Drive strategy, planning, and execution of sales for Appspace’s Employee Comms Solution to customers and prospective customers
Work closely with strategic partners and channel community and partner with Account Executive peers or sell directly to buyers
Drive revenue growth through ongoing pipeline development and deal-winning activities
Take a leadership role driving Appspace Employee Comms sales for assigned territory
Target accounts to acquire new Appspace customers and upsell/cross-sell to existing accounts
Be the go-to expert on Appspace in a collaborative sales approach with strategic technology and channel partners
Build and execute an innovative business plan with strategic partners and channel community
Present and demonstrate the Appspace story and Employee Comms capabilities in early sales stages and coordinate additional resources
Engage cross-functional resources from Engineering, Marketing, IT, and others as needed to drive sales
Grow and convert pipeline from multiple sources and establish reference customers
Accurately forecast pipeline development and report on opportunities within assigned territory
Negotiate with peers, partners, and customers using a win/win philosophy
Represent Appspace at partner meetings, trade shows, events, and conferences
Requirements
5+ years experience in a sales and/or business development role in an information Technology capacity (Hardware, Software, Networking, etc.) with SaaS selling experience strongly preferred.
Deep expertise and proven experience in selling employee comms solutions to typical buyers including human resources, communications and technology buyers.
Bachelor’s Degree; Business and/or Computer Science/IT preferred
Entrepreneurial thinker; aggressive, energetic, self-starter with an established skillset in solution and relationship sales
Proven history of performance in developing and maintaining strong prospect, partner, and customer relationships including confidence in presenting to senior levels
Proficient in team selling approach, comfortable applying business acumen and financial expertise to identify and qualify opportunities
Experienced in sales strategies including discovery, deal qualification, negotiation, close
Prior experience and proficient user of Salesforce or other enterprise-level CRM systems
Comfortable in customer, prospects and partner-facing roles and possess strong presentation skills, technical acumen, and the drive to win.