Account Executive, Public Sector

Gomotive; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 238,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental & Vision

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. We are seeking an Enterprise Account Executive focused on the Public Sector to develop and close business with State, Local, and Education prospects.

You will leverage executive relationships and partner with cross-functional teams to win RFPs and deliver value through Motive’s platform, aligning safety, productivity, and cost efficiency for public sector customers.

Qualifications

• Enterprise sales experience targeting Public Sector accounts.
• Proven track record of exceeding quotas.
• Ability to engage executive decision-makers and influence outcomes.
• Data-driven mindset for planning short-, mid-, and long-term sales goals.
• Strong communication and objection handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop and grow new business relationships with lighthouse Public Sector accounts.
• Identify, partner and develop account plans for Public Sector prospects.
• Secure RFP wins and grow contractual-based business through executive relationships.
• Lead complex Proof of Concepts or Trials with customers.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineering, Product, and Software Engineering for feedback to win in Public Sector.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Public Sector sales

Executive relationship building

Data-driven sales planning

Negotiation

Clear communication

Job description

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

As an Enterprise Account Executive, Public Sector at Motive, you are responsible for developing and closing business with Motive’s largest State, Local, and Education prospects. As one of our first Account Executives focused on the Public Sector market, you will lead the charge, selling the value of our products and the business outcomes that can be achieved in partnership with Motive.

The solutions Motive brings to market align very well with Public Sector organization's values and priorities. Motive makes the world safer, increases productivity, and enhances cost efficiency. Our Enterprise Account Executives focusing on the Public Sector will be entrepreneurial, thoughtfully aggressive, and can truly articulate the value Motive brings to the Public Sector market. You are receptive to feedback, have a willingness to learn, a strong technical aptitude, and a high attention to detail. Because of the collaborative nature of our Go-to-Market team, a win-as-a-team mentality is a must. In this high-energy role, you should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with high standards of quality.

What you’ll do:

• Establish, develop and grow new business relationships with influential contacts within lighthouse Public Sector accounts
• Identify, partner and develop account plans for Motive’s Public Sector prospects, actively developing strategies that result in providing the best value to our customers
• Harness key Executive relationships to ensure RFP wins and grow contractual-based business
• Strong experience with complex Proof of Concepts or Trials
• Partner internally with Sales Engineering, Product, and Software Engineering to provide consistent feedback on product or security gaps that are crucial to win in a Public Sector environment
• Partner with the balance of your account team and leverage customer analytics and other available resources to optimize buying decisions
• Resolve problems, including identifying issues, thinking critically to determine the optimal course of action, and implementing best available solutions
• Work with technical resources to display to prospects the power of integrations & how our partner ecosystem increases the value of our hardware and software
• Effectively plan to meet and exceed your ongoing business goals and revenue quotas
• Develop a deep understanding of our technology platform and operations, using that understanding and market input to bring back iterations to our business
• Constantly study and deepen understanding of market trends to enable consultative insight

About you:

• You have deep Enterprise sales experience selling into the largest Public Sector organizations
• You show a strong track record of exceeding quotas and rapidly growing your book over time backed up by data
• You have an ability to build rapport with executive decision-makers, influencing outcomes through both an understanding of the customer’s business and the unique solutions that Motive can deliver
• You show a history of working independently with a data-driven mindset for charting a path to short, medium, and long-term sales goals
• You have best-in-class communication skills, with the ability to successfully convey key value propositions and quick manage objections

Pay Transparency

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits .

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