Strategic Account Executive
Own enterprise sales across Higher Education accounts in a national territory, prospecting, building relationships, negotiating value-based deals, and expanding customer reach. Requires 5+ years of closing experience, technology-sector experience, and success selling to state, local, and education organizations.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Prospect into Higher Education organizations while running an efficient sales process.
- Maintain, build, and own relationship maps for the territory, including existing relationships and aspirational contacts.
- Develop a deep understanding of customers’ businesses.
- Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms by selling value and ROI.
- Manage existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth within the assigned territory.
- Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with complex challenges.
- Identify the steps needed to close business and gain customer validation.
- Identify robust value drivers behind opportunities.
- Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency.
Requirements
- 5+ years of closing experience, including field selling within mid-market or enterprise accounts.
- History of meeting or exceeding direct sales goals of 800k+ and managing an average deal size of $50k+.
- Ability to prospect and build pipeline independently using a defined methodology.
- Experience at an innovative technology company; SaaS or IT infrastructure experience preferred.
- Experience selling to state, local, and education organizations, with the ability to win new logos.
- Willingness to regularly travel to client sites within the area and other regions by car, train, or air as business needs require.
Benefits and Compensation
- High income-earning opportunities based on individual performance.
- New-hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
- Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message.
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program.
- Inclusive company culture and opportunities to join Community Guilds.
- Medical benefits package.
- Retirement savings match.
- Pet adoption and insurance program.
Skills
SaaS, It Infrastructure, MEDDIC, Command Of The Message, Sales Forecasting, Pipeline Development, Enterprise Sales, Field Selling, Roi Selling, Territory Management
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