About GP Strategies - The Learning Velocity Company
In a world moving at the pace of AI, GP Strategies is The Learning Velocity Company-amplifying human potential at the speed of opportunity.
For over 60 years, we've brought together some of the brightest minds in learning and development. Today, we're evolving that legacy for an AI-first world-where skills change rapidly, business strategies shift constantly, and continuous learning is no longer optional.
We help organizations keep up-and get ahead-by delivering learning that is:
Fast - keeping pace with constant market change
Relevant - deeply connected to real work and real challenges
Impactful - designed to drive measurable performance
From upskilling workforces to enabling enterprise transformation, we partner with global leaders to ensure their people are always ready for what's next.
Above all, we are a trusted partner-helping organizations navigate complexity, embrace change, and lead with confidence.
Role Purpose
We are seeking a Vice President of Sales based in USA to lead our US commercial agenda and accelerate enterprise-scale growth. This is a mission-critical role for a proven sales executive who thrives in complexity, sets uncompromising performance standards, and believes deeply in growth through learning.
This position supports the Sales & Service division, with a focus on Automotive Retail Sales, Service, and Aftersales-helping OEMs, distributors, and retail networks to improve customer experience, operational performance, and commercial outcomes. This role partners directly with the Chief Sales Officer to shape, scale, and deliver our OneGP commercial ambition.
A key priority is to diversify growth beyond OEMs by expanding our presence with large dealer groups and the broader aftersales ecosystem, including service and parts providers.
This is a fully remote position.
Key Accountabilities
Revenue Growth & Market Expansion
Own and deliver US revenue targets across new business, expansion, and renewals.
Drive profitable growth through enterprise-scale deals, complex solution selling, and multi-year engagements.
Identify and capitalize on whitespace opportunities across priority industries and accounts.
Enterprise Sales Leadership
Lead and inspire a national sales organization to operate at elite performance standards.
Establish a meritocratic culture grounded in accountability, results, and continuous improvement.
Build strong sales operating cadence, forecasting discipline, and pipeline rigor.
OneGP Commercial Integration
Champion a OneGP mindset-selling integrated, end-to-end solutions rather than siloed offerings.
Partner closely with Delivery, Solutions, Marketing, and Product to ensure alignment from pursuit to execution.
Translate client challenges into differentiated, outcome-led propositions.
Client & Executive Engagement
Operate credibly at C-suite and Board level, influencing senior decision-makers in complex buying environments.
Serve as executive sponsor for strategic accounts, ensuring long-term value creation and client advocacy.
Represent GP Strategies externally with executive presence and commercial gravitas.
Growth Through Learning
Evangelize GP Strategies' purpose: enabling growth through learning and performance.
Position learning, talent, and workforce solutions as strategic levers for business transformation.
Stay ahead of market trends in skills, AI, leadership, and workforce enablement.
What Success Looks Like
Attract, develop, and retain top-tier sales talent with a strong bias toward performance and potential.
Coach leaders and sellers to elevate deal quality, strategic thinking, and enterprise-level problem solving.
Embed a culture of data-driven decision-making, disciplined execution, and continuous upskilling.
Model inclusive, values-led leadership aligned to OneGP principles.
Experience & Capability
Proven success leading enterprise sales at scale within complex, matrixed organizations.
Demonstrated automotive retail expertise across Sales, Service, and Aftersales, with a clear point of view on dealer performance, customer experience, and fixed-operations economics.
Track record of expanding beyond OEM relationships into adjacent markets, including large dealer groups, dealer services, and aftersales providers, by adapting value propositions, routes to market, and partner ecosystems.
Demonstrated ability to close and grow large, multi-year, multi-solution deals.
Exceptional complex problem-solving skills and strong influencing capability across senior stakeholders.
Commercial acumen with deep understanding of sales economics, margin management, and value creation.
Executive presence with the confidence to challenge, persuade, and lead at the highest levels.
Passion for growth, learning, and building organizations that outperform through people capability.
Why Join GP Strategies
At GP Strategies, growth is not just a commercial ambition-it is our purpose. We help organizations unlock performance through learning, leadership, and workforce transformation. As Vice President of Sales, USA, you will play a defining role in scaling that impact, shaping the future of our business, and setting the standard for commercial excellence across OneGP.
