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Senior Account Executive, Universities

Uber, Seattle, WA, United States


About the Role Do you have extensive experience in sales and marketing to college and university administration staff and or transportation departments? The Senior Account Executive role for Uber Transit is a great opportunity to grow and expand Uber's mobility partnerships with universities and colleges! We are looking for someone to work as an individual contributor to spearhead new opportunities in North America and manage relationships with universities and colleges from initial discussions through to contract closure. You'll use your existing network to meet sales targets in a customer‑centric way, allowing you to set up our transit partnerships for success. What You’ll Do Best‑in‑class sales: Drive toward short and long‑term sales goals, ensuring the right people and processes are in place to get there. Be accountable for a sales target in your book of business and be held accountable to performance against it. Build processes and enable scale: Scale university partnerships in your region for a company that's growing rapidly and changing constantly. Drive continuous process improvement to deliver a consistent world‑class and effective sales experience. Excellence in sales tools: Use tools such as Salesforce, Gong, and the Google Suite to track activities and manage the sales funnel. Team collaboration: Collaborate closely with key members of the Transit and Universities team and the broader organization to ensure you can meet stated growth objectives. Be a strategic thought partner in regards to sales, partnerships, and acquisition. Stakeholder management: Lead meetings and business planning sessions with internal and external partners. Clearly communicate metrics and progress on a regular cadence to key customers. Be numbers savvy: Dive deep into the numbers and make data‑driven decisions and process improvements to ensure ongoing growth. Be responsible for identifying trends within your team’s performance as well as overall sales trends. Bring your passion for public and on‑campus mobility programs: You’ll be someone who is excited about public mobility options on university and college campuses and our ability to partner with education institutions to improve their on and off‑campus transportation experience. Act as an advocate for university and college mobility options by discovering their needs (both product and process). Basic Qualifications Minimum 5 years of experience in sales, business development, lead generation, marketing, or relevant sales experience. Experience in government sales, ideally to university or college campus administration staff and or transportation departments or transit agencies. Experience with Salesforce; ability to develop analysis based on CRM data in a scalable manner. Demonstrated ability in selling techniques, processes and tools. Portfolio of achievement growing a customer base and consistently exceeding revenue targets and company goals. Bachelor’s degree. Preferred Qualifications Selling mobility operations, technology‑based products or software‑as‑a‑service platforms. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as partner management. Desire to take initiative; lean in with your team; thrive on change and ambiguity. An owner’s mentality, taking on whatever work is needed for your team to accomplish its goal. A builder’s spirit! Making something where nothing existed before gets you excited. Compensation and Benefits Chicago, IL: USD 146,000 – 162,000 per year Dallas, TX: USD 146,000 – 162,000 per year Miami, FL: USD 146,000 – 162,000 per year Nashville, TN: USD 130,000 – 144,000 per year New York, NY: USD 162,000 – 180,000 per year Phoenix, AZ: USD 130,000 – 144,000 per year San Francisco, CA: USD 162,000 – 180,000 per year Seattle, WA: USD 146,000 – 162,000 per year Washington, DC: USD 162,000 – 180,000 per year For all U.S. locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber’s bonus program and may be offered sales bonuses and other types of compensation. All full‑time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits . #J-18808-Ljbffr