The Senior Account Executive will prospect, identify, sell and maintain sales relationships within his/her assigned territory. This position requires interaction with other internal departments such as Inside Sales, Sales Engineering, Sales Operations, and Customer Success and a focus on Retail accounts.
Join an elite team of Sales Professionals that sell Business Intelligence software products and services to new and existing clients!
Location: Minneapolis, MN. Candidates must reside in the Minneapolis metropolitan area.
Your focus:
Sell MicroStrategy Business Intelligence software products and services to new and existing clients
Identify and properly qualify business opportunities
Present business solutions at the executive level
Lead negotiations and overcome objections for deal closure
Manage complex sales cycles and multiple engagements simultaneously
Work with sales consultants to discover, identify and meet customer requirements
Prepare accurate sales forecasts and sales cycle reporting
Provide project management to ensure the success of the potential or current clients
Leverage and enhance partner relationships to drive additional value and revenue
Qualifications
Required Experience and Skills:
Motivation, Innovation, Passion, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer-Focus.
You should also bring the following:
Bachelor's degree
At least 5 years of professional selling experience in technology sales
Experience with selling Analytics or Business Intelligence required
Additional experience with Cloud, Mobile, Big Data, Hadoop, or Social Media optional but preferred
Proven track record of consistently exceeding corporate objectives and quotas
Successful experience at new account development or large account management
Proven prospecting and sales cycle management skills
Experience and training in a value-based enterprise sales methodology (Solution Selling, Customer Centric Selling, etc)
Ability to track activity in Salesforce
High levels of social perceptiveness and customer service
Self-driven, motivated and results oriented
Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills