Vice President of Sales, Non-Profit

Vice President of Sales Non-Profit

Blackbaud’sNon-ProfitVertical (NPV) is our largest most mission critical market. We areseekinga proven enterprise sales executive to lead national go to market execution accelerate new bookings expand share of wallet and champion a seamless end to end customer experience in partnership with Product Development Professional Services strategic Partners and Customer Success. As a third line leaderyou’llset direction develop leaders of leaders and drive disciplineddata backedsales operations that scale.

What you'll do:

• Own national bookings and growth outcomes for theNon-ProfitVertical; set strategy targets and quarterly operating plans aligned to company goals.

• Drive a balanced mix of new logo acquisition expansion and cross sell motions; ensure pipeline mix supports quarterly/annual targets.

• Partner with Marketing to orchestrate vertical demand programs and ensure ≥3x pipeline coverage at the org level with quality thresholds by segment.

• ​Institutionalize a rigorous weekly/quarterly cadence for pipeline reviews forecast calls deal inspection stage progression and risk removal.

• Champion data discipline in Salesforce Clari and Gong;establishforecast accuracy guardrails and coaching standards that improve win rate and cycle time.

• Lead and develop 3 direct reports (directors/GMs) and 12 managers across enterprise and commercial teams; attract grow andretaindiverse top talent.

• Build manager excellence: hiring profiles onboarding programs coaching frameworks performance accountability and succession planning.

• Foster a culture of mission alignment customer centricity and high performance grounded in clarity consistency and accountability.

• Product Development: Provide structured “voice of customer” feedback to inform roadmaps packaging and prioritization; align GTM with release cycles.

• Professional Services : Co design delivery strategies for complex pursuits; ensure solution integrity scoping accuracy and time to value.

• Partners: Expand and operationalize ISV and implementation partner co sell/co deliver motions;establishjoint targets and partner success criteria.

• Customer Success : Align post sale health plans; drive GRR/NRR outcomes via proactive success plays expansion hypotheses and executive engagement.

• Represent Blackbaud in thenon-profitcommunity (conferences panels thought leadership); elevate Blackbaud’s category narrative and impact story.

• Monitor vertical trends (fundraising engagement digital transformation financial stewardship) and translate insights into sales plays and enablement.

• Ensure adherence to pricing packaging deal desk policies and approvalworkflows;balance speed with compliance and margin integrity.

• Partner with Finance on planning pacing and scenario management; instrument leading indicators and course correct rapidly.

What you'll bring:

• 15+ years enterprise software/SaaS sales experience with 8+ yearsmulti-levelleadership (managing managers and directors) in complex consultative selling.

• Demonstrated success leading national multi segment sales organizations (enterprise & commercial) with consistent bookings and growth outcomes.

• Deep familiarity with thenon profitsector and largecommittee basedbuyingcycles;credibility with C suite and boards ofnon profitinstitutions.

• Operational mastery of modern sales systems (Salesforce Clari Gong) and data driven management.

• Track recordof building high performing leadership teams; proven ability to recruit develop andretaindiverse talent.

• Strong cross functional acumen—product services finance marketing and customer success—grounded in customer outcomes.

• Preferred: Knowledge of Blackbaud’s portfolio (fundraising digital engagement financial solutions) and partner ecosystems.

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