Skillsoft
We propel organizations and people to grow together through transformative learning experiences.
Senior Acquisition Account Executive
Location
United States
Posted
46 days ago
Salary
$100K - $120K / year
8 yrs expEnglishSFDC
Job Description
• Drive top-line revenue growth through new customer acquisition.
• Sell Skillsoft Content, Platform and Services solutions directly to corporate decision makers.
• Partner with Specialist reps on cross-sell opportunities for new customers.
• Collaborate and partner with Growth reps on upsell opportunities in a land-and-expand sales motion.
• Influence prospects at the senior leadership level.
• Develop a thorough understanding of Skillsoft sales plays.
• Win by representing a solution line with key competitive differentiators.
• Partner with related sales, marketing, and support resources in the successful advancement of critical opportunities and market penetration.
• Responsible for meeting prep with research, agendas agreed on by prospect and a tailored presentation coupled with impeccable follow-up.
• Outline measurable and defined business objectives and goals with timelines, (related to revenue and growth of whitespace).
• Document sales data for accurate pipeline management and provide management, feedback and recommendations on pipeline health, risk, opportunity, and progress.
• Operate with a sense of urgency, be competitive, and demonstrate a positive, winning attitude.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 8+ years of direct sales experience, selling SaaS, B2B, enterprise software to VP, SVP, and C-Level Executives with outstanding quota attainment history.
- History of exceeding sales targets with a keen understanding of the steps involved in a sales cycle and ability to leverage each stage to advance the sale.
- Experience in and the ability to navigate through complex organizations and sell to multiple decision-makers, including the “C Suite”.
- Expert knowledge/usage of Salesforce.com and proficient in MS Office Suite.
- Ability to prospect with a structured activity model to maximize revenue growth.
- Negotiate effectively based on value and time to close.
- Skilled at demonstrating solutions and speaking the language of corporate buyers and respectfully challenge their thinking.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to collaborate and leverage subject matter expertise in a matrixed sales environment.
- Capability to understand complex client requirements and to clearly articulate the company’s offerings to develop solutions to meet those requirements.
- Willingness to take ownership, issue resolution and a commitment and ownership of your and your team’s success.
- Disciplined, process-oriented approach to customer acquisition.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid time off
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