Account Executive, Enterprise

Summary

Join Highspot as an experienced Account Executive (AE) for our Enterprise business on the West Coast. The AE will develop, manage, and close sales opportunities, exceeding sales targets and managing deals and forecasting accurately. This role requires selling to Sales and Marketing organizations and thriving in a collaborative environment. The AE will have the opportunity to overachieve and earn uncapped commissions with accelerators based on performance. Success requires a proven track record of selling complex enterprise platform solutions and consistently surpassing sales targets. The position offers a competitive base salary and on-target earnings, along with comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of successful software sales experience with a focus on value-based solution selling of CRM, Sales Enablement, Marketing Automation, or other complex long-cycle business solutions into enterprise accounts
• Ability to creatively question and actively listen to uncover the customers’ high impact, critical business needs
• Consistent track record of surpassing sales targets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills combined with very strong presentation skills
• Travel within North America required
• Strong team player with a positive growth mindset
• Proficient using SFDC, Clari, Gong, Linkedin, Tableau
• Proven track record of successfully selling complex enterprise platform solutions (preferably sales and marketing solutions) and driving revenue primarily through new customer acquisition
• Strong understanding of and experience selling to qualified, early-stage leads
• Demonstrated ability to sell to Sales, Sales Enablement, and Marketing teams at the corporate level, successfully emphasizing business value and product differentiation, and expanding conversations to include multiple stakeholder groups
• Has operated in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with limited overhead, but deep support
• Consistently demonstrated ability to garner commitment at every step of sales process, and a proven closer
• Success in a highly driven landscape selling premium-priced offerings

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute against qualified, but often early stage leads to achieve and exceed individual software quota responsibility
• Consistently build and deliver an accurate pipeline and forecast visibility via Salesforce.com and/or available forecasting tools
• Lead multiple customer sales cycles and close effectively – candidate is a hunter
• Quickly learn new software product(s) and clearly communicate the value proposition and differentiation
• Manage effective internal working relationships with Sales Engineers, Professional Services, and Account Development Teams
• Develop strong relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners within assigned opportunities
• Understand and document corporate budget, decision-making timeframe, customer goals, and key decision makers within the prospect’s organization
• Be a conscientious team member that actively contributes to our positive work environment, which is anchored in our guiding principles and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• 401(k) Matching with immediate vesting on employer match
• Flexible PTO
• 8 paid holidays and 5 paid days for Annual Holiday Week
• Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
• 2 volunteer days per year
• Commuting benefits