Eight years in to a job at a small-medium non-tech business, and at age 32 I've maxed out this growth path; I report to the CEO, and he likely won't retire soon. So what do you think: can I look at tech jobs? I've done a lot, my title now is "Director of Revenue" which is vague. I now lead of team of 30 people with two levels of managers reporting to me in sales, admin, customer support, ops, and marketing. I've trained, coached, and developed many people. Within the company I've pitched and built new business units which now drive substantial revenue. I'm also our sysadmin; I moved the company from a mess of stuff onto Azure AD and O365 plus a few on-premise servers, and I manage our day-to-day IT along with one of my staff. I'm not a developer but can code well enough to build the webhooks and basic systems that hold our tech stack together, including our HRIS, learning management system, Freshdesk, Slack, Sales CRM, web CMS, various business intelligence dashboards, etc. None of this existed when I started; it was a paper-and-filing-cabinets company. When we've contracted out custom development, I scoped and led the projects. I have a degree from a good school, but it's a BAH. Useful as a "must have a degree" hoop-jump but not much else. I understand how to recruit, train, and motivate a team, get buy-in for new ideas, resolve conflict, drive revenue, and connect with clients/stakeholders. I can lead marketers to execute a successful owned/earned/paid strategy, and sales teams to dial in their disco/demo/negotiation/close. I'm technically minded and just as at home in a room full of devops folks as at a creative marketing conference. But I realize this doesn't mean I can just waltz into a tech job. My experience is broad, but it's also specific to this small-business world. And all at this one company. So for the right opportunity I'm willing to put my head down, do the work, and earn my way into the right role. I'd need a remote job. My wife's career is her life's work and she can't pick up and move. Oh, and I'm Canadian. What are the titles for the roles should I be looking at? Is my experience relavent, or just noise? Should I work with a recruiter, or pursue other ways to access hidden job markets? Other words of wisdom? TC: <$100k (yes, seriously) YOE: 8
Director of Sales or Sales Manager maybe. marketing lead or sales development lead. these are all in a broad category called “go to market”. the IT skills are mostly useless. find a headhunter and you can definitely get into tech
Thanks for this reply. So "find a headhunter"... LinkedIn? Or are there better ways.
i don’t know where to find them but there are tons of such agencies. should be super easy
Comments say headhunter. Where should I look to connect with one?
LinkedIn is a good first step, and do your research. Not all headhunters are created equal, or have your best interests at heart. Make sure you interview the recruiter, find one that knows the industry you’re looking to break into, and is honest with you. Good luck!
Probably PM, TPM or EM