Account Executive

Role Overview

• Lead Generation and Prospecting: Identify and qualify potential clients through research, networking, and outreach strategies, targeting key decision makers within prospective organizations.
• Sales Pipeline Management: Build and manage a robust sales pipeline, ensuring a consistent flow of qualified leads and opportunities to meet acquisition targets.
• Targeted Outreach: Develop and execute personalized outreach campaigns to engage prospects, leveraging email, phone calls, social media, and in-person meetings to initiate conversations and build interest.
• Needs Assessment and Solution Alignment: Conduct in-depth discovery calls to understand the specific needs and pain points of prospects, aligning the company’s solutions to address those needs effectively.
• Sales Presentations and Demos: Prepare and deliver compelling presentations and product demos tailored to the prospect’s industry, showcasing the value and ROI of the company’s offerings.
• Objection Handling: Skillfully address and overcome objections from prospects, providing clear and persuasive responses to move the sales process forward.
• Closing Deals: Drive the sales process to close, ensuring all legal and financial terms are agreed upon, and securing signed contracts from new clients.
• Market Research and Feedback: Stay informed about industry trends, competitor offerings, and prospect feedback to continuously refine and optimize acquisition strategies.
• CRM and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of all sales activities, opportunities, and client interactions in the CRM, providing regular updates on acquisition progress to senior management.

Requirements

• 2 years of professional experience in Sales with a strong track record of navigating within mid-market organizations.
• Proven Experience of Prospection and Closing in a competitive landscape on SMB business with sales cycle between 1-4 months.
• Commercial mindset: strong sales instincts, demonstrated assertiveness, autonomy and a strong track-record of hitting and exceeding quota, as well as proven negotiation and closing skills.
• Organization & portfolio management: strong organizational skills and disciplined in daily activity planning & prioritizing.
• Ability to manage a high number of opportunities simultaneously at various stages of the buying process.
• Great Communicator: excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Leadership and Charisma: Strong ability to build trust, connect with stakeholders on a personal level, and inspire them to embrace our vision.
• Customer First focus and consultative mindset: take an active interest in understanding their customer context and pains to position oneself as a business consultant.
• Resiliency and Extra Miles Mindset: we expect a company-first mindset and the ability to embrace challenges and navigate through uncertainty.

Benefits

• 4 days per month remote (non-accumulative) and 3 full weeks remote per year (non-consecutive)
• Fully covered Oyster card for traveling to and from our new office (up to £250 monthly depending on location)
• £45 monthly wellness allowance, accruable, to be used on whatever wellness means to you
• through Edenred
• Access to Moka.care for emotional and mental health wellbeing
• Pension scheme (on salary sacrifice): 5% employee / 5% employer (by Aviva)
• 28 days of holidays
• Latest Apple Mac equipment
• Company virtual events
• Visit our other offices: Paris and Barcelona
• Great office snacks to fuel your day
• Vitality private health insurance (for you and your family/partner)
• Bupa private dental care
• A positive team to work with daily!