Territory Sales Representative / Restaurant Specialist - Ventura/Oxnard/Ojai, CA
SpotOn · Ventura, CA
- Base
- $40K
- OTE
- $120K–$275K
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 4h ago
Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.
Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”
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What SpotOn sells
Checkout and AI tools for independent restaurants
Independent restaurant owners need good tools to compete and win. SpotOn gives them a checkout system and AI-powered profit tools. With them, owners can boost profit, work smarter, and keep their best people.
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- Pay
- Base and OTE both listed. Roughly a 33/67 base-to-variable split.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
- Time on market
- Brand new.
- Company hiring
- Ramping up: posted 52 sales roles in the last 30 days. That many open roles can also mean churn. Ask how many reps are still there from last year.
Red flags
- Most of the pay is variable. OTE is more than double the base. You only make the big number if you hit quota.
Worth asking about
- Pay range too wide to mean much. The top of the range is more than double the bottom. Ask where in that range this offer would really land.
- Same role posted many times. The company has 8 or more open postings with this exact title. Could be a big build-out, could be a revolving door. Ask how many reps they hired last year and how many are still there.
Green flags
- Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.
Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.
Questions to ask on the first call
Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.
- 1.
What percent of the variable did reps actually earn last year?
When most of the pay is variable, this is your real salary.
- 2.
Where in the range would someone with my background land, and why?
A wide range means the top number may not be your number.
- 3.
How many reps are you hiring for this, and how many from last year's class are still here?
Hiring a lot can mean growth, or people leaving.
- 4.
What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?
OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.
- 5.
What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?
Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.
When the offer comes
Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.
- 1.
Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?
What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.
- 2.
Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?
The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.
- 3.
I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?
Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.
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The role
Sell SpotOn's POS, software, and payment processing to independent restaurants and local small businesses in Ventura/Oxnard/Ojai, CA. Prospect through cold calling and in-person visits, with support from the Sales Support team.
SMB · New Logo · Outbound
Selling motion
Who you're selling to
- Buyer:
- Restaurant owners and local small business ownersIn their words: “building positive relationships with local businesses & restaurant owners to help take their businesses to the next level”
- Industry:
- RestaurantsIn their words: “We’re not just building restaurant tech, we’re giving independent restaurants the tools to compete and win.”
- Company size:
- SMB
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
- Sales cycle length
The questions above cover the big ones.