Director, Sales Americas

Rise above. Are you ready to take human possibility to a new dimension with us?

Supernal is an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company that’s developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle and the ground-to-air ecosystem to support the emerging industry. By creating a sustainable, integrated, and human-centered ecosystem, we are committed to taking a thoughtful and responsible approach to entering the AAM market with a product that meets the high level of safety and reliability in today’s air transportation system.

The future of mobility starts with people. We believe in creative thinking and collaboration to help build a better mobility experience for everyone, improving people’s ability to move – whether for work or play. Join our dynamic team as we strive to be a part of something greater where potential powers tomorrow!

Supernal provides an inviting open-space workplace designed to foster collaboration, which aligns with one of our core values. This position is required to work on-site 5 days a week.

What we do:

The Director, Sales Americas will develop a customer development funnel with the required value propositions to sell in different priority countries to achieve sales targets. This role will demonstrate an ability to create and implement a regional sales strategy and ensure that the market prioritization and customer pipeline are aligned with the company's overall goals. The selected candidate for this position will primarily handle markets in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

What you can do:

• Develop a customer segmentation strategy and prospect list in target markets and implement the plan with internal stakeholder teams (Policy and Ecosystem Partnerships, Product Strategy). 

• Build and retain a strong customer base that develops client relationships from initial concept of operation development to a binding purchase agreement.  

• Develop and execute go-to-market sales strategies that align with the company's overall sales goals and customer development roadmap, including prioritizing new and growing markets, developing market development plans, and setting revenue targets for the sales organization. 

• Make data-driven recommendations to leadership and externally to help customers plan for entry into service. 

• Co-create the value propositions for our product portfolio in our target markets. 

• Manage your assigned region’s sales pipeline to secure pre-orders, orders, and associated business models to develop business with customers. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key potential and established customers to ensure that the company is aggressively growing revenue opportunity, while meeting customer needs and retaining business. 

• Analyze market trends, potential opportunities, data and customer feedback in order to build and improve sales performance, and to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to address areas for improvement and develop strategies to address them. 

• Drive company results from both an operational and financial perspective. 

• Create effective measurement tools to gauge the efficiency and effectiveness of internal and external processes. 

• Work with executive leadership on budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation programs. 

• Work closely with management to create, implement and roll out plans for Sales goals, processes, internal infrastructures, reporting systems and company policies. 

• Assure compliance to and consistent application of law, rules and regulations, company policies and procedures for all assigned areas. 

• Prepare and regularly communicates detailed operational and management reports that show meaningful metrics, progress, and insights on performance, issues, and opportunities. 

• Foster a growth oriented, positive and encouraging environment while keeping employees and management accountable to company policies, procedures and guidelines. 

• Collaborate to develop and implement action plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization. 

• Drive growth and market expansion strategies, with appropriate attention on long-range issues and timely attention to immediate short-term issues. 

• May require up to 30% domestic and international travel 

• Other duties as assigned 

What you can contribute:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, contracts, aviation management or similar is required; Master’s degree, in aviation industry