Zendesk

Commercial Account Executive

Zendesk

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $84,000 - $126,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Drive top-line revenue growth by acquiring new commercial customers and developing innovative strategies for account expansion.
  • Manage and nurture customer relationships ensuring maximum satisfaction and retention, and promoting long-term strategic partnerships.
  • Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to cross sell additional products and services to existing customers to optimize account revenue and profitability.
  • Leverage data insights, customer intents, and adoption history to effectively prospect new clients and enhance retention strategies.
  • Understand and convey the benefits of Zendesk products ensuring alignment with customers’ business objectives to secure customer satisfaction and product expansion.
  • Lead complex and competitive sales cycles utilizing strong communication skills and value selling to articulate compelling business cases.
  • Consistently develop a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities and maintain an accurate forecast to exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals.
  • Establish and maintain executive sponsorship, leveraging industry expertise to build relationships with decision-makers and champions.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to enhance sales strategies and streamline sales execution.
  • Exceed revenue goals on a quarterly and annual basis leveraging weekly and monthly KPIs.
  • Attend local office for part of the week as part of the team's hybrid schedule.

Requirements

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience required.
  • At least 3 years of B2B sales or solution engineering experience, preferably in the SaaS industry.
  • Proven record of exceeding sales targets.
  • Expertise in navigating complex sales cycles and renewals, including multi-month, value-centric processes with proof of concept stages.
  • Experience in managing and expanding customer relationships at various levels.
  • Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and deal closing skills.
  • Experience selling to VP and C-level executives both in person and using remote technology.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, strong collaboration skills, and a drive for continuous professional growth.
  • Strong knowledge of industry trends and the ability to build relationships with key decision makers.
  • Experience creating and leveraging territory and account plans.
  • Familiarity with key Sales tools such as Salesforce, Outreach, and Clari.
  • Ability to travel as necessary.