Guild

Strategic Account Director, Healthcare

Guild

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Arizona, California, Colorado

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Salary

💰 $185,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Guild is hiring a dynamic and strategic Strategic Account Director (Healthcare) to drive new business acquisition by advocating for the strategic value of education benefits to enterprise healthcare organizations
  • Initiate and maintain senior-level client relationships, understand their unique business goals, and close net new business
  • Navigate complex sales structures end-to-end, utilizing strategies such as prospecting, call planning, account planning, and organizational mapping to drive positive outcomes
  • Build relationships with C-suite executives and senior level leaders at enterprise healthcare organizations to identify opportunities and drive revenue growth
  • Partner with internal teams (e.g., BDR, ABM) to prospect and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities
  • Use data-driven insights to craft tailored solutions that address operational, clinical, or administrative challenges in the healthcare sector
  • Design and deliver customer-facing presentations and proposals focused on tangible outcomes and value
  • Cultivate internal champions within accounts to ensure broad support and alignment on decision-making processes
  • Work cross-functionally with internal partners to design tailored programs, deliver executive presentations, and scope projects aligned with healthcare organizations’ needs
  • Lead contract negotiations for sophisticated, high-value deals
  • Develop detailed account plans and executive briefing documents to guide account strategy and pipeline management
  • Adapt strategies based on evolving offerings and market conditions

Requirements

  • 7+ years of field sales experience at the enterprise level, preferably within healthcare or related industries
  • Proven success managing and closing complex sales cycles within healthcare organizations or Fortune 500 accounts (bonus for experience selling to CHROs, HR, or C-level healthcare executives)
  • Knowledge of healthcare organizations, employee benefits, or operational challenges within healthcare
  • Experience navigating healthcare compliance requirements and regulations during the sales process
  • Experience with large contract values ($1M+) and a consistent track record of exceeding quota
  • Familiarity with selling into highly regulated industries, such as healthcare
  • Exceptional organizational, consultative, and presentation skills, with a strategic mindset and a structured approach to client engagements
  • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth or ever-evolving environment
  • Ability to create urgency with clients and internal stakeholders, paired with a persistent drive for results