Pros
Sr. Director of Sales at Paychex is really a VP level job anywhere else. The span of control is extensive and challenging. The job itself is rewarding because it’s solely focused on top line revenue growth versus owning multiple parts of the business unit (marketing, sales strategy, HR, etc). The pay is also very STRONG!
Cons
You’re not in control of any decisions that impact your teams opportunity and processes to achieve the objective. You rely on centralized support functions for your unit to be successful. This is strictly a margin and cost measure and is very stressful. Also, the work life balance is very challenging and stressful. Unless you are the most resilient, unattached, no family, type of situation….you can expect to have to make many sacrifices to achieve company objectives.