Senior Sales Director – Mobility, Industrial, and Advanced Technology

Role Overview

The Sr. Sales Director leads USA Rare Earth’s commercial growth across the mobility, industrial, and advanced technology markets, including automotive and motor manufacturing. This senior role owns an end-to-end book of business, from strategic account planning and new program capture through demand forecasting and year-over-year account growth.

What You Will Do

The ideal candidate will drive demand generation and close orders with OEM customers across the assigned region, build and maintain executive-level relationships with customer engineering, procurement, and program management organizations, and lead development of MOUs, JDAs, and supply agreements to secure 2026 and beyond volume commitments.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and growing complex, technical accounts within long sales-cycle industrial markets, strong executive presence and communication skills, and the ability to independently manage a full sales cycle, from prospecting through contract negotiation and account growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive commercial or sales experience
• 5+ years focused on mobility, industrial, advanced technology, or an adjacent industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Engineering or a related field
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred
• Proven CRM proficiency (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales or Salesforce.com)
• Existing relationships with automotive, industrial motor, automation, robotics, or related OEM manufacturers strongly preferred

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• 401(k) or retirement plan
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave)
• Flexible work arrangements (remote work)