Director of Strategic Accounts, Eastern U.S.
Drive strategic business growth by developing relationships with C-suite executives at Fortune 500 companies in a fully remote role.
Posted by employer 2 years ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 weeks ago
Last verified on the company career page 12 hours ago
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Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Director of Strategic Accounts at Motive, the individual is tasked with driving business development and closing deals with major prospects, primarily within Fortune 500 companies. This position requires a strong background in enterprise sales, particularly in SaaS, along with the ability to build relationships with C-suite executives and leverage data for strategic decision-making. Ideal candidates will have over seven years of relevant experience and a proven track record of exceeding sales quotas. The role emphasizes collaboration within a high-energy team environment, focusing on delivering value through Motive's technology solutions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 14 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Motive's career page.
- Motive has 167 other open roles including Account Support Analyst, Associate Manager, SDR, AI Engineer.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Director of Strategic Accounts, Eastern U.S. role remote?
- Yes — Motive lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Motive lists $320,000–$350,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Director of Strategic Accounts, Eastern U.S. role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Motive targets director candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Director of Strategic Accounts, Eastern U.S. role at Motive.
From the original posting
Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
Director of Strategic Accounts, Eastern U.S.
Remote - United States - East Coast
About the role:
As a Director of Strategic Accounts at Motive, you are responsible for developing and closing business with Motive’s largest prospects. You will sell into the most impactful companies in North America that power the physical economy, the majority being in the Fortune 500. We are seizing the opportunity created by our strong product positioning and pushing up market. You will lead the charge, selling the value of our products and the business outcomes that can be achieved in partnership with Motive.
Our Directors of Strategic Accounts sell across multiple industries, including trucking, oil & gas, construction, agriculture, manufacturing, consumer transit, or any other business that requires a fleet of vehicles. Because of the collaborative nature of our Go-to-Market team, a win-as-a-team mentality is a must. In this high-energy role, you should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with high standards of quality.
What you’ll do:
- Prospect and win new Strategic business through developing key C-Suite and executive relationships within key prospects to drive expansion of that business with all key accounts
- Develop champions within our prospects to ensure RFP wins and grow contractual-based business
- Partner with the balance of your internal account team at Motive and leverage customer analytics and other available resources to optimize buying decisions to increase the perceived value of Motive
- Resolve problems, including identifying issues, thinking critically to determine the optimal course of action, and implementing best available solutions
- Work with technical resources to display to prospects the power of integrations & how our partner ecosystem increases the value of our hardware and software
- Effectively plan to meet and exceed your ongoing business goals and revenue quotas
- Develop a deep understanding of our technology platform and operations, using that understanding and market input to bring back iterations to our business
- Constantly study and deepen understanding of market trends to enable consultative insight
About you:
- You have deep Enterprise sales experience partnering with F500 or F1000 clients
- 7+ years of SaaS or industry relevant Enterprise field sales experience required
- You show a strong track record of exceeding quotas and rapidly growing your book over time backed up by data
- You have an ability to build rapport with C-suite & executive decision-makers, influencing outcomes through both an understanding of the customer’s business and the unique solutions that Motive can deliver
- You show a history of working independently with a data-driven mindset for charting a path to short, medium, and long-term sales goals
- You have best-in-class communication skills, with the ability to successfully convey key value propositions and quickly manage objections
- This role will be covering accounts in the Eastern U.S. so we are considering only candidates that live on the East Coast for this particular position.
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.
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