Hybrid Head of Sales – Leadership & Performance Architecture

at kreativkarussell GmbH

• Job title: Head of Sales – Leadership & Performance Architecture
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brilon, Germany

About the role

• Head of Sales responsible for go-to-market strategy and mentoring high-performance sales team at kreativkarussell. Collaborate to create successful online marketing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Strategy architect: You develop our go-to-market strategy and define profitable pricing models in close coordination with executive management.
• Leadership & mentoring: You don’t just lead your sales team—you develop them into a high-performance unit through roleplays, pitch training and deal reviews.
• Process design: You create a sales playbook with clear scripts and CRM automations so that success can be systematized.
• Pipeline control: With your analytical eye you monitor CRM KPIs and deliver reliable revenue forecasts for Finance and executive management.
• Network expansion: You identify strategic partners and build an active referral network (affiliate, commission) that goes beyond traditional inbound leads.
• Alignment & quality: You work closely with operational units to ensure lead quality and optimal resource alignment.

Requirements

• Leadership profile: You bring solid leadership experience and know how to motivate a team and drive measurable results.
• Sales psychologist: You have a deep understanding of sales psychology and can methodically transfer this knowledge to your team.
• Numbers juggler: CRM architectures are familiar territory for you and you enjoy representing sales success in clear dashboards and forecasts.
• Strategic sparring partner: You think entrepreneurially and are ready to support executive management at eye level in agency steering.
• Team player: You thrive in a collaborative environment, communicate clearly and contribute actively to joint problem-solving.
• Language skills: You have excellent German (at least C1) and good English skills.

Benefits

• Flexibility: Whether early bird or night owl—outside our core hours you can organize your workday flexibly with flextime.
• Workation: Mobile work is more than just working from home. By arrangement, it’s possible to combine work and travel.
• Office dogs: Dogs are warmly welcome (with a few rules so animals are well integrated into office life).
• Onboarding: To help you start successfully, you’ll be supported and trained from day one by a personal mentor.
• Development: We support your professional and personal growth with an annual training budget and allocated learning times.
• Help shape the future creatively: Our flat hierarchy and open-door culture offer the ideal environment to contribute in a relaxed yet professional atmosphere and to pursue new approaches.
• Fair and transparent: We provide fair working conditions, live transparency and always have an open ear for concerns.
• The little extra: As an additional perk you can choose your own benefit: a fuel voucher, the Brilon voucher or a Wellpass membership.