Who we are:
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.
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About the Role:
As a Mid-Market Account Executive, you will be pivotal to the growth of our Mid-Market sales segment, driving new business with companies operating 50-174 trucks across the US. You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing, working as a relentless “hunter” to identify opportunities, clearly articulate and educate our value proposition, and close key stakeholders. We are looking for driven and experienced sales individuals with a persuasive, natural sales ability and a strong commitment to results. This is an amazing opportunity to join our fastest growing sales segment with the ability to advance into the Upper Mid Market and Enterprise segments as well as sales leadership.
- Responsible for driving new business logos, while meeting or exceeding monthly revenue quotas
- Ability to lead all aspects of the sales cycle including prospecting, sales campaign/meetings, discovery, qualification, negotiation, and close
- Maintain a high level of outbound lead generation through cold calling and strategic outreach with consistent ability to hit KPI metrics
- Lead discovery calls, demos, and trials to understand the business challenges and goals of potential customers
- Work cross functionally and collaboratively with related departments (Sales Development, Sales Engineering, Customer Success, etc)
- Demonstrate a consistent attention to detail in accurate sales forecasting
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent SaaS closing experience required
- 2+ years of experience in a full cycle sales role, SaaS preferred
- Proven track record of quota achievement in a new business, outbound sales role
- Experience partnering with Sales Engineers, SDRs, and trial experience a plus
- Self-starter comfortable with a fast-paced environment, demonstrating a willingness to learn/ramp quickly and be a creative problem solver for the larger Motive team
- Strong ownership attitude from prospecting, demonstrations, to negotiations and closing
- You embody a growth mindset and seek out opportunities to constantly learn and grow. Extreme curiosity about the product, the industry, and your customer’s businesses.
- “Do What It Takes” mentality - You are proactive and take initiative to drive and cultivate new creative solutions
The compensation range for this role is $142,000 - $197,000 OTE + uncapped commissions and equity (which may vary based on performance).
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting https://www.comparably.com/companies/motive/perks-and-benefits
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and free mental‑health support, with indications of comprehensive plan options. Feedback suggests employer cost sharing is favorable and mental‑health resources are robust.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off highlights include generous vacation, local holidays, sick leave, and enhanced parental leave. Feedback suggests an unlimited or flexible PTO culture exists on some teams.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexibility includes remote‑first options with a work‑from‑home stipend and hybrid or in‑office choices. Feedback suggests day‑to‑day flexibility is a common part of the package.
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What We Do
Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery. Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
Why Work With Us
We work hard, with humility and we see our efforts rewarded in tangible ways every day. At Motive, you’ll have the chance to make a difference for the drivers who keep our world moving. We trust each other to do great work because together we can achieve collective goals that reach beyond the physical economy.
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