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We’re growing (quickly)! Virtual Gurus is a well-established start-up that provides a Talent-as-a-Service platform to businesses that require part-time help with their business operations. We’re proud of what makes us different: a crazy strong social mission to provide employment opportunities to underrepresented individuals and our focus on curating the match between virtual assistant and client.

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We’re looking for a transformational sales leader to lead our organization through its next stage of growth as our VP, Sales.

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We're seeking a VP to lead the team, define our growth strategy, and deliver outsized results as we accelerate our growth in the Canadian and U.S. markets. You’ll join the executive team and help make decisions on the company’s path forward. If a corner office is part of what makes you tick, this might not be the opportunity for you.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Motivate and inspire a team of rockstar sales team members including the Director of Sales and Director of Strategic Partnerships
• Define GTM strategy to acquire new logos and expand our business
• Accurately plan for and forecast sophisticated, long-term sales cycles that includes net new and expansion opportunities
• Partner with marketing, customer success and virtual assistant success teams to align go-to-market message and execution
• Work closely with our product team to help influence & shape product/offering direction based on client feedback
• Hire & on-board new sales managers to continue expanding the team and delivering results

Required skills and experience:

• 12+ years of proven results achieving your numbers
• Experience defining a sales strategy and motivating teams to execute upon that strategy
• Operational rigor - hold your team accountable for operational excellence in CRM hygiene, forecasting, and tracking to KPIs
• Demonstrated skill in coaching sales managers and leaders to deliver peak performance
• A builder mentality; easily able to handle a fast paced, hyper-growth culture while keeping a steady hand to drive team’s success
• Startup or scale up B2B experience
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• You are a people-person and are highly-skilled at relationship management
• Completed post-secondary in business or related area of study

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We offer salary plus health benefits, a convenient central location and a fun work atmosphere. We walk the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion and give preference to applicants who align with our social mission. 

We look for people who are passionate, not content to let things happen; show empathy towards clients and virtual assistants and not operate from a place of solitude without asking questions; who are diligent in their work, but not controlling; and work to show a high level of competence without trying to achieve perfection.

Send us a snappy email (careers@thevirtualgurus.com), letting us know why you’re interested, why you’d be awesome for the role and a general guideline of salary expectations. We’ll ask for your resume if we’d like to move forward with an interview. 

This posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

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We’re growing! Virtual Gurus is a well-established start-up that provides a Talent-as-a-Service platform to businesses that require part-time help with their business operations. We’re proud of what makes us different: a crazy strong social mission to provide employment opportunities to marginalized individuals and our focus on curating the match between virtual assistant and client.

We’re looking for an awesome individual to build and lead our strategic partnerships area.

If BMC, VPC and ICP are familiar acronyms and you know what section of the bookstore to look for Steve Blank, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our growing team. We’re looking for a highly intelligent, strategically-minded professional who can help us build our product offering for large strategic and enterprise opportunities--and then execute. Reporting to the COO, the Director of Strategic Partnerships will find and engage in activities that present Virtual Gurus with opportunities for revenue growth at scale.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leveraging the work Virtual Gurus has done with SMBs, develop a scalable model for large-scale partnerships and enterprise clients
• Identify prospective target clients and validate the offering
• Collaborating with the client success and virtual assistant success teams, develop an operations delivery plan for enterprise clients
• Ongoing development of enterprise and large-scale partnership pipeline
• Analyze, track and report on initiatives, forecast for strategic changes and report on key metrics, including revenue targets and partner performance
• Attend trade shows, conferences, and networking events
• Stay up-to-date on news and industry trends in the sales, tech and freelancing worlds.

Required skills and experience:

• Should already have a substantial and proven business network to build on
• Completed post-secondary in business or related area of study
• 5+ years of experience in business strategy
• Startup or scale up B2B experience in a sales or development role
• Solid understanding of and experience in Lean Startup/Lean Sales methodology
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Great problem-solving skills while being detail-oriented
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial drive and ability to adapt to change, hit targets and deadlines, and be a driving force for growth
• You are a people-person and are highly-skilled at relationship management
• Experience in a fast-growing startup is a plus

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We offer salary plus health benefits, a convenient central location and a fun work atmosphere. We walk the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion and give preference to applicants who align with our social mission. 

We look for people who are passionate, not content to let things happen; show empathy towards clients and virtual assistants and not operate from a place of solitude without asking questions; who are diligent in their work, but not controlling; and work to show a high level of competence without trying to achieve perfection.

Send us a snappy email (careers@thevirtualgurus.com), letting us know why you’re interested, why you’d be awesome for the role and a general guideline of salary expectations. We’ll ask for your resume if we’d like to move forward with an interview. 

This posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

We’re growing! Virtual Gurus is a well-established scale-up providing a Talent-as-a-Service platform to organizations that require fractional help with their administrative functions. We’re proud of what makes us different: a crazy strong social mission to provide fairly-paid opportunities to individuals from historically underrepresented communities.

We’re looking for a rising marketing star to join us as a content marketing specialist.  

The content marketing specialist is an integral part of our small but mighty marketing team, with a specific focus on creating and publishing content to fuel lead generation, prospect nurturing and SEO as well as client and virtual assistant success. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with team members to create content plans and calendars 
• Write persuasive copy for web, social media, blog and email content
• Create graphics and visual content using basic editing software such as Canva
• Manage social media posting, monitoring and responses across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube
• Create and deploy email campaigns using MailChimp
• Manage basic web content edits 
• Analyze and report on social media and email performance
• Contribute to other marketing projects such as podcast production and video editing, depending on skills and interests
  

How do you know if this role is for you?

• You’re proficient in social media management with at least two years of experience across the main platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube).
• You have strong writing and communication skills.
• You have experience with one or more email or marketing automation platforms (preferably MailChimp).
• You’re comfortable using simple graphic design software such as Canva, Crello or PicMonkey. 
• Your mastery of time management enables you to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Learning to use new software and apps comes easily to you.
• You are looking for a workplace you can call home, where you can be part of a family as well as a team.
• Bonus points if you have video editing skills and/or experience in a startup, scale-up or SAAS organization.
  

What’s in it for you?

• Base salary plus performance bonus 
• Health benefits
• Convenient central location in Calgary (possibly remote/hybrid work to start)
• A team that walks the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion 
• Fun work atmosphere and regular social events

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Virtual Gurus leverages proprietary technology to match organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants. Whether an organization needs a dedicated assistant, special project support, or help with occasional tasks we're your people. Belief in our social mission fuels us to deliver exceptional experiences to clients, so we can continue to provide opportunities to our virtual assistants. We walk the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion.

We look for people who are passionate, not content to let things happen; show empathy towards clients and virtual assistants and not operate from a place of solitude without asking questions; who are diligent in their work, but not controlling; and work to show a high level of competence without trying to achieve perfection.

Ready to apply?

Send your resume and cover letter along with an attention-grabbing subject line to careers@thevirtualgurus.com and tell us why you’re interested, why you’d be awesome for the role and why we should hire you.