Account Executive - Sports and Gaming

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Job Category

Sales

Job Details

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Department Description

Within our Sports and Gaming business Unit we have 3 distinct types of teams that cover Strategic, Major and Territory accounts. This role will be focused on selling into Territory accounts with under 2000 employees in the UK.

You will be selling our entire portfolio of products across an industry aligned patch across prospective and existing customers.
 

Role Description/Impact

We are currently looking for a curious and driven Account Executive to align to customers in the Sports and Gaming vertical. You will have knowledge of technology and solid business-to-business sales and account management experience.

Your Impact
Salesforce offers a fast-paced, innovative environment where you will be empowered to sell business applications solutions and be set up for success.

You will work closely with current and prospective customers as a trusted digital advisor to deeply understand their unique company challenges and goals. You will consult with customers on the Salesforce Platform to evangelize solutions that will help them reach their business goals and blaze new trails within their organizations. You will contribute to our business growth in a fast paced, collaborative and fun atmosphere, as a valued member of our Ohana.

Your Qualifications

Proven track record of selling transformative software or technology solutions to C-level executives. Multiple years of quota carrying software or technology sales, account management and virtual team leadership experience. In addition, a bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.

Across all sales teams, we are looking for the following attributes:

Consultative selling experience
Solution Selling Ability
Prospecting Skills
Strong Discovery Skills
Can articulate ROI
Objection Handling Skills
Coachable
Strong business acumen
Planning and Closing Skills
Strong Communication Skills
Executive presence
Can collaborate and influence in a “win as a team” environment
Resourceful
Has a drive for results
Is a trusted advisor to customers and colleagues
 

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package with uncapped commission and employee stock purchasing plan
• Ramp up schedule including training boot camp and world class sales and product enablement and training
• Career Advancement in a fast paced and rapidly growing organization, mobility within the firm, leadership development programs
• Here at Salesforce we recognise that your family is important, and being able to spend quality time with your family as it grows is a wonderful experience. This is why the Salesforce Parental Leave Program is designed to give you the opportunity to spend time with your new arrival/s, and to enhance Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Parental statutory leave and pay entitlements.

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