Business Development Director, Americas

G D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We shape trust in the digital age with built-in security tech in three segments: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our collaboration within G D.

We are the reliable partner for all challenges resulting from the Internet of Things. We offer a complete connectivity portfolio for mobile network operators, automotive manufacturers, technology companies such as chip and module manufacturers as well as transport and logistics providers. Our portfolio includes highly secure solutions in the area of connectivity & IoT, from classic SIM, eSIM and iSIM, to the associated embedded operating systems and life cycle management, through to services for global connectivity and IoT solutions. Do you want to actively shape the digital transformation with us?

Job Summary:

The Business Development Director, AMERICAS – IoT Solutions is a senior hunter sales role responsible for driving new business growth across North America and Latin America for IoT-based logistics and track-and-trace solutions. Focus countries are the USA and Canada. This position focuses on acquiring new customers and developing customer relationships in transportation, logistics, freight, supply chain, and related industries. The role requires deep logistics industry knowledge and a proven background in sales or business development for logistics technology, telematics, tracking, visibility, or track-and-trace solutions. Guiding and working with Sales colleagues in NAM and LATAM, the successful candidate will identify and qualify new opportunities, engage senior decision-makers, build a strong pipeline, and drive closing deals that support the growth of G D’s IoT Solutions in the AMERICAS region. Success in this role is measured by new-logo acquisitions, revenue growth and pipeline creation. The role is based in the USA and requires travel (e.g. to attend industry events/conferences), mainly across the NAM region.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum 7 years of B2B sales, business development, or key account experience in logistics, transport, telematics, IoT, supply chain technology, or related solutions.
• Proven track record of winning new business and exceeding revenue targets in a hunter-oriented sales environment.
• Demonstrated success selling into transportation, freight, warehousing, 3PL, parcel, cold chain, or supply chain organizations.
• Experience selling tracking, visibility, GPS, sensor-based, smart label, or similar IoT-enabled solutions strongly preferred.
• Experience managing enterprise sales cycles, including prospecting, solution positioning, negotiations, and contract closure.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong logistics industry expertise, preferably including understanding of shipment workflows, fleet operations, asset visibility, and supply chain pain points.
• Ability to translate operational customer challenges into consultative solution opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop and execute Sales strategies across multiple regions and customer segments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• High initiative, self-motivation, and the ability to work independently.
• Strong pipeline discipline and forecasting capability, and CRM proficiency.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across operations, technical, product, and customer service teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel across AMERICAS as required, including North America and occasionally LATAM.
  
  
  

Essential Functions:

• Drive new business development across the AMERICAS region for G D’s logistics and tracking solutions, with primary focus on the USA market.
• Prospect, qualify, and convert new opportunities in logistics, transportation, and supply chain industries.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities through outbound prospecting, networking and partner engagement.
• Engage senior customer stakeholders to understand business needs and present tailored IoT Solutions.
• Lead solution-selling efforts for tracking and logistics offerings, including smart labels, solar trackers and platform-based services.
• Develop strategic account plans to win new logos.
• Represent the voice of the customer internally and coordinate cross-functionally to support successful solution design, proposal development, implementation, and customer success.
• Negotiate commercial terms and close contracts that deliver profitable growth.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, sales forecasts, activity reporting, and pipeline hygiene.
• Act as a market ambassador for IoT Solutions, strengthening brand awareness and leveraging reference customers to support growth in the logistics sector.
• Achieve assigned revenue, pipeline, and growth targets while maintaining high standards of professionalism, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.
  
  
  

The On-Target Earnings (OTE) pay range for this position is $175,000 - $210,000 annually. Benefits offered to eligible employees include medical, dental, vision, 16 days of paid time off per year, 11 paid holidays per year, parental leave, 401K w/ employer match, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, long-term care insurance, HSA, FSA, EAP, commuter benefits, education assistance and legal plan