Team8 Stealth Mode Startup-VP of Go-To-Market / VP of Sales

Team8San Francisco, CA
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Posted on: 16 Jul 2026

Job Description

We are looking for a high-energy, entrepreneurial VP of Go-To-Market / VP of Sales to build and own our commercial engine from the ground up. This is a true 0-to-1 founding role: you will be the company's first dedicated sales leader, acting as a player-coach who is hands-on closing early deals while simultaneously designing the playbook, process, and team that will scale revenue in the years ahead.You will work directly with the founders and product leadership to translate the company's AI infrastructure and agent-reliability platform into a repeatable, scalable sales motion — defining the ideal customer profile, messaging, pricing, and sales process, while personally driving pipeline and closing initial customers across the AI ecosystem.This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area / Silicon Valley and is designed for a builder who is deeply connected to the local AI infrastructure community and has already proven they can take an early-stage startup's sales function from zero to real revenue.Responsibilities•         Build and own the company's initial GTM and sales playbook — ICP definition, messaging, pricing, sales process, and deal stages — from the ground up.•         Act as a true player-coach: personally source, run, and close early deals while simultaneously designing the systems and process that will let the function scale.•         Drive GTM success by identifying and closing prospective enterprise customers and design partners that can accelerate the company's commercial traction.•         Build and deepen relationships with senior decision-makers across AI infrastructure, platform, engineering, and innovation organizations in the U.S. market.•         Own the full sales cycle for early customers — prospecting, discovery, technical evaluation, negotiation, and close.•         Work closely with founders and product teams to turn market and customer feedback into actionable product and GTM insights.•         Establish pipeline visibility and execution discipline by implementing and running modern CRM and sales intelligence tools.•         Represent the company externally at major industry events, executive roundtables, and high-value 1:1 meetings across the Valley and broader U.S. market.•         Lay the groundwork to build and lead a sales team as the company scales — hiring, onboarding, and mentoring future reps once the playbook is proven.

Job Overview

Salary:
Not disclosed
JOB TYPE:
Not specified
Experience:
8+ years
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA
Job Level:
Not specified
Education:
Graduation