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Strategic Account Executive – SLED

Account ExecutiveSalesFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2010H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Kansas + 2 moreAll locations: Kansas | Missouri | Washington

Posted

67 days ago

Salary

$135K - $150K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Strategic Account Executive – SLED

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• Prospect into large State, Local, and Education organizations while running an efficient sales process • Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts • Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business • Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large SLED enterprises by selling value and ROI • Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory • Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges that defy easy solution • Have intuitive sense of necessary steps to close business and gain customer validation • Identify robust set of value drivers behind all opportunities • Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency

Job Requirements

  • Someone with 5+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within assigned SLED region)
  • Someone with 2-3+ years of SLED/Gov sales experience
  • Driven and have met/exceeded direct sales goals of 1M+ and operated with an average deal size of $100k+
  • Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and build pipeline on your own
  • Experienced in working for an innovative tech company (SaaS, IT infrastructure or similar preferred)
  • Experienced in selling into large SLED organizations with the ability to win new logos
  • Role requires regular travel to client sites, within your area and other regions, using various modes of transportation (car, train, air), depending on business needs

Benefits

  • High income earning opportunities based on self performance
  • New hire stock equity (RSU) 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 for in-house networking
  • An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
  • Generous and competitive medical benefits package
  • Retirement savings match
  • Pet adoption and insurance program

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