About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.
Job Description
We’re looking for a highly motivated, self-starting sales professional who is super-charged about taking our groundbreaking technology products to the market. This is an exciting role in a hyper-growth unicorn that is transforming the automotive industry. You will be accountable for generating and maximizing sales revenue goals and increasing customer awareness within a defined territory. If you’re driven, have the ability to convince your audiences for all the right reasons, and have a proven track record of high achievement to goal, we’re looking for you!
Key Responsibilities
- Build meaningful, trusted relationships with dealer principals, department heads, and management
- Identify and qualify prospective dealer partners
- Utilize your technology and industry expertise to understand unique dealer needs and identify ways that Tekion can enhance their business performance
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to sell Tekion’s suite of products and ensure customer adoption, success and rapid value achievement
- Meet and exceed sales goals
- Strong understanding of automotive DMS and Tekion products and the ability to articulate the value of our solutions.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with C-level executives and key decision makers within client organizations.
- Customize presentations and proposals to align with client unique requirements.
- Lead end to end sales process form initial contact to contract negotiation and closure.
- Mentor members on Solutions team to assist in sales ideas, presentations, and general knowledge to help facilitate increased revenue.
- Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, market conditions and share with solutions team as appropriate.
Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of B2B SaaS or automotive software sales experience (DMS) with experience managing complex sales cycles and multi-million dollar contracts
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, strong business acumen and ability to be a brand ambassador for Tekion
- Strong dealer-reference base
- Team player who collaborates with internal stakeholders to maximize opportunities
- Phone & travel warrior mentality (50-75% travel - fly)
- A healthy curiosity and good taste
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- Employer-paid extended healthcare, supplemental dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage
- RRSP with 3% company match
- Great benefits including paid time off, parental leave and wellness benefits
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from the Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth startup where everything is home-grown and built from the ground up
- Exciting opportunities for career grown and development
- Open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exclusive employee discounts and perks through Benefithub
Current Tekion Employees – Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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