Vice President of Sales & Marketing – GovTech SaaS, Public Sector Focus

Vice President of Sales & Marketing – GovTech SaaS, Public Sector Focus 
Location: REMOTE – Must live within commuting distance to Baltimore, MD 
Salary: $150,000 - $180,000 + Uncapped Commissions (1st yr. OTE: $250K+) 
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 401k w/ match, Paid Vacation and Holidays
Job Type: Full-Time
Typical Hours: Mon-Fri, Flexible 40-50hrs/wk. Re
Travel: 25% Domestic (US wide) 
Start Date: ASAP
Sponsorship is not available 
Relocation is available 

Vice President of Sales & Marketing Description

Our client, a growth-stage GovTech SaaS company near Baltimore that has successfully transitioned from a services business into a national software provider, is seeking a Vice President of Sales and Marketing to add to their team. Their flagship compliance management platform has supported state and local government entities for over 15 years and maintains a strong market position, winning approximately 50% of competitive opportunities. This high-impact role combines hands-on enterprise sales (~60%) with leadership (~40%) to scale revenue, expand brand awareness, and formalize the public-sector go-to-market engine. You will close complex, longer-cycle deals while mentoring and growing a high-performing sales team. This opportunity is ideal for a strategic, results-driven leader who thrives in growth environments, understands government procurement cycles, and has a proven track record scaling SaaS teams in public-sector markets.

Vice President of Sales & Marketing Responsibilities

•    Lead and close complex enterprise SaaS deals within state and local government agencies
•    Manage full-cycle sales efforts including discovery, demos, and proposal development
•    Oversee and mentor a regional sales team (currently 3 sales professionals) 
•    Offload day-to-day sales management responsibilities from the CEO
•    Recruit, onboard, and develop additional senior sales talent as the team scales
•    Strengthen pipeline generation and brand awareness in partnership with BD resources
•    Develop scalable forecasting, pipeline discipline, and revenue accountability processes
•    Navigate government procurement cycles, contract vehicles, compliance requirements
•    Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Customer Success to drive retention and expansion
•    Utilize CRM and marketing automation platforms to inform data-driven decision making
•    Represent the company at conferences, trade organizations, and public-sector events

Vice President of Sales & Marketing Qualifications

•    8+ years of B2B SaaS sales and marketing leadership experience required
•    Minimum 5 recent years selling into state and/or local government entities required
•    Proven track record of building and scaling go-to-market engines in growth-stage companies required
•    Experience managing government RFPs, procurement cycles, and contract vehicles required
•    Full-cycle enterprise sales experience required
•    Leadership experience managing and scaling sales teams required