Director Business Development

The real world is the next frontier and at Metropolis we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy — a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access comfort and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical. The future isn’t coming; it’s here and we need builders innovators and problem solvers to help us create it.

Metropolis is seeking a strategic and dynamic Director Business Development to join our fast-growing team. As a key individual contributor you will own a regional territory driving net-new business and negotiating deals. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in expanding Metropolis's presence as we revolutionize parking and beyond with cutting-edge AI and computer vision technology. You'll leverage your relationship-building skills and network to drive growth and impact.

• Own the full sales cycle in your assigned regional territory (Minneapolis and Milwaukee) from prospecting and relationship development to negotiation and close
• Identify and develop net new business opportunities through multiple lead generation channels including cold outreach and networking events
• Use a consultative approach to uncover pain points and translate them into customized solution-oriented proposals
• Lead client presentations including discovery sessions and proposal delivery
• Build upon and create new relationships across key stakeholder groups
• Work cross functionally with teams on underwriting and financial modeling
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as marketing operations and legal to align efforts to overall business goals
• Monitor and manage pipeline development and sales performance metrics in CRM to drive continuous improvement
• Stay up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies to inform business development strategies and initiatives
• Travel regionally to support clients and prospecting as needed

• 8+ years in B2B business development sales or related roles
• Experience selling into asset managers ownership groups or other real estate partners
• Demonstrated ability to create new relationships and leverage existing ones to generate opportunities and accelerate deal velocity
• Strong understanding of P&L and creative deal structuring
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quota in net-new greenfield territories
• Skilled in managing complex multi-threaded deals with strong negotiation and closing capabilities
• Apply a creative approach to communicating value propositions across diverse audiences
• Data-literate with experience in pipeline management and forecasting
• Proficient in sales tools and CRM platforms such as Salesforce
• Experience leveraging AI tools to transform static workflows into responsive high-output processes
• Ability to travel regionally

• Experience selling within the proptech mobility or related industries

When you join Metropolis you'll join a team of world-class product leaders and engineers building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking mobility and real estate. Our goal is to build an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows. The anticipated base salary for this position is $145000.00 USD to $165000.00 USD annually. The actual base salary offered is determined by a number of variables including as appropriate the applicant's qualifications for the position years of relevant experience distinctive skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location of residence and/or place of employment. Base salary is one component of Metropolis' total compensation package which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits a 401(k) plan short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a lucrative stock option plan bonus plans and more. #LI-AW1 #LI-Onsite

What We Do

Metropolis Technologies Inc. is an artificial intelligence company whose computer vision platform enables checkout-free payment experiences for the real world. Its proprietary AI-driven technology reaches more than 50 million customers while reducing costs increasing transparency and capturing additional revenue for real estate partners. Following its take-private acquisition of SP+ Metropolis is now the largest parking network in North America with more than 4000 locations. To learn more about Metropolis please visit www.metropolis.io.

Why Work With Us

We’re not your typical technology company. We’re world-class software and hardware engineers we’re neighborhood urbanists and operators we’re caring customer support specialists we’re nerdy data scientists and machine learning engineers we’re designers and architects… and many things in-between and beyond.

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