Software Account Executive

SUMMARY
The Software Account Executive (AE) leads and administers the selling of services and capabilities. It includes the planning, implementation, and execution of sales programs/campaigns, as well as promoting the company with end users.

The primary objective of the AE position is to identify and close company software development services sales through an effective and proven sales processes with attention to detail regarding targeted accounts. It is critical for the AE to be a “self-starter” in this role.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Including the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Handling of all prospect/customer lifecycle from prospecting to initial discovery, through SOW/Proposal development, closing and client on-boarding
• Knowledge of software development staff augmentation sales
• Use a proven selling process and learn techniques to overcome objections, gain access to key decision makers, and move opportunities from leads to prospects while building a pipeline
• Ability to demonstrate an effective prospecting discipline and experience that includes phone, email, LinkedIn, and document prospecting efforts in CRM
• Responsible for obtaining profitable results through your sales efforts by developing excellent client and prospect rapport
• Along with sales, revenue, and expense controls, the candidate is also responsible for meeting agreed targets and sales metrics per month, quarter, and year
• Ensure correct usage of LinkedIn as well as other marketing and sales tools/programs to build pipeline
• Manage the sales administration functions that include opportunity/deal tracking using CRM for smooth flow of deals to client approval
• Weekly reporting of personal sales metrics, reports, and communications involving personal activities and actions needed to drive sales per month

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred
• 3-5 years minimum of sales experience in the software development sales model
• Must be able to work remotely with little supervision
• Experience working for an International company preferred
• Strong negotiation, verbal, and communication skills
• Ability to recognize account/revenue/pipeline issues and concerns independently and will create proactive variance plans to maintain performance
• Possesses the knowledge to perform in a sales role and applies experience, techniques, and skills to sales/work assignments
• Understands requirements of a sales role and can perform the functions successfully and independently in building and running the business
• Must perform all work assignments and responsibilities in an efficient and timely manner
• Must have demonstrated the ability to build pipeline, achieve quarterly quota, and build business volumes; must demonstrate the effective use of resources to accomplish this task
• Must be persuasive in presentations and communicate effectively with internal team members and external clients/partners in a way that promotes teamwork and effective business practices
• Ability to analyze problems, assign proper priorities and determine correct actions to take
• Willing to operate in new environments and take on tasks in unfamiliar areas with new customers and products while collaborating with others
• Effectively contribute, listen to others, and be respectful in email and verbal communications to team members and clients
• Demonstrate individual leadership skills on both teamwork and being the true sales quaterback

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