Chief Sales and Marketing Officer - Start-up FinTech Company

We are currently seeking an ambitious and highly-skilled Chief Sales and Marketing Officer with a track record of exceptional, transformative management practices. In this role, you will increase productivity, inspire and motivate junior employees, and optimize our company’s market share. You will have tremendous opportunities to develop innovative policies and campaigns that shape the future of our organization. Candidates for this role will be creative, charismatic, knowledgeable, hard-working, and exceptionally well-versed in the latest sales and marketing techniques as well as true-and-tried practices. Job duties and responsibilities The Chief of Sales and Marketing position is responsible for planning and implementing sales, marketing and product development programs, both short and long range, targeted toward existing and new markets by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates. 1. Act as strategic business partner to CEO 2. Serve as a key member of executive leadership team 3. Present to the Board of Directors as required 4. Recruit and train sales marketing and customer service staff as required. 5. Develop and implement strategic marketing plans and sales plans and forecasts to achieve corporate objectives for products and services 6. Develop and manage sales/marketing operating budgets 7. Plan and oversee advertising and promotion activities including print, TV, radio, and social media 8. Achieve satisfactory profit/loss ratio and market share in relation to preset standards and industry and economic trends 9. Ensure effective control of marketing results and takes corrective action to guarantee that achievement of marketing objectives falls within designated budgets 10. Monitor competitor products, sales and marketing activities 11. Establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners 12. Establish and maintain a consistent corporate image throughout all product lines, promotional materials, and events 13. Direct sales forecasting activities and set performance goals accordingly 14. Direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and marketing programs 15. Direct market channel development activity and coordinates sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals 16. Represent company at trade association meetings to promote product 17. Meet with key clients, assisting sales representative with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals 18. Analyze and control expenditures of division to conform to budgetary requirements 19. Assist other departments within organization to prepare manuals and technical publications 20. Prepare periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion 21. Review and analyze sales performances against programs, quotas and plans to determine effectiveness Competencies • Impeccable Work Ethic• Business Acumen• Entrepreneurial Mindset• Communication Proficiency• Customer/Client Focus• Leadership• Presentation Skills• Problem Solving/Analysis• Results Driven• Strategic Thinking• Technical Capacity Reporting Structure • Chief Sales and Marketing Officer will report directly to the company CEO• Following areas will report to the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer: o Sales o Marketing o Customer Service o Other areas as appropriate Compensation • Salary based on experience and qualification• Total compensation will be competitive with marketplace and will include a significant performance-based bonus