Account Executive - In-Territory (Chicago)

Summary

Justworks provides HR solutions that help businesses focus on running their operations. The Account Executive will manage the full sales cycle in the Chicago territory, including pipeline development, prospecting, relationship building, contract negotiation, and closing deals.

Responsibilities

• Manage own book of business, build and manage an end-to-end sales pipeline and all supporting activities; prospect to close; meet or exceed your quotas
• Establish a presence in the Chicago territory; research the ins and outs of yourterritory, develop a marketing and networking plan for how you will reach entrepreneur community in your market
, and build relationships with the small business community
• Proactively prospect for new business by leveraging market research, sales tools, and cold prospecting
• Gain a sound understanding of our value proposition and effectively communicate that to new potential customers
• Be the voice of our future customers - suggest innovative ideas to generate sales, cultivate customer pipeline leads; improve overall customer experience
 and advocate internally for product development
• Be an ambassador of Justworks and its solutions; strive to gain an intimate and comprehensive knowledge of our suite of products
• Travel in- territory in the Chicago and Greater Chicago area
• Perform other duties as needed based on department and/or organizational needs

Skills

• A minimum of 2 years experience in an Account Executive position and 1-year experience managing a complete and consultative sales cycle and closing are required
• Experience in Lead generation for B2B in a high-velocity setting (i.e., SaaS, PEO, Fintech)Salesforce, SalesLoft, LinkedIn SalesNavigator, and/or ZoomInfo are required
• Cold-calling experience is required for this position
• We are seeking candidates with a hunter mentality who are dedicated to grabbing new prospects, netting new logos, closing deals, and delivering immediate results
• Passionate about sales and relationship-focused customer engagements
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrates the ability to listen to gather important information during a sales call and/or meeting
• Ability to simplify complicated topics and explain them in terms people can easily understand
• Able to apply creative solutions to a variety of issues in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Outreach.io and/or Hubspot, in addition to 6Sense and/or Hoovers/D&B, is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A minimum of 2 years experience in an Account Executive position and 1-year experience managing a complete and consultative sales cycle and closing are required
• Experience in Lead generation for B2B in a high-velocity setting (i.e., SaaS, PEO, Fintech)Salesforce, SalesLoft, LinkedIn SalesNavigator, and/or ZoomInfo are required
• Cold-calling experience is required for this position
• We are seeking candidates with a hunter mentality who are dedicated to grabbing new prospects, netting new logos, closing deals, and delivering immediate results
• Passionate about sales and relationship-focused customer engagements
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrates the ability to listen to gather important information during a sales call and/or meeting
• Ability to simplify complicated topics and explain them in terms people can easily understand
• Able to apply creative solutions to a variety of issues in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Outreach.io and/or Hubspot, in addition to 6Sense and/or Hoovers/D&B, is a plus

Benefits

• Great benefits
• Wellness program offerings
• Company retreats
• The ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community
• Incentive compensation, which is not guaranteed and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive compensation plan