Sr Sales Executive

About the company

ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry with innovative, user-designed, data-driven applications and solutions. Our mission is to build the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling, and managing used vehicles. Our network of brands includes ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital, ACV Capital, True360, and Data Services.

At ACV, we focus on the health, physical, financial, social, and emotional wellness of our teammates. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere.

About the role

ACV is looking for a resilient, tenacious sales professional energized by driving new business growth and expanding dealer partnerships. The Sr. Sales Executive role exists to grow ACV's market share by owning the full sales cycle—from identifying and engaging prospects to converting them into loyal dealer partners. This is a mobile, territory-based role requiring daily in-person dealership visits, relationship-building, and a gritty, solutions-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a prioritized prospect list of new franchises and independent dealerships within the assigned territory.
• Execute high-volume outreach through in-person visits, phone engagement, and attendance at regional/local events to develop relationships with decision-makers.
• Qualify prospects using ACV’s opportunity framework, assessing business volume, current channel mix, key decision-makers, and competitive displacement potential.
• Lead in-person discovery meetings to understand each prospect’s operational workflow, challenges, and current auction relationships.
• Position ACV’s portfolio of products and services against the dealer’s current channels with a data-driven case grounded in ACV’s value proposition.
• Conduct live in-person platform demos and provide education on ACV’s operating policies.
• Introduce additional ACV product lines to support a full-service solution for customers.
• Negotiate and close seller agreements, including pricing structure.
• Coordinate with Territory Managers to align on target accounts, share prospect intelligence, and execute clean handoffs for newly activated dealerships.
• Accurately record and utilize Salesforce daily for pipeline management, activity tracking, and reporting.
• Achieve or exceed established sales and revenue targets consistently.
• Track, understand, and provide feedback on regional market dynamics and trends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 7+ years of B2B field sales experience, with a proven track record of opening net-new accounts and driving business expansion.
• 5+ years of experience selling within the automotive industry.
• Track record of closing deals with high-level decision-makers (e.g., Dealer Principals, CEOs, COOs).
• CRM fluency (Salesforce preferred) to manage, plan, and report on your sales pipeline.
• Strong analytic mindset with demonstrated ability to use data for decision-making and prioritization.
• Comfortable with a mobile, territory-based role requiring daily field travel throughout the geographic area.
• Sharp relationship-building instincts across in-person, phone, and written communication.
• Exceptional business acumen with a solid grasp of the retail and wholesale marketplace.
• Strategic foresight and ability to leverage relationships for long-term success.
• Resilient, solutions-oriented mindset focused on turning objections into opportunities with data-backed insights.
• Experience with a digital wholesale platform (strongly preferred).
• Prior experience in a paired or split field sales model (e.g., hunter/farmer, SDR/AE) is preferred.
• Ability to travel outside the assigned geographic area for meetings or training as required.
• Fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension).
• Valid driver’s license and use of a validly registered and insured motor vehicle.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plans, including a high-deductible, low-cost health plan.
• Company-sponsored (paid) short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Comprehensive optional benefits such as dental, vision, supplemental life/AD&D, legal/ID protection, and accident/critical illness insurance.
• Generous paid time off, including uncapped vacation days, 3+ paid sick days, 6 paid company holidays, 2 floating holidays, and additional paid leave (parental, bereavement, jury duty, voting, etc.).
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with opportunities to earn company stock.
• Retirement planning through the company’s 401(k) plan.