
Enterprise Account Executive
VelocityEHS
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $171,075 - $201,925 per year
About the role
- Drive new business bookings by targeting enterprise prospects.
- Own a defined quota and consistently exceed quarterly and annual sales goals.
- Run end-to-end sales cycles — from discovery and demo to proposal, legal, and close — using a consultative, value-based approach rooted in MEDDPICC.
- Self-source pipeline through outbound activity, partner collaboration, and intent data.
- Use a multi-touch strategy to reach executives across Safety, Operations, Risk, and IT.
- Navigate complex buying groups and build multi-threaded relationships across the C-suite, legal, procurement, and technical functions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor throughout the process.
- Act as quarterback for the internal VelocityEHS team and bring in Solutions Consultants, Product SMEs, Legal, and Executive Sponsors to shape and support enterprise sales motions.
- Maintain accurate forecasts and a robust 3x pipeline, proactively report progress, risks, and upside to sales leadership.
Requirements
- 5+ years of full-cycle, quota-carrying B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally focused on net-new business.
- Experience expanding business within large, complex customer accounts (5K+ employees)
- Experience with longer or more complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders, procurement, and legal review.
- Proven ability to exceed sales targets, consistently outperform peers, and close deals in a competitive sales environment
- Skilled at self-sourcing leads, working cold outbound, leveraging intent data, establishing and working referrals, using tools like ZoomInfo, 6sense, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
- Experience with structured sales methodologies like MEDDPICC, Richardson, Challenger, and/or SPIN.
- Proficient in sales tools like: Salesforce, Outreach, Gong, G2.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the executive presence to sell and negotiate with VP and C-level stakeholders.
- Adaptable, tenacious, self-motivated, and goal oriented with a love of challenges, strong work ethic, and a drive to win in a fast paced environment.
- Degree in Business, Communications, or related field preferred
Benefits
- Generous time off programs
- Medical/dental coverage, retirement (with employer match)
- Parental leave plans for all family types
- Job shadowing programs and one-on-one coaching opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement for continuing education, advanced degrees, and certifications
- Remote-first and flexible work schedule to fit your family’s needs
- Monthly stipend to make your home office more comfortable, productive, and successful
- Corporate wellness and personalized preventative mental health care programs
- Summer Fridays (Memorial Day through Labor Day enjoy a 6-hour workday every Friday)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
B2B salesquota-carrying salesfull-cycle salessales methodologiesMEDDPICCself-sourcing leadssales forecastingpipeline managementnegotiationclosing deals
Soft Skills
communication skillsexecutive presenceadaptabilitytenacityself-motivationgoal orientationrelationship buildingconsultative sellingproblem-solvingteam collaboration