Summary
Planview is a global provider of Strategic Portfolio Management solutions that helps organizations connect strategic intent with business outcomes. The Account Executive will drive new-logo sales and revenue growth by selling SaaS solutions to mid-market customers, managing the full sales cycle, building executive relationships, and coordinating cross-functional account teams.
Responsibilities
- Drives growth of Planview’s Market share and sales revenue through successful sales by identifying, developing and closing new logo acquisition opportunities
- Achieve assigned revenue target by selling Planview’s line of solutions to Foundations customers and non-installed accounts with revenue under $1b
- Provide leadership to a cross-functional account team (sales, presales specialists, professional services, customer success)
- Significantly extend the existing strategic relationship with customers/prospects to expand business opportunities for Planview
- Drive and manage the entire sales cycle – from identifying the right business initiatives and building a competitive value proposition to negotiating through close
- Competent in the ability to forecast and assess revenue opportunities
- Investigate, understand, and work passionately to solve the internal business challenges of potential clients
- Build high level executive/SVP relationship sales to support long term partnership with customers
- Tailor the Planview value proposition to prospects based on in-depth research of specific business conditions, drivers, and specific knowledge of the territory and customers
- Deliver clear messaging, presentation and communicate product uniqueness and solutions to prospects
Skills
- High-performing sales professional with a successful track record building pipeline and solution selling SaaS products to mid-market customers
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience and accomplishment in selling business to business SaaS software
- Proven track record as an avid hunter who consistently exceeds quota
- Passion to learn and work hard to overachieve and earn a strong income based on accomplishing goals
- Self-starter with strength as a high performing individual contributor
- Works effectively as a key part of the team in a goals driven environment
- Proficiency with sales automation applications and technologies
- Understand and leverage organization structure and dynamics to support the strategy, culture, and priorities of the company
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Knowledge of the PPM space
Qualifications
Must Haves
- high-performing sales professional with a successful track record building pipeline and solution selling SaaS products to mid-market customers
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience and accomplishment in selling business to business SaaS software
- Proven track record as an avid hunter who consistently exceeds quota
- Passion to learn and work hard to overachieve and earn a strong income based on accomplishing goals
- Self-starter with strength as a high performing individual contributor
- Works effectively as a key part of the team in a goals driven environment
- Proficiency with sales automation applications and technologies
- Understand and leverage organization structure and dynamics to support the strategy, culture, and priorities of the company
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
Nice to Haves
- knowledge of the PPM space
Benefits
- Unplugged Days: 4 company-wide paid days off per year to recharge and relax.
- Generous PTO offerings (region dependent).
- Region specific competitive benefit plans to support you at any life stage including parental leave, retirement, medical plans, wellness support, and remote work support.
- Paid time to volunteer through Planview’s Force for Good Week.
- Employee Referral bonus program.
- Weekly office lunches for hybrid team members and social events.
- Flexible work hours/environment.