823 Advizers
Max
Director Of Sales - Strategic Accounts
Ouster Lidar Inc.
University of Colorado, Boulder
N/A
Q1Career path
Product Management
Sales
Strategic Deals
1:10
"I found that the interaction with customers was probably what I was best at."
Q2Main responsibilities
Strategic Account Management
Sales Management
Business Development
1:11
"the fun part to me is doing the strategic negotiations and the contract portions to get these deals done."
Q3Day in the life
Sales
Project Management
Executive/Leadership
0:56
"Being very conscious of how you spend your time is a key part about being a successful salesperson."
Q4Most important skills - role
Organization
Communication
Strategic Thinking
1:46
"the key differentiator is strategic thinking. Um, not just about what's in front of you, but what's 10 steps ahead or what can help grow your business in a beneficial way."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Negotiation
Sales
Strategic Partnerships
1:33
"The most fun part is the deal itself—creating, fostering, working through it, especially strategic deals."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Stress Management
Sales Management
Communication
1:22
"as long as you handle that though, you know, things, things are typically fine."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Emerging Technologies
Technology
Sales
1:07
"this technology has a variety of use cases and we're still learning more"
Q8Who thrives in industry
Risk-Taking
Problem-Solving
Technology
0:50
"just being willing to take that risk and, and see something grow, um, is, is key."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Stress Management
Strategic Thinking
Time Management
1:18
"It's a shift in thinking to not, like, what tasks do I need to do right now? It's like, how do I strategically move something along?"
Q10Entry-level positions
Business Development
Product Management
Sales
1:57
"It's about performance. So, you know, it, it shows"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Internal Communications
Sales
Interpersonal Relationships
1:49
"Building internal relationships is almost more important than building external relationships."
Q12College ideas for success
Networking
Communication
Sales
1:02
"Relying on that ability [networking] is probably what I picked up most in college."