VP of Sales offer letter template
Executive offers carry terms a standard letter does not: severance, change-of-control acceleration, a board-approved equity grant stated as a percentage, and a bonus plan that is a large share of the package. The letterhead template puts these front and centre in a formal layout.
- Sample pay
- $240,000 a year
- Type
- Full-time
- Work model
- Hybrid
- Design
- Executive Offer
What to include in a vp of sales offer letter
- Base, target bonus as a percentage of base and what it is measured on (bookings, ARR, EBITDA).
- Equity as a fully diluted percentage, the vesting schedule, and acceleration on change of control.
- Severance: months of base and benefits continuation on termination without cause.
- Signing bonus and clawback.
- Reporting line and board or executive-team membership.
- A note that the equity grant is subject to board approval.
Questions
- Should severance be in the offer letter?
- Yes, at this level. Candidates will ask, and a letter without it is renegotiated before signing.
- Single-trigger or double-trigger acceleration?
- Double-trigger (change of control plus termination) is the common compromise. State it plainly.
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