Job Posting Title Account Executive - Corporate Financial Services - New Customer Acquisitions Team

Workiva is a company focused on providing solutions in the Financial Services vertical. The Account Executive is responsible for obtaining new business sales opportunities and collaborating with internal teams to drive customer acquisition and sales growth.

Responsibilities:

• Actively seek out sales opportunities in collaboration with peer Sales teams, Inside Sales, and Partnerships to generate qualified sales pipeline
• Utilize information gathered during the needs analysis phase to partner with Solutions Consulting Team to deliver a compelling demonstration of the Workiva platform
• Skillfully address customer objections - removing obstacles - and finding solutions to various client challenges
• Lead the sales process naturally - guiding it to a close by effectively showcasing Workiva's value proposition
• Regularly and promptly update customer relationship management tools to report customer contacts
• Provide consistent and accurate forward-looking information through pipeline analysis to forecast sales
• Develop and execute a sales strategy with purposeful action to secure the sale
• Rally internal support to pursue an account and optimize internal resources
• Prioritize selling activities and ensure timely follow-through
• Maintain a strong understanding of Workiva products through a commitment to ongoing training and a growth mindset

Requirements:

• 4+ years New Logo sales experience in a related role selling to Executive-level buyers - enterprise technology, Software as a Service (SaaS) or similar complex solution sales
• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of knowledge and related career experience
• Understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model
• Experience in a hunter role closing New Logo deals
• Experience selling to financial services customers
• Experience selling to the office of the CFO
• Ability to demonstrate complex software applications
• Strong business acumen and ability to understand complex business challenges
• Executive presence; ability to communicate at the most senior level
• Ability to identify and understand the power of influencers versus buyers and how to navigate the nuances of each during the sales cycle
• Ability to manage multiple complex sales cycles simultaneously
• Ability to negotiate pricing with a focus on retaining value
• Capability for achieving (and exceeding) sales quota targets