Director of Field Sales, Central Region

Block Block · Fintech · CA · Remote · 20213 S&M - Sales - Square Outside

Director of Field Sales for the Central Region at Block (Square), responsible for leading and scaling the sales organization, driving revenue growth, and building a high-performance sales culture. This role focuses on acquiring and expanding small and midsize businesses, requiring strong sales leadership, product expertise, and operational discipline within the fintech/payments sector.

What you'd actually do

  1. Scale with purpose: Strengthen and expand the Central Field Sales organization by refining territory models, optimizing go-to-market plans, and instilling operational rigor.
  2. Drive to win: Build a culture grounded in performance, accountability, and competitiveness—where teams are motivated to exceed targets and celebrate excellence.
  3. Lead from the front: Spend meaningful time in the field—co-selling, coaching, and demonstrating product fluency through action.
  4. Be a product expert: Master Square's ecosystem end-to-end and ensure your teams sell consultatively—connecting product capabilities to seller outcomes.
  5. Execute with speed and precision: Drive predictable, data-backed growth by managing pipeline health, conversion rates, and sales productivity.

Skills

Required

  • Sales leadership
  • Regional sales management
  • SaaS sales
  • Fintech sales
  • Payments industry experience
  • Team building
  • Coaching
  • Accountability
  • Product knowledge
  • Forecasting
  • Pipeline management
  • KPI tracking
  • Communication skills
  • Executive presence

Nice to have

  • Startup scrappiness
  • Operational discipline
  • Entrepreneurial mindset

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of sales experience
  • 5+ years leading regional or field sales teams
  • Proven success driving overperformance
  • Proven track record of building high-performance teams
  • Strong product acumen
  • builder mindset