Clera
Regional Sales Manager
United States. Posted 4 days ago
The role
Drive growth and customer success for an AI-focused automotive technology business. This role involves new business development and strategic account expansion to help dealership leaders modernize operations through software solutions.
What you will do
- Develop and execute a territory strategy to meet and exceed revenue targets.
- Generate new business through prospecting, networking, referrals, in-person engagement, and industry events.
- Identify and engage dealership decision-makers through meetings, phone, email, and professional networks.
- Build and manage a healthy pipeline, guiding opportunities through each stage of the sales process.
- Lead consultative discovery conversations, tailored demonstrations, and customer presentations.
- Grow existing customer relationships by identifying expansion opportunities and supporting long-term partnerships.
- Understand dealership operational challenges and recommend solutions tied to measurable outcomes.
- Travel regularly within the assigned territory to build relationships and support customer success.
- Partner with customer success, marketing, product, and operations teams to deliver a seamless customer experience.
- Keep CRM records, opportunity tracking, and forecasts accurate, while monitoring industry trends and competitive solutions.
Required qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience in automotive software sales, automotive technology, or another customer-facing role in the automotive industry.
- A record of exceeding sales goals, opening new accounts, creating territory pipeline, and growing customer relationships.
- Experience managing complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Strong consultative selling skills, including customer discovery and tailored product demonstrations.
- Proficiency with CRM tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
- Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, organization, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple opportunities, and travel regularly throughout a territory.
Nice to have
- Experience selling SaaS to automotive dealerships
- Familiarity with AI, customer communication platforms, or dealership operations technology
About the company
clera is an AI-focused automotive technology business.