Sales Manager

We're hiring a Sales Manager to lead cannabis dispensary account acquisition across the New York metro area. This is a high-ownership, high-upside role for someone who already has the relationships, the territory knowledge, and the appetite to build something category-defining from the ground up.

You'll be the face of Gudtrip in NYC - building our retail footprint, closing key accounts, and laying the foundation for our East Coast expansion.

What You'll Do

• Open and close new cannabis dispensary accounts across NYC and the broader NY metro area
• Build and manage long-term relationships with retail buyers, store owners, and key decision-makers
• Own your territory end-to-end - from prospecting and pipeline management to closing, onboarding, and account growth
• Coordinate with marketing on co-branded campaigns, in-store display materials, and product samples
• Provide market intelligence and customer feedback to inform product, pricing, and promotional strategy
• Represent Gudtrip at industry events, trade shows, and dispensary launches across the region

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Existing sales experience in the NYC cannabis market with established cannabis brands (1 year minimum, non-negotiable)
• A strong, current book of dispensary contacts across the NY metro area
• Demonstrated track record of opening new accounts and consistently hitting or exceeding quota
• Self-starter mentality - comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving startup environment
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Willingness to be in-market: dispensary visits, events, and on-the-ground hustle are core to the role

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience at an early-stage startup or hardware/tech-forward cannabis brand
• Existing relationships with NY-licensed dispensaries
• Interest in Bitcoin, blockchain, or consumer tech

Compensation & Benefits

• Top 10% base salary for the category
• Uncapped commission - earnings scale directly with performance
• Full-time, with the autonomy and ownership of an early-team hire
• Opportunity to define and scale the East Coast go-to-market for a category-defining brand
• Direct collaboration with the founding team

About Gudtrip

Gudtrip is a cannabis consumer tech startup pioneering the intersection of cannabis retail and digital rewards. We're the team behind the world's first Bitcoin-rewards cannabis vape - a category-defining product that turns every purchase into earned Bitcoin for the consumer.

Powered by Puffpaw, our parent company is a VC-backed consumer hardware tech firm that has raised seven figures from leading US- and EU-based investors, including Lemniscap, Volt Capital, and Corner Ventures, with operations across 8 countries.

We've already proven product-market fit with products in top tier chains and continuously sold out in batches. Now we're scaling into the New York market - and we need a closer who knows it cold.

Why Gudtrip

Joining Gudtrip means stepping into a category that doesn't exist yet - and helping define it. We've built proven traction in California, raised from top-tier investors, and are now bringing the model to the largest, most lucrative cannabis market in the country.

If you've spent years building relationships in NYC's cannabis scene and you're ready to put that network to work for a brand that's actually moving the industry forward - we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please send your CV/resume to [email protected] with the subject line: "Sales Manager - NYC".

Briefly include in your email:

• A snapshot of your current NYC dispensary network
• Your most impressive account-opening or quota-beating story
• Why this role, why now

Gudtrip is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Pay: $60,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10040