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Account Executive - National

Payscale

Account Executive - National

Des Moines, IA +4 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    WHAT WE DO: The National Account Executive team works closely with both Sales Development and Marketing to drive the conversion of interested organizations to long-term customers.  Our goal is to help compensation professionals leverage the Payscale technology, data and services to empower them to adopt a modern compensation strategy.

    WHAT YOU DO: As a National Executive, you will use your experience and consultative selling skills to initiate long-standing relationships with prospective mid-market companies, with FTE’s ranging from 501 – 1200 FTEs, in an assigned geographic area.  In this role you will leverage your strong sales foundation including prospecting, lead qualification, research, customer personas, objection handling and more. You will partner with your Sales Development Representative to develop and execute a territory plan that will drive your mutual success.

    DAY-IN-THE-LIFE: 

    As a National Account Executive, a typical day may include the following…

    • Collaborating with your Sales Development Representative on territory planning to develop quality opportunities within assigned geographic territories
    • Helping to Qualifying all inbound leads by acting as a consultant where we seek to understand prospects needs and address them head on
    • Prospecting into accounts by employing innovative techniques and strategies for researching prospective companies and potential buyers to target with persona specific communication via email, phone, and LinkedIn
    • Overcoming objections and effectively communicating PayScale’s value propositions to key decision makers such as Senior Managers and Executives regarding appropriate product offerings
    • Staying current on industry trends and maintaining high level knowledge of competitor’s product offerings
    • Maintaining up to date records and providing valuable market intelligence to Marketing, Sales, and Product teams in sales tools like Salesforce and Outreach
    • Achieving monthly pipeline goals set by sales management
    • Continuous learning through mock calls, formal training, and regular coaching and feedback
    • Remain in contact with prospects/clients at all stages of sales cycle and beyond
    • Manage high velocity sales cycles from start to finish with a track record of successful revenue attainment

    FIRST YEAR IN ROLE:

    • Month 3: You will have learned the ins and outs of the role through a combination of classroom style training, frequent practice, and feedback, shadowing your team members and facilitating   discovery meetings and product demonstrations.  You will have built a solid relationship with your assigned Sales Development Representative to ensure an aligned territory plan.
    • Month 6: You will be developing pipeline, negotiating agreements, closing business, improving your partnership with your Sales Development Representative while continuing to hone your skills in discovery, objection handling, and targeted messaging.
    • Month 12: You will be a leader on the team and take an active part in improving the team, as well as assisting newer colleagues and developing more advanced sales skills
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

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    EXPERIENCE:

    • Bachelor's degree, or experience in sales and/or customer facing activities in a fast-paced environment. 
    • 3-5 years of SaaS sales experience

    SKILLS:

    • CURIOUS AND ACTIVE LISTENER: You have a deep hunger to learn, coupled with a willingness to experiment. You ask a lot of questions. You recognize there is a difference between "hearing" and "listening" and you even pick up on what's not being said.
    • RESILIENT AND SELF-MOTIVATED: You're always striving to build upon previous successes. You realize that the quickest path to success is through quick failures, so you aren't afraid to jump in and try something new.
    • DETAIL ORIENTED: The little things matter! You're able to craft a process that keeps you on track.
    • TECH SAVVY: you love experimenting with new technology, and you quickly learn and adapt to new processes.
    • EXCEPTIONAL VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATOR: You are clear, concise, professional, and engaging over the phone. You can write a confident, persuasive, and professional email.
    • COLLABORATIVE: When we all succeed, we're better for it. You share your recipe for success without even being asked.

    ·       SALES METHODOLOGY:  Familiarity with consultative selling methodologies, preferably MEDDICC

    TOOLS: 

    • Salesforce or a similar CRM
    • Outreach or a similar sales enablement platform
    • MS Office Suite, especially Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint

    Additional Information

    BENEFITS AND PERKS – THE HIGHLIGHTS:

    All around awesome culture where together we strive to:

    • Pursue excellence every day
    • Create customer value
    • Compete to win (and lose!) as a team

    As part of our culture of transparency and commitment to employee engagement, we have several programs and resources such as:

    • Regular virtual company meetings
    • Coffee chats
    • Table for 4 Executive conversation
    • Spirit Week
    • Pulsing tools for continuous conversations to drive performance and career growth
    • Strengths based tools designed to help employees engage with peers and managers, supported through a program called StandOut
    • Access to top notch learning courses for all employees through LinkedIn Learning
    • As well as constant re-evaluation of what our employees need to be successful at work!

    Our more standard benefits include:

    • Discretionary Paid Time Off – Giving employees the flexibility they need to rest, relax and recharge away from work
    • 15 paid holidays including Independence Week, Juneteenth and World Mental Health Day
    • 3 comprehensive health plans to fit your unique needs; plans have up to 100% company-paid premium coverage for employee Medical, Dental and Vision
    • Access to Premera’s Healthcare Services including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 24-hour Nurse Hotline, Telehealth (Doctor on Demand), Talkspace, and other virtual care options
    • FSA and HSA options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
    • Company Paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
    • Comprehensive Paid Parental / Adoption Leave program
    • 401k program with fully vested, immediate company match

    Additional highlights:

    • Voted Seattle’s and Boston’s best places to work according to Built In 2022.
    • Voted one of Seattle’s companies with the best benefits according to Built In 2022.

    EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We embrace equal employment opportunity.

    PayScale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.

  • Locations
    Phoenix, AZ • Tucson, AZ • San Diego, CA • Des Moines, IA • Albuquerque, NM