Sales Director (North America) - San Francisco Bay Area
flagright.com · Remote
Experience: lead
About Flagright: Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime. We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership. Role overview: Our Sales team drives customer growth globally. They own their craft end-to-end, and help more financial institutions realize the value of Flagright. We are hiring a Sales Director (North America) in the Bay Area to lead and scale Flagright’s presence across North America. This is a leadership role with full responsibility for revenue generation and quota attainment across the region. You will lead and develop the sales team to win complex enterprise deals and play a critical role in how Flagright scales in North America. You will be required to travel, and attend conferences/events across North America. People who thrive at Flagright: Have been knocked down before and gotten back up Are resourceful—they figure things out with whatever tools are available Have strong opinions and can defend them Are hungry to learn & contribute Want to work with no-BS people People who struggle here: Need extensive hand-holding View high expectations as “unreasonable” Expect strict 9 to 6 boundaries Can’t handle ambiguity or rejection Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities Key responsibilities: Responsible for all new revenue generation and quota attainment across North America Build, lead, and scale a high-performing sales team to consistently win complex enterprise opportunities Maintain full ownership of pipeline health, including pipeline coverage, deal progression, and conversion to closed revenue Drive disciplined pipeline creation across outbound and inbound channels, collabora