Director, Strategic Partnerships

14 hours ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Sirius XM Radio Inc Full time

About the Role:

SiriusXM Connect is a leading provider of connected services to vehicle manufacturers, delivering one of the most broadly adopted connected vehicle platforms in North America for the last 30 years.

We provide safety, security, and convenience services to millions of vehicle owners across major automotive brands.

This role enjoys direct responsibility for maximizing sales of SiriusXM Connect products and solutions by qualifying, developing, and winning new opportunities with specific automotive OEMs and other businesses (automotive and non-automotive) as assigned.

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Partnerships and Business Development, SiriusXM Connect, this role will lead customer engagement in partnership with the account team, product, finance, and engineering groups and drive sales of SiriusXM Connect products and solutions.

This is an amazing opportunity for an impact player who is hungry for success and combines passion with purpose to drive growth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop a deep understanding of automotive OEM and customer needs and drive the voice of the customer into the SiriusXM Connect organization.
  • Drive pre-sales of SiriusXM Connect products at the customer, working together with account, business, and engineering teams.
  • Lead the RFX process from concept through business award. Set cost targets to meet customer needs. Define take rate targets, develop business models including pricing to meet profitability goals.
  • Identify key customer contacts and develop specific strategies to build relationships with them to ensure that SiriusXM Connect is the most preferred partner to meet their needs or help to grow their business.
  • Deliver a successful growth strategy, enabling the account team and the business unit to win new profitable business.
  • Identify and qualify the top opportunities and propose plans to win these opportunities, securing account and SiriusXM Connect leadership buy-in.
  • Maintain overview of customer roadmap, mapped to respective SiriusXM Connect product roadmaps.
  • Develop and maintain pursuit pipeline for each customer, providing overview of the opportunities and customer engagements. Provide regular feedback on customer engagement status to SiriusXM Connect leadership.
  • Develop and maintain short-term and long-term sales plans.
  • Lead the creation of customer facing sales content in partnership with the Product Marketing team.
  • Develop relationships with key decision makers at automotive OEMs, key customers, and related businesses.
  • Achieve objectives and key results including revenue and growth targets.

Requirements:

  • Master's degree in engineering / business administration preferred. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of related experience.
  • 10+ years sales experience in either a tier-one supplier or automotive OEM preferred. Having enjoyed significant success selling software products directly to automotive OEMs.
  • Thorough knowledge of Google Apps and MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Proven ability to win new business in a subscription model with multi-year large deal contracts.
  • An excellent negotiator experienced in closing contracts successfully, navigating client and SiriusXM Connect stakeholders, securing relevant approvals.
  • Connected vehicle telematics, automotive safety and security, and fleet management experience preferred.
  • A proactive, results oriented approach with a hunter mindset, eager to create an impact.
  • Strategic thinker with sound technical knowledge.
  • An excellent communicator and team player adept at connecting with people at all levels and building strong relationships. Presenting to executive customer leadership spanning Director/VP/SVP/CXO levels with compelling and persuasive content is a key qualifier.
  • Strong public speaking and presentation skills are mandatory.
  • Adept at creating, multi-year recurring revenue financial models for existing and new concepts.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must have the ability to work independently and in a team environment, pay attention to details and be organized.
  • Ability to project professionalism over the phone and in person, handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and is committed to internal client and customer service principles is a must have.
  • Must be willing to take initiative and to follow through on projects and to hold others accountable for their respective contributions.
  • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must have legal right to work in the U.S.


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