Account Executive, Emerging Mid-Market

Posted:
1/4/2024, 7:38:22 AM

Location(s):
United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

Workplace Type:
Remote

Who we are: 

Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. Motive combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to connect and automate physical operations. Motive is one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world, serving more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery.

Motive is built on four foundational attributes; Own It, Less but Better, Build Trust, and Unlock Potential. This has taken our company to great heights, including being recognized by Fortune for Best Workplaces, Forbes Best Startup Employers, and Comparably for our Best Global Culture, Sales Team, Leadership Team, Career Growth, and CEO for Diversity. We’re proud to receive an employee net promoter score of 63 (according to Comparably) which places Motive in the top 5% of companies with 4,000 employees or more. 

Today, our team is made up of more than 3,000 employees, located across the world, providing support to a wide range of customers. While most of our employees are remote, many have the opportunity to work on-site at any of our 8 global office locations. Visit our careers website to learn more about opportunities at Motive. 

About the Role:

As an Emerging Mid-Market Account Executive, you will be pivotal to the growth of our Mid-Market sales segment, driving new business with companies operating 30-79 trucks across the US and Canada. You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing, working as a relentless “hunter” to identify opportunities, clearly articulate and educate our value proposition, and close key stakeholders. We are looking for driven and experienced sales individuals with a persuasive, natural sales ability and a strong commitment to results. This is an amazing opportunity to join our fastest growing sales segment with the ability to advance into the Premier Mid Market and Enterprise segments as well as sales leadership.

What You'll Do:

  • Responsible for driving new business logos, while meeting or exceeding monthly revenue quotas
  • Ability to lead all aspects of the sales cycle including prospecting, sales campaign/meetings, discovery, qualification, negotiation, and close
  • Maintain a high level of outbound lead generation through cold calling and strategic outreach with consistent ability to hit KPI metrics
  • Lead discovery calls, demos, and trials to understand the business challenges and goals of potential customers
  • Work cross functionally and collaboratively with related departments (Sales Development, Sales Engineering, Customer Success, etc) 
  • Demonstrate a consistent attention to detail in accurate sales forecasting

What We're Looking For:

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 1+ year of experience in a full cycle sales role, SaaS preferred
  • Proven track record of quota achievement in a new business, outbound sales role
  • Experience partnering with Sales Engineers, SDRs, and trial experience a plus
  • Self-starter comfortable with a fast-paced environment, demonstrating a willingness to learn/ramp quickly and be a creative problem solver for the larger Motive team 
  • Strong ownership attitude from prospecting, demonstrations, to negotiations and closing
  • You embody a growth mindset and seek out opportunities to constantly learn and grow. Extreme curiosity about the product, the industry, and your customer’s businesses.
  • “Do What It Takes” mentality - You are proactive and take initiative to drive and cultivate new creative solutions

The compensation range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000 OTE + uncapped commissions and equity (which may vary based on performance).

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications.  Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting https://www.comparably.com/companies/motive/perks-and-benefits

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. 

Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here.

The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. 

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Motive

Website: https://gomotive.com/

Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2013

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Series F

Industries: Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ Logistics ⋅ SaaS ⋅ Transportation