Account Executive – Workday Services

Account Executive at Kognitiv Inc. focusing on new logo acquisition and managing full sales cycles.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tools & technologies

CloudERP

Key responsibilities & impact

Consistent New Business Acquisition.
As a full-cycle seller, you will be singularly responsible for revenue growth within your assigned territory.
Your focus is on forging long-term, strategic partnerships with new clients.
Your success is defined by your ability to prospect, strategize, negotiate, and close high-value deals with urgency.
Manage the complete sales cycle —from aggressive, self-sourced prospecting and lead qualification to complex contract negotiation and closing.
Must demonstrate a proven track record of consistently achieving and exceeding volume-based sales quotas.
Build and leverage networks with key senior-level decision-makers (VP and C-Suite) and local ecosystem partners to generate high-value lead referrals and co-selling opportunities.
Maintain a high level of sales activity, including outbound calls, social selling, and strategic engagement, to ensure pipeline health.

What you’ll need

Successful track record of driving new logo acquisition and managing extended sales cycles in the HR, Finance, or related enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) cloud ecosystem.
Must show demonstrable success in structuring and selling associated high-value Professional Services.
Proven ability to successfully navigate extended sales cycles and complex, multi-stakeholder environments while managing multiple concurrent opportunities.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to persuasively influence and manage stakeholders across all organizational levels.
Required fluency in English (written and verbal) is essential for global team collaboration and documentation.
Fluency in other regional languages is highly desirable and may be advantageous depending on the assigned territory.
Ability to meet travel requirements (15-20% a year) for regional events and critical customer meetings.

Comp & perks

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ProspectingLead QualificationContract NegotiationSales Quota AchievementProfessional Services Selling

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsPresentation SkillsPersuasive Influence