Continuously drives the building of pipeline and effectively manages the stages of such pipeline; owns sales forecast accuracy, demand generation, deal strategy development and trend analysis
Follow a defined sales process to learn and understand the challenges that small and medium sized business owners face and recommend solutions based on their needs
Demonstrate a strong ability to close the deal while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction
Meet and exceed established productivity goals
Utilize Salesforce to log, track, and maintain customer records
Manage client relationships from lead to “live to site” and onward
Build strong working relationships with PayPal team (Finance, Pricing, Compliance, Legal, Marketing, Product and Integration) to enable efficient interaction between PayPal and the merchant and its end users
Gain and demonstrate wide professional knowledge of the payments industry and its sector to the merchant through a consultative selling approach
Closely work with Product, Marketing and Risk teams to enhance PayPal’s value proposition and design tailored solutions
Requirements
Existing working experience in sales, business development or consulting within a fast-paced and target-oriented environment
Proven track record in sales attainment required
Knowledge of ecommerce, retail, or payment industry, and genuine interest in digital, mobile commerce and innovation
Strong presentation and communication skills: comfortable presenting and negotiating with e-commerce managers/directors and senior executives via the phone, video conferences or in person
Strong cross-functional project management skills; comfortable in a complex selling environment with multiple decision makers
Team player with great interpersonal, cross-cultural, communication skills
Demonstration of all PayPal expected behaviors, positive/ownership mentality required
Ability to effectively manage a pipeline and be an organized administrator working within a defined sales process
Ability to provide continued momentum and focus throughout short, medium and long sales cycles
Ability to develop rapport through telephone and video meetings to move discussions forward
Ability to effectively communicate deal status to internal management including senior leadership with realistic timelines
Ability to accurately forecast launch dates and launch plans around specific deals
Ability to close deals while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction
Experience using Salesforce to log, track, and maintain customer records