StreetLight · 4 weeks ago
Sales Director, Public Sector, Midwest Territory
StreetLight, a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group, specializes in Big Data analytics to enhance transportation decisions. The Sales Director for the Public Sector will be responsible for selling SaaS and mobility data offerings, developing sales strategies, and expanding relationships with State and Local agencies.
Enterprise SoftwareGeospatialGovTech
Responsibilities
Develop comprehensive business plans and drive the execution of selling strategies in order to grow revenue while forming strong relationships with customers
Design and execute account plans to surpass goals and revenue targets
Drive sales to new customers and expand existing relationships through annual and multi-year contracts and value-added solutions in your assigned territory
Keep up-to-date with market trends and new developments, and utilize this information for business development and improvement
Manage revenue goals in your assigned territory and accounts
Conduct ongoing meetings and events with key customer decision-makers with the goal of uncovering and closing new opportunities
Attend relevant industry trade shows to identify new prospective customers, and promptly follow up on leads from various sources
Consistently maintain sales opportunity and customer status information in StreetLight Data’s customer relationship management (CRM) system
Provide accurate and timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales forecasts in your specified territory
Interface with other functional groups, project teams and internal stakeholders to effectively resolve issues and remove barriers toward the goal of achieving assigned quotas
Provide regular updates to management, operations and support staff concerning account issues and financial status
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in the field of business, marketing or engineering
7+ years of experience in complex sales to customers in a recognized technology industry, transportation, urban planning, or architectural-related field
Proven over-achievement with responsibility for a multimillion dollar quota
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Must be fluent in English
Comfortable presenting to senior executive management and large audiences
Strong financial skills and experience in creating new business opportunities
Critical thinking skills and the ability to influence and manage multiple priorities are essential
Team-oriented, flexible, and able to see the 'big picture'
Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% or as needed to achieve objectives
Live within the assigned Midwest territory (or 1 state over from 1 of these): MN, WI, IL, IA, MI, IN, OH, KY, TN, MO, AR, LA, MS, AL
Preferred
A working knowledge of transportation metrics, location-based services data (LBS), connected vehicle data (CVD), GPS, GIS or related geospatial data
Experience selling to and working with public sector agencies
Previous experience selling to engineering, construction, transportation, government agencies, and/or architecture
Benefits
There is a commission component to this role on top of the base salary that is uncapped.
Company
StreetLight
StreetLight, a subsidiary of Jacobs, pioneered the use of Big Data analytics to shed light on how people, goods, and services move, empowering smarter, data-driven transportation decisions.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$44.4M2022-02-07Acquired
2020-06-11Series D· $15M
2018-07-17Series C· $10M
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