sales, IT Cloud

About RipplingRippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.About the roleWe are looking for a pragmatic, strategic, and technically fluent sales leader to lead New Business Sales for Rippling’s IT Cloud business.Rippling IT Cloud is one of the fastest-growing areas of the company, helping businesses manage identity, devices, applications, inventory, security, and employee lifecycle automation from a single AI native platform. This role is responsible for leading a team of Account Executives selling Rippling’s standalone IT products into new customers across SMB, Mid-Market, and Upmarket segments.The ideal candidate has experience leading high-performing AI SaaS sales teams in a fast-paced environment. This person should be equally comfortable driving operational rigor, coaching technical discovery, improving win rates, inspecting pipeline, and building a repeatable sales motion in a high-growth business.What you will doLead and scale a high-performing new business sales team focused on Rippling IT CloudOwn revenue execution across pipeline generation, discovery, technical demos, deal strategy, forecasting, and closeHire, coach, and develop Account Executives & managers who can manage complex sales cycles while navigating technical and strategic buying processesBuild strong operating rhythms around pipeline inspection, forecast accuracy, deal reviews, rep coaching, and productivityPartner closely with Product, SDR, Marketing, Sales Engineering, RevOps, and Enablement to ensure the business is delivering against its most important outcomesDevelop and reinforce strong competitive positioning against point solutions across MDM, identity, endpoint, compliance, and IT management categoriesIdentify gaps in the sales motion and build repeatable playbooks, talk tracks, enablement, and processes to improve executionUse data to manage key performance metrics across pipeline creation, stage conversion, win rate, sales cycle, ACV, sales efficiency, and quota attainmentOperate with an entrepreneurial mindset, solving problems cross-functionally and moving quickly as the business scalesWhat you will need7+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, with 3+ years managing quota-carrying sales teamsExperience managing managers preferred, or demonstrated ability to scale beyond first-line leadershipProven track record of building teams that consistently meet or exceed quotaAbility to coach reps & managers through technical demos, competitive positioning, business case development, and multi-stakeholder sales cyclesStrong analytical skills and comfort using data to diagnose performance gaps, improve conversion, and drive sales efficiencyExcellent forecast discipline and experience managing pipeline in SalesforceHighly effective communicator with strong executive presence and the ability to build trust across Sales, Product, Marketing, RevOps, Enablement, and leadershipHands-on operating style with the ability to inspect details, build process, and move quickly in an ambiguous environmentHigh ownership, strong follow-through, and the courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require itLow ego, high integrity, and genuine enthusiasm for building a category-defining companyAdditional InformationRippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email View email address on click.appcast.io highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.*Commission is not guaranteed