
Strategic Account Executive
Pluralsight
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $256,000 - $320,000 per year
About the role
- responsible for the total commercial success and outcome of approximately 8-12 large customers
- develop and implement effective account strategies and plans for each customer
- ownership of the full sales cycle for both renewals and new business within each account
- dedicate consistent weekly blocks to outbound prospecting to build and maintain a high-velocity top-of-funnel pipeline
- effectively build relationships and active engagement with a broad range of stakeholders on the customer and Pluralsight side
- research and understand the customer’s business and serve in a consultative capacity
- financial and sales activities including developing proposals, business cases, forecasting, negotiating business terms, contracts and guiding all activities related to the commercial transactions
Requirements
- 12+ years of related or equivalent experience; or 8+ years with an advanced degree
- Experience selling in a SaaS organization, ideally with multi-year SaaS contracts into the C-Suite.
- Value-based, strategic sales skills.
- Ability to successfully navigate and manage large, complex accounts.
- Strong communication skills, both written, verbal and presentation.
- Team leadership to help formulate and execute an account and customer support plan.
- Proven strategic negotiation and closing skills with a successful track record of navigating stakeholders within large complex organizations and internally.
Benefits
- competitive compensation packages
- medical coverage
- unlimited PTO
- wellness reimbursements
- Pluralsight subscription
- professional development funds and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
sales cycle managementaccount strategy developmentproposal developmentbusiness case developmentforecastingcontract negotiationSaaS salesvalue-based sellingstrategic negotiationclosing skills
Soft Skills
relationship buildingstakeholder engagementconsultative sellingcommunication skillsteam leadershippresentation skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaboration