Director, Dealer Groups & Dealer Influencers - Auto

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential! The Opportunity The dealership is where the car buying journey begins. Join the FICO® Score Auto Industry Practice to lead FICO's relationships with the most influential franchised dealer groups in the U.S. Reporting to the VP of Auto Industry Practice, you will look after the top dealer groups and the platforms and partners that shape how dealers work. What You’ll Contribute Build a coverage model across the top U.S. franchised dealer groups. Establish direct relationships with Platform Directors, F&I leaders, and senior dealer group executives. Set a regular cadence of virtual and in-person engagement for each priority account, with clear goals and next steps. Build trusted relationships with dealer influencers, including digital retail, F&I, and DMS/CRM platforms, dealer associations, and industry groups. Partner with Analytics, Product, and Marketing to design dealer-focused education on FICO® Scores, framed around F&I performance, customer experience, and closing deals. Build a repeatable talk track that explains why FICO® Scores matter to dealers, in the language dealers use, not the language lenders use. Lead roundtables and workshops at major industry events, including the NADA Show and other dealer events. Protect and grow FICO® Score usage across the franchised dealer segment through active, high-quality relationships. Drive adoption of FICO's latest auto scores. Guide dealers through testing and adopting new score versions. Build multi-year engagement strategies with clear segmentation and positioning to strengthen FICO's go-to-market in the dealer channel. Track competitive activity and new dealer technology trends. Share insights that sharpen FICO's strategy. Partner with Sales & Client Success to develop dealer-facing proof points and engagement materials. Collaborate with lender-facing teams on consistent messaging. Bring the voice of top dealer groups back into FICO to shape product priorities and content. Advise the VP of Auto on dealer market insights and bring them to the FICO® Scores Leadership Team. What We’re Seeking Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience. MBA or advanced degree preferred. 8+ years of experience in the automotive retail or auto finance ecosystem, with deep knowledge of franchised dealer operations. Direct experience working at or with a large-franchised dealer group. A strong understanding of how large dealer groups are structured and how Platform Directors and F&I teams choose technology and vendors. A proven track record of building executive-level relationships in the auto industry, with experience effectively presenting to C-Suite and industry audiences. The ability to turn complex credit scoring concepts into clear stories for non-lender audiences. Enough analytical fluency to guide dealers through score testing and discuss model performance and competitive differences with credibility. Cross-functional skill in aligning Sales, Analytics, Product, and Marketing through influence, not authority. Experience with automotive technology platforms, captive finance, DMS/CRM vendors, or F&I product providers is a strong plus. Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including executive-level materials. Ability to travel domestically 35% to 50% for dealer visits, the NADA Show, and industry events. Our Offer to You An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others. The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences. Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so. An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie. The targeted base pay range for this role is: $132,300 to $207,900 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience. #LI-Remote #LI-CH1 Why Make a Move to FICO? At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today - Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more. FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide: Credit Scoring - FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders. Fraud Detection and Security - 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems. Lending - 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score. Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people - just like you - who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks! Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. Information submitted with your application is subject to the FICO Privacy policy at FICO powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, FICO has been the trusted backbone of financial decisioning for more than seven decades. We empower businesses worldwide with applied intelligence and advanced analytics to transform complex data into fair, explainable, and actionable decisions - enabling smarter outcomes, stronger customer relationships, and sustainable growth. FICO clients include more than half of the top 100 banks in the world, more than 600 personal and commercial line insurers in North America and Europe, 400+ retailers and general merchandisers, all of the 100 largest U.S. credit card issuers, and more. FICO is a global leader in analytics software, empowering businesses to make smarter, faster decisions through cutting-edge data science, machine learning, and AI. Creators of the iconic FICO® Score - the standard in credit decisioning - and recognized in both the Forrester Wave™ and Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for its decision intelligence. FICO delivers a powerful platform built on Applied Intelligence, combining advanced analytics with explainable AI to drive transparency, reduce risk, and enable hyper-personalized customer experiences at scale. Trusted by organizations across financial services, insurance, payments, and beyond, FICO turns data into decisions that matter. #J-18808-Ljbffr FICO