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Sales Director - San Francisco Bay Area

Flagright

Flagright

Sales & Business Development
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 19, 2026

Location

San Francisco, USA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Sales

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 in the United States 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

  • Learn fast because they're hungry

  • Want to work with no-BS people building something important

People who struggle here:

  • Need extensive hand-holding

  • View high expectations as “unreasonable”

  • Actually prioritize work-life balance

  • Can’t handle ambiguity or rejection

  • Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities

Key responsibilities:

  • Own 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, collaborating with the BDR and marketing teams

  • Lead and influence strategic, high-value deals, including executive engagement and complex negotiations when needed

  • Maintain rigorous forecasting practices and provide clear visibility into regional sales performance

  • Establish and enforce strong qualification standards and deal strategy discipline

  • Recruit, hire, and develop top-performing sales talent

  • Ensure the team consistently executes with clear positioning and messaging

  • Build and maintain executive relationships with senior stakeholders at target institutions

  • Work closely with marketing and partnerships team to generate high-quality pipeline

  • Continuously raise the performance bar across the North American sales team

Who we are looking for:

  • 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales ideally in fintech, compliance technology, fraud prevention, or data infrastructure

  • 2+ years of experience building and leading sales teams with a demonstrated track record of exceeding revenue targets

  • You have a strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive outcomes and hold yourself and your team accountable to targets

  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presence

  • Ability to coach and develop sales talent and build high-performing teams

  • You thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Based in the Bay Area with right to work in the USA (visa sponsorship not available)

What we offer:

  • Leadership position with direct influence on Flagright’s North America sales strategy and direction

  • Reports directly to the CEO

  • Product with clear, real-world differentiation

  • High-bar environment focused on execution, learning, and continuous improvement

  • Get equity from day 1 at a Y Combinator startup.

  • Work alongside a highly competent, top-tier team, including professionals from Y Combinator, ex AWS, and Palantir.

  • Enjoy a low-bureaucracy environment, minimal meetings, and an asynchronous communications culture.