Strategic Account Executive, Workiva
Western Canada
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Business data platform
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Business data platform
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
Workiva’s mission is to power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- 6 years of sales experience in a related role, selling to Executive-level buyers in enterprise technology, Software as a Service (SaaS) or similar complex solution sales
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
- Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, as we embrace flexible work arrangements
Desirable
- Experience selling to senior executives at large enterprise customers
- Understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model
- Ability to demonstrate complex software applications
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand complex business issues
- Executive presence; ability to communicate at the most senior level
- Ability to identify and understand the power of influencers versus buyers and how to navigate the nuances of each during the sales cycle
- Ability to manage multiple complex sales cycles simultaneously
- Ability to negotiate pricing with a focus on retaining value
- Capability for achieving (and exceeding) sales quota targets
What the job involves
- The Strategic Account Executive is an enterprise software sales role, emphasizing new business development within a team-oriented matrix
- Strategic Account Executives are tasked with securing new business and customer expansion with Executive-level buyers and influencers in both private and publicly traded companies
- Successful candidates will establish connections, identifying Workiva solutions and services that align with customer needs to facilitate customer acquisition within a specific territory
- Sales growth is achieved through new customer subscriptions, professional services, delivery, and training
- Actively seek sales opportunities in collaboration with Inside Sales, Solution Specialists, and Partnerships to generate qualified opportunities
- Present to Customers: Utilize information gathered during the needs analysis phase to deliver a compelling demonstration of the Workiva platform, creating a customer belief in the necessity of Workiva solutions
- Handle Objections: Skillfully address objections, removing obstacles to gain commitment, solving various client problems with the best possible solution
- Close Sales: Guide the sales process to closure by demonstrating the value propositions of Workiva
- Report Customer Contacts: Regularly update customer relationship management tools
- Forecast Sales: Provide consistent and accurate forward-looking information through pipeline assessment
- Plan Sales Strategy: Strategically plan and execute sales strategy with purposeful action to complete the sale
- Optimize Internal Resources: Gather internal support for pursuing an account
- Prioritize selling activities and follow through in a timely fashion
- Maintain a strong knowledge of Workiva solutions through ongoing training
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its cloud-based data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company benefits
- A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
- Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
- 401k w/ match
- Health, dental, and vision
- Vacation accruals
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Volunteer time-off
- Parental leave
- Travel & accident insurance
- Paid holidays
- Work remotely
- Discount programs
- Health and wellness
- Pet-friendly atmosphere
- Choose from additional plans that cover legal expenses, stolen identity, or even your pet's health
Company values
- Customer success: Always delight our customers.
- Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.
- Trust: Always rely on each other.
- Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong.
- Integrity: Do the right thing, every time.
- Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.
- Collaboration: Share resources and work together.
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Marty Vanderploeg
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked as a Professor at Iowa State University. Founded Engineer Animation Inc. in 1990.
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