Pros
The compensation for a Regional Sales Manger is excellent. Don't let the base salary scare you away, because the commission structure is great and the goals are achievable if you're a good sales person. During the year and a half I was there, I made six figures and was able to buy a condo at age 26...that's pretty impressive. You also get the opportunity to travel within the US (although they are a global company) to your territory and experience the different cultures state to state, as well as meet a ton of great people (clients, colleagues and vendor partners). The company is great about reimbursing travel expenses if anything comes out of your own pocket, and they have an awesome travel agent who books most of your travel for you. You'll also rack up a ton of hotel and airfare points since you book everything under your own frequent travel accounts, so that's a really great perk. The benefits are decent and you basically get 2 weeks off at the end of dec-first week of january for the holidays, plus the allotted amount of vacation time. Lightspeed takes very good care of their employees. I loved almost every single person I worked with in the Austin office, and still consider several of my colleagues from Lightspeed good friends. If you're willing to work hard, learn the products inside and out, and have the aptitude to understand technology, this will be the best sales job you've ever had.
Cons
*Work life balance can be hard to get used to at first *If you have a family, there is probably way too much travel in this position *There is pretty much no on-boarding process, it was very "sink or swim" *Upper management can be very blunt at times: you have to be open to being called out when you screw up, and know that when goals are not being met, the pressure is on, big time. *The company originated in Bakersfield, and that's where all of upper management and the majority of the company (and sales team) resides. If you are in a satellite office, like Austin, you'll feel like an outsider until you've been with the company for a while, because the Bakersfield team is really tight knit.