Senior Account Manager - Software Sales

Motorola Solutions; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plans

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with company match

Paid holidays

Generous paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Parental & family leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions in the United States is seeking a senior account executive to drive new business with public safety agencies, school districts, and government buyers across multiple states. You will craft strategic sales plans, manage complex deals, and build long-term relationships while adapting to a fast-changing competitive market.

The role demands 5+ years of quota-carrying software sales experience, strong CRM proficiency, and a proven ability to navigate multi-stakeholder procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher and 2+ years of experience in sales, customer success, military and/or public safety
• Demonstrated success selling to executive level decision makers in a multi-state territory
• Experience with CAD/RMS/JMS systems is highly valued

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of target buyers, solution offerings and competition.
• Collaborate with TVPs and ASMs to grow top-line sales and territory penetration.
• Prospect, qualify, and close new opportunities.
• Maintain a healthy pipeline and accurate forecasting.
• Sell to multiple buyers within an organization and manage end-to-end deals.
• Drive account retention and expansion through strong customer relationships.

Skills

Sales experience

CRM Salesforce

Executive presence

Territory management

Multi-stakeholder selling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CAD knowledge

RMS knowledge

JMS familiarity

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We're a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that's critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Responsible for new software accounts development within an established geographic territory/product line.

Job Description

Prominent, highly visible Senior Account Executive role with a rapidly growing safety software solutions company. You must have prior success selling conceptual services to Managers, Director's, and Executive level decision makers in a competitive marketplace. You excel at building relationships and closing new business with Public Safety Organizations, State and Local Government Agencies, and K-12 School Districts. You must be accountable and a consistent self- starter, with the ability to generate and execute on strategic sales plans to win new business across a multi-state territory.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a strong understanding of target buying personas, solution offering, and competitive landscape.
• Work collaboratively with the TVPs and ASMs to ensure that each territory grows top line sales, territory and account penetration, and portfolio mix by leveraging optimum account assignments and Manufacturing Representative partner coverage
• Prospect, identify, and qualify new opportunities.
• Build and maintain healthy pipeline.
• Demonstrated ability to sell to multiple buyers within an organization.
• Develop and manage a sales forecast & pipeline in order to exceed annual quotas and goals.
• Actively manage daily responsibilities to develop one's territory such as cold calls, appointments, sales presentations, and proposals while demonstrating excellent time management skills.
• Drive account retention and expansion by owning the end-to-end client experience-cultivating strong long-term relationships, resolving day-to-day customer service inquiries, rapidly executing quote requests, and actively prospecting within assigned accounts to uncover new organic revenue streams

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in Salesforce or equivalent CRM systems to maintain strict funnel hygiene, opportunity forecasting, and account-mapping metrics
• Proven understanding of state, county, and local government buying behaviors, multi-stakeholder committee dynamics, and formal RFP/RFI procurement processes
• A self-starter with executive presence who has 5+ years of quota carrying software sales experience, preferably in the State and Local Government marketplace
• A proven track record of growing sales territories by developing and executing on a strategic sales plan. This includes direct sales initiatives as well as collaboration with channel partners and internal resources
• Prior experience with prospecting, discovery, pricing, quoting, negotiating, and closing deals
• A seller with experience selling into various customer profiles including 911, Emergency Management, Public Safety, County/City Executive Offices and K-12
• Prior familiarity or hands-on experience working with CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch), RMS (Records Management Systems), or Jail Management Systems is highly valued

Travel:

• Travel is 50-75% within the assigned territory

Target Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 USD
On Target Earnings: $216,000 - $252,000 USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelors Degree with 2+ years of experience in sales, customer success, military and/or public safety
• OR 4+ years of experience in sales, customer success, military and/or public safety

Travel Requirements

25-50%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our U.S.Benefitsinclude:

• Incentive Bonus Plans

• Medical, Dental, Visionbenefits

• 401K with Company Match

• 10 Paid Holidays

• GenerousPaidTime Off Packages

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• PaidParental & Family Leave

• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

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