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The Company’s cloud-based, software as a service (“SaaS”) platform enables dealerships to manage their end-to-end business operations including the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring, repair, and maintenance of vehicles. By automating and streamlining critical workflows, the integrated platform of modern solutions enables dealers to sell and service more vehicles by creating simple and convenient experiences for customers and improves their financial and operational performance.\nResponsibilities & Essential functions\nA key aspect of this role is the relentless pursuit of scaling the team, improving efficiency, and implementing best practice standards across the board. The manager is tasked with continuously seeking innovative ways to enhance team operations and effectiveness.\nPlanning and Execution: Develop and execute data driven plans, ensuring alignment with CDK's business goals and objectives for but not limited to resource allocation, communication plans, performance monitoring, Coaching and developing plans, change management, standards, processes, and best practices.\nTeam Scaling and Efficiency: Focus on optimizing team efficiency and resource allocation to meet evolving business needs.\nLeadership: Ensure Regional Sr. Platform Specialists provide the coaching, and development across the designated regional teams. Implement structured coaching and development programs for team members, ensuring continuous professional growth and skill enhancement.\nCollaboration: Work closely with the Platform Specialist Operation team to define utilization reporting to ensure team alignment and resourcing, establish feedback mechanisms that provide deep feedback on Platform Specialists role performance. Collaborate with Product Marketing and the Operations team to ensure training and certifications are defined and completed in a timely manner by all team members.\nManagement: Oversee the creation and execution of performance plans, maintaining meticulous documentation to track progress and identify areas for improvement. Ensure the team's adherence to established sales standards and processes, meeting and exceeding set expectations. Regularly assess both individual and team performance, ensuring alignment with CDK's expectations and objectives, and making resource adjustments as necessary to maintain high standards of excellence.\nGoal Setting and Alignment: Facilitate individual and team goal setting, aligning these objectives with CDK's broader business goals and strategies. Utilize data and analytics to inform strategic decisions, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement in team performance.\nFollow all CDK Global policies and procedures\nComplete all mandatory assigned compliance tasks and acknowledgements\nMeet or exceed all performance expectations\nHire and train new employees\nOrganize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks\nSet goals for performance, monitor employee productivity, and provide constructive feedback and coaching\nEnsure adherence to legal and company policies and procedures and undertake disciplinary actions if the need arises\nRole model company values and leadership expectations\nRequired Job Skills & Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience\nDemonstrated experience leading and developing teams with strong coaching and mentoring abilities. Proven high employee engagement track record.\nProven ability and success analyzing data and trends to inform strategic decisions.\n4+ years’ experience as a Manager of pre sales roles OR proven track record of leadership (either as a people leader) in a role that demonstrates knowledge of the sales process and the impact of a pre-sales solution team.\nAbility to travel up to 35%; including overnight travel\nSaaS enterprise solution background Strong sales acumen - proven track record sales or pre-sales with a deep understanding of sales process, sales strategies, and methodologies\nAutomotive experience desired but not required\nCompensation: $117,000 - $135,000\nPhysical Requirements:\nOperate Computer Hardware and Other Office Equipment: Constantly\nRepetitive Motion: Constantly\nPosition and Move Items: Seldom\nPhysical Demands: Up to 15 pounds\nRemain in a Stationary Position: Occasionally\nMove About: Occasionally\nAdjust Posture for Movement: Seldom\nAscend and Descend: Seldom\nObserve or Inspect Details: Frequently\nCommunicate Information and Ideas so that Others will Understand: Constantly\nExposure to Outdoor Weather Conditions: Seldom\nDetects Auditory Cues: Constantly\nExposure to Confined Spaces: Frequently\nOperate a Vehicle Safely: Seldom\nAbility to Navigate Airports, Transportation, and/or Other Travel Related Tasks: Frequently\nCDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to:\nPaid Time Off (PTO)\n\n401K Matching Program\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\nAt CDK, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people, customers and communities. We are open, curious and encourage different views, so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.\nCDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued. 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