SAI360 is hiring a
Business Development Manager

Summary

The job is for a Sales role at SAI360 focused on driving sales of ethics and compliance learning products. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying client prospects, executing effective sales campaigns, managing the sales process, delivering executive presentations, maintaining accurate account information, supporting RFI/RFP responses, collaborating with internal departments, utilizing Microsoft Office 365 tools, representing SAI360 as a thought leader in the industry, and engaging in networking events.

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited four-year college or university is strongly preferred, but not required
• Basic technical ability with Microsoft Office 365 products, Salesforce.com or other popular CRM brands (IE. Siebel), LinkedIn / other social media platforms, and remote meeting tools (IE. GoToMeeting)
• Proven track record as a senior software/services sales leader, with a track record that aligns closer to hunting new business and signing new logos versus farming existing accounts – ideally 8+ years of professional sales experience
• Proven experience selling multi-year, subscription-based SaaS products and/or Ethics and Compliance programs ($100-250K ACV), but also SMB ($20K-100K ACV) sales, typically on a 6-12 and 3-4 month cycle, respectively
• Ability to present and demonstrate the benefits of using SAI360 products to potential clients, becoming well-versed in our core solution offerings
• Ability to develop interest in SAI360 within assigned North America based territory
• Strong business acumen and confidence/comfort meeting with and selling to senior executives – C-Level, general counsel, attorneys, compliance directors, etc
• Adept ability to create strong customer relationships and leverage them for cross-sell opportunities, with expert sales process management skills
• Establish and implement mid-market compliance strategies, in addition to consulting with customers on how they can more effectively manage compliance with changing laws and regulations (typically automated via our solutions)
• General understanding of business ethics or learning challenges, and/or standards and regulations within corporate markets – strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Identify client prospects within assigned territory with focus on new customer acquisition and execution of effective sales campaigns that result in closed business
• Qualify target accounts using ‘Solution Selling’ methodologies and primarily hunt into prospected accounts to sign new logos, while also hunting into untapped areas within our existing book of business
• Execute a consultative sales process from opportunity identification, through negotiation of license agreement, in order to meet quarterly and annual sales goals
• Manage all aspects of a research based, strategic sales process to identify new opportunities based upon understanding client pain points
• Manage and coordinate the smooth transition from pre-sales to post-sales activities, efficiently moving target accounts from qualification through to evaluation, technical review, and proposal, following through with successful negotiation to deal closure
• Deliver effective executive presentations to demonstrate compelling business use case and strategic partnership based upon SAI360 differentiation and unique value within the GRC and E&C space
• Maintain accurate account and opportunity information in Salesforce.com , including timely updates to opportunity pipeline and monthly forecasts
• Support delivery of timely response to requests for information (RFI) and proposal (RFP) for well-qualified opportunities
• Work collaboratively with other internal departments, particularly product management, services, and customer support, to enable effective client implementations, in addition to ongoing support and satisfaction
• Utilize Microsoft Office 365 tools to communicate and strategize with other SAI360 sales and service team members on cross selling opportunities within assigned territory
• Represent SAI360 as a thought leader in the GRC and E&C software / solutions markets, attending industry groups and conferences, while providing critical market perspective, trends insight, and feedback to SAI leadership
• Actively engage in industry networking events to establish credibility and develop referrals for new opportunities
• Work effectively in a home office environment (~40-50%), while being comfortable traveling (~40-50%) to meet onsite with clients, in addition to attending occasional, ad-hoc meetings onsite in our Watertown, MA office (< 5%)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pet insurance
• Time off
• Quarterly wellness days for downtime
• Flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Bonus incentive plan
• Strong 401(k) match