Sales Director

Motive

$125K — $150K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in the data center/baremetal industry.
  • Strong background in sales with a proven track record.
  • Expertise in client relations and account management.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic sales plans.
  • High-level communication, negotiation, and creative problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Generate new business revenue independently.
  • Develop and implement strategic sales plans to promote business growth.
  • Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships.
  • Identify and capitalize on new market opportunities.
  • Monitor sales performance metrics to optimize and improve strategies.
  • Handle quoting, demos, POCs, and RFP responses with self-sufficiency.
  • Collaborate across departments to align sales strategies with company goals.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering teamwork.
  • Access to mentoring and coaching from industry experts.
  • Flexible work arrangements that promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Accountable for generating new business revenue.
  • Develop and implement strategic sales plans to drive business growth.
  • Build and nurture strong, long-lasting customer relationships.
  • Identify new market opportunities and expand the customer base.
  • Monitor and analyze sales performance metrics to optimize strategies.
  • Ensure 100% self-sufficiency and accountability in quoting, demos, POCs, and RFP responses, while minimizing sales overhead.
  • Collaborate with other departments to align sales strategies with overall business objectives.
  • Provide regular sales forecasts and reports to senior management.

Skills and Competencies

Client Relations

  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Able to meet, exceed, and differentiate between immediate vs. future needs.
  • Effectively communicates and negotiates to meet internal needs.

Creative Thinking

  • Breaks new ground for the delivery of strong business growth.
  • Ideas combine customer success outcomes with commercial values.

Business Acumen

  • Continually reviews and adapts business plans against the organization27s strategic mandate.
  • Recognition outside the business as an expert in their field, acts as coach/mentor to others.

Results Orientation

  • Sets high standards for self and others.
  • Follows through on commitments.
  • Proven track record of consistently achieving and exceeding pipeline generation and revenue objectives

Qualifications and Experience

  • 3+ years data center/baremetal industry experience

Measurement Criteria

  • Net new bookings
  • New logos
  • Forecasting accuracy
  • Sales ratio KPI

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