New Business Sales Executive I

Summary

Join Dun & Bradstreet's New Business Sales team and contribute to revenue growth by identifying and securing new clients. This role involves developing account strategies, managing the sales process from prospecting to client transition, and maintaining accurate client data. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree and at least eight years of experience in driving large dollar engagements. Strong business development skills, excellent communication, and proficiency in sales methodologies and tools are essential. Dun & Bradstreet offers a competitive salary, commission eligibility, and a comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off, parental leave, education assistance, and various health and wellness benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum eight (8) years of proven success with driving new and existing large dollar engagements in a highly complex environment
• Strong business development skills with experience prospecting and bringing in new business
• Ability to orchestrate multiple internal resources and extended team members including: solutions engineers, account executives, and product specific specialists
• Highly articulate with excellent business communication (verbal and written) skills and presentation skills suitable for a global corporate environment
• Possesses excellent industry-leading sales methodology, salesforce.com , MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint and MS-Word skills
• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success
• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholder, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs
• Willing to travel beyond city limits for the interest of business

Responsibilities

• Grow the revenue stream by identifying new logo opportunities, win-back opportunities and close cross-sell (and select up-sell) opportunities with new contacts in existing customer base
• Creatively break into net new logos in your assigned territory/portfolio and introducing them to Dun & Bradstreet’s capabilities
• Convert viable prospects to active clients, leading the full sales conversation and negotiation, through to the transition of new clients to the account management team
• Map account strategies, aligning resources and uncovering which of Dun & Bradstreet’s products best serve the prospect’s needs
• Generate pipeline that leads to closed revenue and attainment against an annual quota
• Maintain accurate client data throughout CRM and different systems, ensure pricing and allocations are correct, and document pertinent transaction details. Ensure consistency and accuracy for all stages of the sales cycle

Benefits

• Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure
• Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment
• Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members
• Education assistance and extensive training resources
• Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching
• Competitive 401k & Employee Stock Purchase Plan with company matching
• Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates
• Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents