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Stratus Unlimited

Brand implementation for signage and interiors

Vice President of Sales

Full-TimeDeadline 9/24/27
$140k - $180k/yr+ Bonus or incentive compensation
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, PhD
United States
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Operations, or equivalent work experience is preferred; an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
  • 12+ years of progressive B2B sales experience, including significant leadership experience managing enterprise or national account sales teams.
  • A proven track record of translating sales strategy into execution and delivering sustained revenue growth against aggressive goals.
  • Demonstrated success building accountability, improving sales discipline, strengthening pipeline performance, and increasing seller productivity.
  • Experience selling to large national, multi-site, multi-location, or Fortune 1000 organizations.
  • Strong experience in a business that manufactures, produces, installs, distributes, or services physical products or asset-based solutions is preferred; relevant backgrounds may include signage, printing and graphics, HVAC, lighting, facilities services, building products, construction services, equipment, fixtures, or similar industries.
  • Strong experience managing complex B2B sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders, RFPs, contracts, pricing, implementation requirements, and cross-functional coordination.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead from the front, operate at strategic and tactical levels, and personally engage in important deals, customer conversations, and performance issues.
  • Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience with pricing, margins, forecasting, contracts, and customer profitability.
  • Ability to build credibility with senior customer and internal stakeholders through executive presence and communication skills.
  • An accountable, action-oriented leadership style that creates urgency, simplifies priorities, and drives consistent follow-through.
Responsibilities
  • Translate Stratus’ sales strategy and annual growth objectives into clear execution plans, priorities, targets, and sales activity.
  • Drive new logo acquisition, national account expansion, cross-selling, and share-of-wallet growth across Stratus’ capabilities.
  • Establish an operating cadence for pipeline generation, opportunity progression, forecasting, account planning, and sales performance reviews.
  • Set expectations for prospecting, customer engagement, opportunity development, conversion, and revenue delivery, and hold leaders and sellers accountable for results.
  • Identify gaps to plan, diagnose root causes, and implement corrective actions to keep the organization on track.
  • Engage in strategic pursuits, major customer meetings, executive presentations, RFPs, negotiations, and high-value opportunities as needed to accelerate growth.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing sales team, focusing on accountability, productivity, execution, and results.
  • Set performance standards, territories, account ownership, goals, and success measures for the sales organization.
  • Use data and CRM insights to manage performance, including pipeline coverage, win rates, sales cycle, revenue attainment, account penetration, margin, activity, and salesperson productivity.
  • Provide timely coaching and performance feedback, recognize strong performance, and address underperformance.
  • Build team capability through hiring, development, succession planning, and ongoing sales coaching.
  • Create a culture balancing strategic thinking with action, customer focus, collaboration, and consistent follow-through.
  • Ensure opportunities are qualified, accurately valued, actively progressed, and supported by clear close plans.
  • Improve forecast accuracy and sales visibility through strong pipeline hygiene and disciplined CRM use.
  • Partner with Finance, Operations, Estimating, Sales Engineering, and other functions to develop competitive, executable, and financially attractive customer solutions.
  • Provide leadership on pricing and deal structure to balance customer value, competitiveness, revenue growth, and margin.
  • Use win/loss insights, customer profitability, market data, and sales performance trends to improve commercial effectiveness.
  • Partner with Operations, Finance, Marketing, Customer Success, and other leaders to ensure sales commitments can be executed across Stratus’ national footprint.
  • Create strong handoffs from sale to implementation and help resolve cross-functional barriers affecting customer experience, speed, or growth.
  • Build executive-level relationships with large national and multi-location customers and serve as a senior escalation point for strategic opportunities.
  • Bring customer and market insights into the organization to influence service development, go-to-market priorities, and future growth opportunities.
  • Maintain a focus on profitable growth, customer retention, long-term account value, and scalable execution.
  • Travel to support in-person interaction with customers, field partners, and business stakeholders; travel may include overnight stays as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a business that manufactures, produces, installs, distributes, or services physical products or asset-based solutions; relevant backgrounds may include signage, printing and graphics, HVAC, lighting, facilities services, building products, construction services, equipment, fixtures, or similar industries.
  • An MBA or advanced degree.

About the company

Stratus Unlimited is a brand implementation firm that helps businesses manage their physical presence. It takes care of exterior and interior signage, large-scale refreshes, and remodels to ensure a brand’s look and feel is consistent across all locations, serving clients in healthcare, finance, and retail. How it works: Stratus coordinates branding across multiple sites, delivering signage and interior branding updates, often expanding capabilities through acquisitions (for example, adding interior branding with MLE Brand Services) to support a cohesive brand experience at scale. How it stands out: the company combines expertise from its merged heritage and strategic growth with a focus on aligning physical environments to a brand, supported by a network of services and experienced leadership. Its goal is to help brands present a uniform, recognizable presence everywhere their customers encounter them, supported by ongoing growth through strategic acquisitions and partnerships.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Mentor, Ohio

Founded

1953

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Vestar Capital's backing supports acquisition-led expansion and working-capital access.
  • Stratus's 2026 leadership page highlights Karen Kaminski, signaling continued talent investment.
  • The company keeps publishing 2026 news archives, suggesting active sales and marketing momentum.

What critics are saying

  • A January 2024 WARN notice hit Elk Grove Village, affecting 39 workers.
  • Law360 lists Stratus Unlimited v. Hando in 2026, adding litigation distraction.
  • If integration fails across Priority and Comet, the roll-up thesis loses credibility by 2027.

What makes Stratus Unlimited unique

  • Bill Hayden became CEO on November 1, 2024, sharpening operational discipline.
  • Priority LLC joined in June 2024, expanding turnkey brand implementation nationwide.
  • Comet Signs and earlier acquisitions built 1,100-employee self-perform capacity across Texas.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Generous Paid Time Off program + Holidays

Company News

Vestar Capital Partners
Nov 4th, 2024
Stratus Appoints Bill Hayden as Chief Executive Officer

Stratus appoints Bill Hayden as Chief Executive Officer.

PR Newswire
Jun 11th, 2024
Stratus Acquires Priority LLC for Expansion

Stratus has acquired Priority LLC, a global turnkey brand implementation provider, from Rubelmann Capital. This acquisition, Stratus' fourth since 2021, aims to expand its footprint in key markets and enhance customer value through combined expertise and resources. Terms were not disclosed. Tim Eippert, CEO of Stratus, and Jody Linnig, CEO of Priority, highlighted the strategic alignment and growth potential of the merger. Godfrey & Kahn and Citizens M&A Advisory facilitated the transaction.

Business Wire
Dec 8th, 2022
Stratus Acquires San Antonio-based Comet Signs

Stratus, the leading facilities services and brand implementation services firm, today announced the acquisition of Comet Signs, based in San Antonio,

Stratus Unlimited
Dec 7th, 2022
Stratus Acquires San Antonio-Based Comet Signs

Stratus, the leading facilities services and brand implementation services firm, today announced the acquisition of Comet Signs, based in San Antonio, Texas.

Business Wire
Dec 7th, 2022
Stratus Acquires San Antonio-Based Comet Signs

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stratus, the leading facilities services and brand implementation services firm, today announced the acquisition of Comet Signs, based in San Antonio, Texas. The combined organization now consists of over 1,100 employees throughout the United States. With the acquisition of Comet Signs, Stratus will accelerate its growth in the Southwest and Western United States, leveraging Comet’s substantial presence in key Texas areas including Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Tyler. Comet’s expanded production capabilities and self-perform installation fleet will begin to serve Stratus’ roster of blue-chip, nationwide brands in the region, and will help the company grow its overall business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Comet acquisition represents Stratus’ third major acquisition since late 2019