Interim VP Sales – Accelerate Your Sales Strategy & Results

Why Interim VP Sales?

Need to scale your B2B sales organization or recover from underperformance? An Interim VP of Sales gives you senior sales leadership fast – without the delays or risk of permanent recruitment.

At Growth Nordic, we specialize in placing proven commercial leaders across SaaS, Telecom and D2C. With hands-on experience from sales transformations, GTM execution and high-stakes sales leadership, our interim VPs deliver growth from day one.

We Help You Solve

  • Sales leadership gap during transition, M&A or scale-up
  • Underperforming GTM and revenue stagnation
  • Need for fast execution of B2B sales strategy
  • Low win-rates or poor funnel conversion
  • Misalignment between marketing and sales

What We Deliver

Whether it's an urgent commercial gap or a high-growth opportunity, our interim sales leaders drive performance across strategy and execution. Typically within 7–10 days of onboarding.
  • Sales audit & fast-track GTM reset
  • Funnel acceleration from leads to closed deals
  • Team structure, CRM cadence and sales playbooks
  • Account strategy and key pipeline interventions
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How our Interim VP Sales drive Impact

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Direction

We help you define a sales leadership mandate that aligns with your growth targets, customer segments and sales model. Our interim VPs translate vision into action and drive accountability from day one.

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Analytical

From pipeline reviews to team diagnostics, we analyze your conversion gaps, forecast accuracy and win rates. Our structured approach identifies where to act – and how to raise performance across your funnel.

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Roadmap

We create a clear execution roadmap based on funnel velocity, team capability, and sales maturity. From lead qualification to pricing strategy, we build a scalable sales system with measurable milestones.

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Execution

Our VPs lead hands-on. From coaching the sales team to managing KPIs, we drive sales results quarter-on-quarter. Whether it’s B2B SaaS or telecom – we own the outcome and push your commercial performance forward.

Why Leading Companies Choose Growth Nordic for Interim VP Sales Assignments?

Finding the right Interim VP Sales can make or break your quarterly targets. At Growth Nordic, we connect high-performing commercial leaders with companies in transition – whether you’re scaling, entering a new market or navigating internal change.

Our vetted interim VPs bring executional power to your revenue operations. With experience across B2B SaaS, telecom, D2C and subscription, they drive sales acceleration, pipeline performance and margin improvement – often within weeks.

We don’t just fill gaps – we deliver accountable leadership aligned to your sales structure, commercial goals and maturity level. Whether your challenge is team performance, GTM strategy or closing velocity – we provide leaders who deliver clarity and results.

Time to deployment: 5–7 days | Sales impact: Within 30 days

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Let’s turn goals into growth.

Let’s explore if an interim VP Sales is the right move for your business. Book a call with Growth Nordic and get actionable input from day one.

Average onboarding time: 1–7 days · Impact within 30 days

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Why Growth Nordic

We don’t place “CVs.” We deploy proven sales executives with a mandate. Our talent pool includes former CROs, sales directors and startup sales leaders – all with experience from Nordic B2B scale-ups and commercial turnarounds.

  • Deployment in 5–10 days
  • Impact within 30 days
  • Trusted by top brands across SaaS, Telecom, D2C

Trusted by top nordic brands for fast, senior commercial leadership

★★★★★

“We had just lost our commercial lead and needed someone to hit the ground running. Growth Nordic delivered relevant candidates within days and a interim within 14 days — someone who brought both structure and immediate momentum. Within the first month, we saw a clear uplift in our sales pipeline and team alignment.”

CCO

SaaS

★★★★★

“What impressed us most was the speed and clarity. Within two weeks, our interim sales leader had diagnosed key bottlenecks that restructured our pipeline process. It wasn’t just a patch — it was sustainable revenue leadership that delivered results within the quarter.”

VP Sales

Telecom

★★★★★

“We felt stuck and needed help with strategy and we needed execution. The interim CMO from Growth Nordic stepped in with a clear 90-day plan, prioritized actions, and got internal buy-in faster than we thought possible. They turned ideas into measurable growth.”

CMO

Streaming

FAQ – Interim VP Sales

An Interim VP of Sales is a temporary sales executive brought in to lead commercial execution during a transition, turnaround or growth phase. Learn more about interim commercial roles.

Yes. The VP Sales role typically reports to the CEO or CRO and is responsible for all revenue operations, sales leadership and pipeline execution.

A Head of Sales often manages frontline teams and operations. A VP of Sales drives the overall commercial strategy and sits on the management team. Compare the roles here.

We typically deploy within 5–10 days, depending on scope and availability. Book a meeting to discuss fit.

Revenue growth, win rates, pipeline velocity, CRM cadence, team performance and lead conversion across the funnel.

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