Head Of Grocery Sales
Location: Remote (US) with travel to customers and industry events OTE: $300,000 ($150,000 base + commission)
About Panoptyc
Panoptyc is the AI Loss Prevention partner for retailers. Our computer vision + human-in-the-loop platform is deployed in 25,000+ stores and has helped customers catch 300,000+ theft incidents in the last year. We work with Fortune 500 retailers and fast-growing grocery and convenience chains to reduce shrink, protect revenue, and drive measurable ROI.
We are expanding aggressively into grocery and convenience retail and are looking for a senior seller who already knows this market and can accelerate growth immediately.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Head Of Grocery Sales to lead our grocery and convenience store sales expansion. This role is designed for a hunter who thrives in early-stage, high-growth environments and already has relationships across grocery retail leadership.
You will own the full enterprise sales cycle and help shape our go-to-market strategy in one of our highest-priority segments.
What You'll Do
Enterprise Sales
- Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close for grocery and convenience retail customers
- Sell into Loss Prevention, Asset Protection, Operations, Security, and Finance leaders
- Close mid-market and enterprise deals ranging from pilots to multi-million ARR rollouts
- Build pipeline through outbound, events, referrals, and industry relationships
Strategic Market Development
- Help define and execute the grocery GTM strategy
- Provide feedback to product and leadership based on customer needs
- Represent Panoptyc at trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings
Revenue Ownership
- Hit and exceed aggressive revenue targets
- Build repeatable pipeline and forecasting processes
- Help build the foundation of a future grocery sales team
- Voice of the Customer - listen to customers pain points and jobs to be done, translate those into outcomes for the product and development teams
Must-Have Experience
- 7+ years selling to grocers
- Nice to have is selling to convenience or other types of retail
- Experience selling to: Operations, Finance or Executive leadership
- Experience selling security or loss prevention product
- Track record of closing $500K–$3M+ ARR deals
- Existing relationships within grocery retail and/or loss prevention leadership
Preferred Background
- Experience selling one or more of the following: Retail technology, Loss prevention / security solutions, Computer vision or AI, Video, POS, or analytics platforms
- Experience working in a startup or high-growth company
Personality Traits
- Hungry, fast-moving, and highly competitive
- Obsessive about winning and beating quota
- High ownership and accountability
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and speed
Compensation
- Base: $150,000
- OTE: $300,000+ (uncapped commission)
- Equity opportunity for the right candidate
- Travel and expense budget for conferences and customer meetings
Why Join Panoptyc
- Massive market: $100B+ annual retail shrink problem
- Proven traction with thousands of deployed locations
- High-ROI product customers urgently need
- Opportunity to own and build a major revenue segment
- Clear path to leadership for top performers