Navigate a primarily greenfield geographic territory, engage in top of funnel activity and prospecting while effectively managing a complex sales cycle (approximately 6-12 months) to a successful close.
Leverage internal resources within the larger sales organization and work cross-functionally with the customer success team and external customer and partner ecosystems to drive deals.
Deliver in-person and virtual presentations to LOB and IT audiences; perform client discovery, communicate ROI, and build business value.
Serve as a trusted advisor to customers and colleagues, engaging multiple stakeholders throughout complex enterprise deals.
Prospect for and land new customer logos and consistently achieve quota.
Sell Appian's AI-Powered Process Platform solutions to drive digital transformation, improve workflows, and optimize operations.
Requirements
5-10+ years of direct selling experience and a minimum of 2 years experience as an Enterprise Account Executive, selling complex technologies at the enterprise level to State, Local and Education customers.
History of consistent quota achievement.
Examples of landing new customer logos.
Strong job tenure: history of displaying loyalty and perseverance through long, stable job tenure and positive career trajectory.
Experience navigating a complex sales cycle from start to finish, leveraging internal resources within the larger sales organization, cross functionally with the customer success team and externally across customer and partner ecosystems.
Strong presentation skills for delivering in-person and virtual presentations to LOB & IT audiences, including client discovery, communicating ROI and building business value.
A trusted advisor to both customers and colleagues to leverage multiple stakeholders throughout complex deals.
Actively seeking to understand industry trends to help position against competitors.