Role Description
The Senior Sales Director leads Blinkβs Business Development Managers and the Channel and Partnerships Manager. You will be an operating leader and player-coach, accountable for strategic account wins, vertical strategy, and the quality of multi-location and OEM deals. We sell through various verticals. You will set priorities across them, coach your team through complex negotiations, and personally lead the most strategic opportunities.
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Lead and Develop the Team
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Lead, coach, and develop BD, Enterprise, and Channel professionals, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
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Coach reps through MSA, multiyear, OEM, and rollout negotiations, and raise the standard for deal structure and executive engagement.
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Build a bench of vertical specialists with real networks in their markets.
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Drive Strategy and Deals
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Set vertical strategy and priorities across several verticals.
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Act as executive sponsor and closer on the most strategic accounts and OEM relationships.
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Run deal review and approvals on pricing, terms, and rollout commitments with Finance and Legal.
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Forecast accurately and report pipeline, bookings, and risk to SVP Global Sales.
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Partner Across the Business
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Align with the Territory Sales team so signed programs convert into local site wins.
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Oversee the distributor and wholesaler strategy in partnership with the Channel and Partnerships Manager.
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Work with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing on vertical requirements, go-to-market, and customer delivery.
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Bring competitive and market intelligence to Sales leadership and contribute to annual planning and incentive design.
Qualifications
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10+ years of B2B enterprise sales or business development experience, including 5+ years leading teams.
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Has personally closed and coached complex MSA, multiyear, OEM, or portfolio rollout deals with 6β18 month cycles.
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Senior-level relationships within various target verticals.
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Demonstrated results as a leader: team bookings, quota attainment, and retention you can document.
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Commercial acumen in pricing, deal structuring, contracts, and ROI modeling.
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Strong forecasting discipline and Salesforce fluency.
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Ability to lead a distributed, remote team.
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Willingness to travel.
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Bachelorβs degree required; MBA preferred.
Requirements
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EV charging, energy, or infrastructure industry experience preferred.
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OEM, dealer network, or large property portfolio experience preferred.
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Experience managing channel or distribution partners alongside direct enterprise sales preferred.