Account Development Representative I

Tekion Corp; Pleasanton (CA); Remote; USD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Top‑tier medical/dental/vision

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Tekion Corp is seeking an Account Development Representative to collaborate with Sales and Marketing to generate new business in the automotive vertical. You will research target accounts, manage leads, and develop call strategies to secure appointments with decision-makers.

The role demands proactive outreach, relationship-building with franchise dealers, and a strong focus on achieving daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs. Hybrid or remote work options are available for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail customer service, inside sales, or business development.
• Proven track record of generating leads and setting appointments.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills; ability to handle objections.

Responsibilities

• Meet KPI targets for setting appointments with potential customers.
• Develop and execute territory plans for initial contact.
• Engage with decision-makers at automotive dealerships to schedule meetings.
• Articulate Tekion value proposition to entice meetings with sales team.
• Collaborate with Field Sales to transfer knowledge and schedule onboarding meetings.
• Self-motivate to achieve appointment KPIs.

Skills

Persistence

Inside Sales

Cold Calling

Communication

Negotiation

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

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.

This role can be based in Ohio or remote USA.

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Account Development Representative to work closely with our Sales and Marketing teams. The role will include researching target accounts, managing incoming leads, developing call strategies and follow up process around lead generation. The ideal candidate will be able to seek new business appointment opportunities by contacting and developing relationships with potential clients in the franchise automotive vertical while communicating the Tekion value proposition to key decision‑makers to assess buying interest. You will use your communication skills to cultivate strong relationships with clients, from the first contact until the appointment is transitioned to the Field Sales Team. If you like to win and are motivated and results‑driven and enjoy working in a team environment, we'd like to meet you.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly KPI’s for setting up appointments with potential customers
• Ability to independently build, plan and execute on a territory plan and identify prioritization for initial customer contact
• Contact and penetrate high profile automotive dealerships at the Owner, General Manager of Chief Financial Officer level to schedule meetings with our Field Sales Representatives
• Describe and present the Tekion Value Proposition to our clients that entices them to schedule a meeting with our sales team members
• Ability to track, analyze and review calls, appointments, and follow up communication with high profile executives
• Interact with Field Sales Representatives to transfer the knowledge of the customer expectations and schedule the initial customer meeting with the sales team
• Must be self‑motivated to achieve all appointment KPI’s

Qualifications

• Never take no for an answer attitude
• Prior work experience in retail customer service, inside sales, or business development
• Hands‑on experience with multiple cold calling lead generation techniques
• Strong detail orientation and project planning to prioritize daily and weekly outreach strategy
• Track record of achieving lead generation (appointment) quotas
• Must be able to drive the appointment process independently and creatively
• Must be resourceful and ability to solve problems from beginning to end
• Experience with CRM software (e.g., Salesforce)
• Familiarity with MS Excel (analyzing spreadsheets and charts)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or relevant work experience
• Take accountability and practice extreme ownership
• Candidates within 40 miles of West Chester office will be expected to work a hybrid schedule working 2-3 days in the office.

Sponsorship

• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Perks And Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous stock options
• 100% employer‑paid top‑of‑the‑line medical, dental and vision coverage
• Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant andsuccessful companies
• Be part of an early stage, hyper‑growth start‑up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
• Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home‑grown and built ground‑up
• A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
• The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
• Exciting opportunities for career growth and development

Note: Tekion recently transitioned to a new recruiting tool and we appreciate your patience and feedback as we adjust to our new system!

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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Compensation Range: $52.9K - $88K