Senior Account Executive, Mid-Market/Enterprise - Southern Europe (Italian and Spanish Speaking)

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Requirements:

• Proven success in building key customer relationships, including key decision makers and champions to be able to drive successful client outcomes, grow accounts and drive revenue outcomes
• High level of integrity and work ethic
• Self-motivated and self-directed; able to work independently and as an active member of the team
• Excellent in multitasking, prioritization, and time management
• In-depth knowledge of sales processes, demonstrated ability to qualify opportunities involving multiple key decision makers, initiate and convert prospects, close deals and achieve sales quota
• Aptitude and eagerness to form deep senior-level relationships across customer organizations with proven track record in working with small to large-sized companies and senior-level personas
• Extensive experience as an Account Executive or related SaaS sales experience preferred
• Strong problem-identification and objection-resolution skills
• Ability to confidently make cold calls to build pipelines
• Ability to build trust with a client and work as an advisor
• Demonstrated ability to forecast sales to achieve targets every month
• Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) tools
• Excellent customer service skills
• In-depth understanding of company services and its position in the industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Native or professional business proficiency in both Italian and Spanish
• Experience in the HR industry is a plus
• Experience in selling into Enterprise & Mid-Market companies in Southern Europe is a must

Responsibilities:

• Create 'Land' opportunity deals that include detailed notes with accurate close dates
• Maintain a clean and current pipeline of volume-based, high-velocity opportunities
• Efficiently present and deliver all information to potential clients
• Proactively answer potential client questions and follow-up call questions in a prompt manner
• Internal collaboration and communication with key departments that support client process, experience, and support
• Close sales deals efficiently while kindly guiding clients through the process
• Provide proactive support and coaching to Account Executives in the team through their deal processes
• Meet and exceed sales quota based on role level and manage the entire sales cycle
• Identify new opportunities and manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting to close
• Understands the communication needs of small, mid-sized, and large business customers, and designs solutions to meet those unique business needs
• Self-generates leads by contacting prospective clients by telephone, cold call premise visits, networking, and industry events