Account Executive - New Business Sales

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Solihull
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Sales & Marketing
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SKILLS

New Business Sales B2B SaaS Sales DMS Knowledge Dealership Systems Pipeline Management CRM MEDDPICC Negotiation

FULL DESCRIPTION

Account Executive - New Business Sales

at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Hybrid - Solihull / London, United Kingdom

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global automotive software company with a clear vision: to be the world’s leading AI‑driven technology partner for automotive retailers and OEMs. We combine AI and real‑time data to help dealer groups and manufacturers operate more efficiently, make better decisions faster and drive sustainable, profitable growth.

Our Automotive Intelligence™ platform provides a single, end‑to‑end view of the automotive business across sales, aftersales, finance and customer experience. Designed by car people, for car people, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is trusted by leading automotive groups and OEMs and is shaping the next generation of automotive retail technology.

The Role

You will be responsible for identifying, qualifying, developing, and closing net‑new [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] customers within UK dealer groups.

You will own the full sales cycle, from first meaningful engagement through to signed contract. Working closely with pre‑sales, product specialists, and senior leadership.

Success in this role requires confidence selling into complex dealership organisations, managing multiple stakeholders, and positioning [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] credibly against legacy DMS platforms and peripheral systems.

Whilst this is a hybrid role, you will be expected to be in our office either in London or Solihull 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

  • Win new [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] customers across UK automotive dealer groups
  • Own and deliver against a new‑business sales quota (ARR / bookings)
  • Proactively generate pipeline through outbound activity, partners and events.
  • Work with pre-sales to run structured discovery aligned to dealership operations and core systems
  • Manage long, multi‑stakeholder sales cycles from qualification through close
  • Lead commercial discussions, proposals, and contract negotiations
  • Position [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] competitively in DMS evaluations and re‑platforming exercises
  • Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting within CRM
  • Collaborate closely with pre‑sales to deliver value‑led DMS demonstrations
  • Engage confidently with senior buyers including Dealer Principals, MDs, CFOs, COOs, IT and Digital leaders

Requirements

  • Proven experience as an IC in a new‑business / hunter role within B2B SaaS and enterprise software
  • Strong knowledge of DMS platforms and dealership systems supporting sales, finance, service, and parts
  • Experience selling into operationally complex, multi‑site dealership organisations
  • Track record of closing net‑new customers
  • Comfortable generating pipeline as well as closing it
  • Experience managing formal buying processes and procurement cycles
  • Strong commercial acumen, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Disciplined approach to qualification, deal strategy, and forecasting
  • Understanding of dealership group structures and decision‑making dynamics
  • Familiarity with structured sales methodologies (e.g. MEDDPICC)
  • Experience positioning against established or incumbent enterprise platforms

What Success Looks Like

  • High‑quality, well‑qualified new‑business pipeline
  • Clear deal ownership with defined close plans
  • Accurate, evidence‑based forecasting
  • Consistent conversion of opportunities into closed revenue
  • Strong credibility with senior dealership stakeholders

Why Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?

  • Sell a proven, enterprise‑grade AI-powered DMS and automotive retail platform
  • Operate in a specialised, defensible market where domain knowledge matters
  • High autonomy and accountability
  • Competitive salary and commission structure
  • Opportunity to grow with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] as the platform continues to scale

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience with an OTE + a company car
  • Share scheme
  • Hybrid working
  • 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays
  • 4x life assurance
  • Enhanced family-friendly leave - 5 months' full pay for maternity or adoption, plus 2 weeks' fully paid paternity/adoption leave and an extra 2 weeks to use as paid annual leave within 24 months of birth or adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - free, confidential 24/7 support for you and your immediate family (including counselling, legal & financial advice, and wellbeing resources)
  • Ongoing training & professional development
  • Cycle to Work scheme - save up to 40% on bikes and accessories through salary sacrifice
  • Eyecare vouchers - free eye test and contribution towards prescription glasses
  • Regular social events

About Us

Our story began more than 20 years ago, but right from the start, it has been rooted in the specific needs of the automotive industry. As automotive professionals as well as technologists, we wanted to build practical technology solutions that were designed around how automotive businesses work, recognising what makes them different. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an unparalleled Automotive Intelligence Platform that enables automotive retail customers and OEMs to drive growth and profitability throughout every aspect of their business.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s cloud-based, secure end-to-end ecosystem unlocks the value of every customer. Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner that helps automotive retailers and OEMs run more efficiently and increase revenue by making better commercial and business decisions more easily.

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