VP of Sales and Marketing

Starting Pay Range $5,769.23 - $6,250.00 - Bi-Weekly Depending on experience Job Description: Skyrocket is an educational service provider that help schools and districts strengthen instruction, improve student outcomes, and run healthier operations, so every student has what they need to aim higher. The VP of Sales & Marketing will be an integral part of the foundational plans to build the best and most service driven sales and marketing team to provide educational and operational services solutions across multiple states. They will have a base salary with a bonus structure. This role will have a remote office with 20+ days in person in Pasadena, CA for company events and professional development activities. The VP will also travel for client meetings and conferences when required. What you will do: Sales Leadership Build a go-to-market strategy across both legacy service catalogs, translating market positioning into territory, account, and campaign plans. Manage and coach the two Account Executives team against consolidated pipeline, activity, and revenue targets; report attainment to the Chief Growth & Strategy Officer on a monthly/quarterly cadence. Own the sales process end-to-end; prospecting through close, renewal, and expansion. Use CRM and sales analytics to optimize territory design, capacity, and conversion rates as the team grows, rather than scaling headcount without a data basis for it. Execute cross-sell and bundled-pricing motions for engagements spanning multiple service lines. Maintain team coverage and continuity through staffing transitions, including planned leaves, using documented coverage plans. Recalibrate quotas, activity targets, and comp/incentive structures as real performance data accumulates. Marketing Execution Run day-to-day marketing execution including campaigns, content, and sales-enablement collateral. Partner with the Chief Growth & Strategy on website and PR-adjacent priorities, since digital presence supports both sales and public-facing goals. Team Building & Scaling Build the sales and marketing team for growth; recommend and hire additional Sales Directors, Account Executives, and marketing roles as pipeline and revenue targets require, in partnership with the Chief Growth & Strategy Officer on timing and budget. Recruit, retain, and develop top-tier sales and marketing talent, building a culture of accountability and continuous coaching rather than relying solely on individual hires' prior track records. Implement the sales operations, revenue operations, and reporting governance the team needs as it scales. Own new hires' ramp and performance against plan, applying the same discipline used for the existing team's 30-60-90 day ramp process. Systems & Reporting Support consolidation of CRM and pipeline-reporting infrastructure across both companies, in partnership with the Operations function. Own the sales pipeline and forecast, reporting regularly to the Chief Growth & Strategy Officer on progress against Year One and quarterly targets. Track and report core marketing metrics (qualified leads, campaign performance, site engagement). Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent progressive experience considered. 5–8+ years in sales leadership, with direct people-management experience over a multi-person sales team. Marketing fluency; able to direct campaigns and content even without being the hands-on creator. Experience selling into complex, long-cycle institutional buyers (K-12, higher ed, HR/back-office services, or government) strongly preferred, given buyer base. Track record managing a team through integration or organizational change without losing pipeline momentum. Comfortable operating with a Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, executive layer above, translating strategy into execution rather than setting strategy independently. Working Conditions Primarily remote with regular travel to client and prospect sites and industry conferences. Some evening/weekend availability required around major proposal deadlines. Recognizing that school obstacles and initiatives, student populations, and staff dynamics vary significantly from school to school, the Skyrocket business model is highly relational, meaning we build supports based on the specific needs of each of our clients. As educators, we believe in propping up fellow educators and allowing them to be the greatest versions of themselves so they can inspire their students to aim higher and achieve more.