Director - Commercial Sales

CARFAX Canada; London; Híbrido; CAD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Weekly catered lunches

Flexible work

Head office London 100 Kellogg Lane

Excellent benefits from day one

Wellness funding

Company matched pension

Parental leave top-up

Volunteer days

Descripción de la vacante

CARFAX Canada is seeking a Director of Commercial Sales in London, Ontario, to drive revenue growth across Auction, Remarketing, OEM, and BIG segments. You will lead a high-performing sales team, set strategic plans, and expand multi-product customer relationships while partnering with cross-functional teams to accelerate growth.

The role requires a proven track record in sales leadership within the automotive domain, data-driven decision making, and strong coaching abilities to achieve annual

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 10+ years in sales with leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading high-performing teams.
• Strong communication skills.
• Automotive industry experience preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and coach a high-performing Commercial Sales team.
• Exceed revenue targets across key markets.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term sales strategies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align sales with marketing and pricing.
• Monitor pipeline and metrics to drive results.

Conocimientos

Sales leadership

Coaching

Communication

Organization

Strategic thinking

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in business

Descripción del empleo

Director - Commercial Sales

Are you a proven sales leader who thrives on winning new business, growing customer partnerships, and leading teams to outperform expectations? Do you bring a data-driven mindset, a relentless focus on results, and a passion for coaching others to succeed? If you're ready to take ownership of a key commercial revenue portfolio and play a pivotal role in shaping the company's growth plans in a high opportunity area of the business, we invite you to join our team.

Key Information

• Employment Status: Full Time
• Job Type: Hybrid
• Location: London, Ontario
• Vacancy Type: This position is for an existing vacancy.
• Please note that we have two operating entities in Canada, CARFAX Inc., and CARFAX Canada. This position is with CARFAX Canada.

Position Summary

The Director, Commercial Sales is responsible for driving revenue growth across select commercial markets, including Auction, Remarketing, OEM (ARO) and Banking, Insurance & Government (BIG). This role contributes to the company's revenue strategy through the development and execution of sales plans focused on expanding existing revenue streams, acquiring new business, and deepening strategic customer relationships that drive revenue.

The Director, Commercial Sales is accountable for achieving annual revenue targets through both direct sales activity and the leadership of a high-performing commercial sales team. The role leads, coaches, and develops sales professionals responsible for selling a diverse portfolio of products and solutions across markets with varying levels of maturity and complexity, while fostering multi-product customer adoption and long-term revenue growth.

The successful candidate has a proven track record of building, leading, and developing high-impact sales teams while maintaining select ownership of strategic customer relationships and business development opportunities. They thrive in dynamic environments, demonstrate strong commercial acumen, and leverage disciplined sales methodologies, sales effectiveness tools, and structured pipeline management to consistently deliver results.

As a collaborative leader and trusted business partner, the Director works cross-functionally to identify market opportunities, strengthen customer engagement, and position the organization for sustainable growth across the selected commercial channels.

Position Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor and motivate a team of high-performing and highly engaged sales professionals.
• Exceed sales growth targets through the execution of established best practices and accountability for results.
• Develop and execute short and long-term sales strategies that align with the corporate strategic vision and goals of the company. This is through direct sales activity and through sales leadership.
• Contribute to the development of sales, marketing, customer retention, sales process, and pricing strategies as it relates to the Auction, Remarketing, OEM, Banking, Insurance and Government segments. This is a lead by example role.
• Develop, implement, and track programs for Commercial Partner sales with key metrics for success and ensure follow-thru to completion.
• Act as a trusted advisor through leadership, training, and direction to the sales team with coaching and regular performance feedback.
• Assess and identify strategies to maximize the success of the sales team through organizational setup, effective recruitment, onboarding & training programs, and communication.
• Initiate and maintain cross-functional relationships to collaborate at all levels to discover and resolve key business issues and opportunities.
• Actively seek external information to understand customers’ and market segment needs.
• Be fluent in industry trends, market dynamics, and standards/regulatory developments.
• Understand the competitive landscape and maintain competitive and industry analysis.
• Drive adoption of technology, data input, and analytics, to optimize efficiency, planning, and coordination efforts to accelerate customer impact.
• Partner to develop, lead, and communicate sales metrics to assess performance against key critical initiatives for the vertical.
• Continuously learn and actively seek ongoing professional /industry knowledge development by attending workshops, establishing personal networks, and participating in the community.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline
• 10+ years’ experience in sales
• 5+ years’ experience managing a high-performing team
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Related industry experience in the automotive field

Compensation

We recognize that every team member brings unique skills and experience. Compensation for this role will reflect your skills, experience, and career progression - whether you are developing and growing in your role or bringing extensive expertise to the team.

Perks & Benefits

• Weekly, free catered lunches at the office
• Flexible work that allows us to prioritize work-life balance
• A state-of-the-art collaborative environment at our head office at 100 Kellogg Lane, London Ontario
• Exceptional benefits that take effect day one of employment
• Flexible employee wellness funding
• Company matched pension program
• Parental leave top-up benefits
• Paid volunteer days
• The list goes on!

Equal Opportunity Employer

CARFAX Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.

We’re committed to providing accommodations by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. For a confidential inquiry or to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or email [e-mail].

About Us

CARFAX Canada, a part of Mobility Global (NYSE: MBGL), is Canada’s definitive source of automotive information, delivering vehicle history, valuation and service solutions. Drawing on billions of data records from thousands of sources, its products enable used vehicle buyers, sellers and vehicle service providers to make informed decisions. CARFAX Canada is dedicated to transparency and is trusted to provide vehicle history, valuation and service information to dealerships, vehicle manufacturers, consumers, service shops, major auctions, governments, insurance providers and police agencies.

CARFAX‘s Canadian headquarters in London, Ontario is consistently recognized as a top employer and business.

Find out more at www.carfax.ca and connect with us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Our values serve as the foundation of our culture by helping inform the actions and behaviours that make us successful. We strive to integrate these values into how we collaborate, navigate challenges, and make decisions daily.

• Objective – Guided by facts, driven by results.
• Transparent – Clarity through open and honest communication.
• Customer advocate – Putting the customer at the center of everything we do.
• Solutions oriented – Turning challenges into opportunities.
• Integrity – Where honesty meets action.