Sara West

Sara West leads Hire Velocity’s sales development, demand generation, and marketing growth strategies and operations. As Director of Strategic Development, she shapes Hire Velocity’s brand strategy to build market awareness, generate sales leads, and acquire new customers. She also works closely with the sales process to implement scalable end-to-end sales solutions and develop the sales team. Sara’s prior experience in operations, marketing, and technology has positioned her uniquely to oversee the strategic planning process, create synergies across the organization, and assess new strategic initiatives. Her responsibilities include developing Hire Velocity’s national marketing vision and brand strategy, overseeing marketing programs and communications, generating awareness and demand through brand messaging and content strategy, and implementing predictable, vision-based sales processes. Prior to joining Hire Velocity, Sara served as a Financial Analyst for Signal Hill Capital Group in New York, where she specialized in the IT services and IT security software sectors. There, she played a pivotal role in researching, valuating and executing major deals, completing extensive due diligence for both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Sara began her career at Garber Venture Capital Fund, where she oversaw teams who evaluated opportunities and performed due diligence for investments within the medical industry. Sara has been a member of Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) since 2015 and is a graduate of the SIBF Leadership Academy. Sara graduated from the Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University with a Master of Accounting and B.S. in Accounting, as well as concentrations in Economics and Religious Studies. An avid traveler and animal lover, Sara’s home base is in Atlanta with her rescue dog, Piper.