Senior Account Executive, Universities

Uber Uber · Consumer · Nashville, TN +2 · Sales & Account Management

Uber is seeking a Senior Account Executive for its Uber Transit division, focusing on partnerships with Universities and Colleges. The role involves driving sales, managing relationships from initial contact to contract closure, and achieving sales targets. The ideal candidate will have experience in sales and marketing to educational institutions, proficiency with CRM tools like Salesforce, and a passion for public mobility.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive towards 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.
  2. Scale university partnerships in your region for a company that’s growing rapidly and constantly changing. Drive continuous process improvement to deliver a consistent world-class & effective sales experience.
  3. Use tools such as Salesforce, Gong, and the Google Suite to track activities and manage the Sales funnel.
  4. 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.
  5. Lead meetings and business planning sessions with internal and external partners. Clearly communicate metrics and progress on a regular cadence to key customers.

Skills

Required

  • 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

Nice to have

  • 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 builders’ spirit! Making something where nothing existed before gets you excited