Account Executive, Real Time Awareness

Axon•Houston, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter. Your Impact Real Time Awareness(RTA) is an exciting initiative within Axon, focused on the use of Axon’s technology for domestic law enforcement and public safety. Our Account Executives are responsible for partnering with Axon’s broader US sales team to sell RTA products and services to all sizes of state and local law enforcement agencies, in an external field position. They excel at articulating complex solutions, building successful senior level relationships, and selling complex technical solutions in an emerging market. Account Executives also provide technical and administrative product information, demonstrations, and/or product training. At Axon, our goal is to make you feel valued for your contributions to the company’s mission: protect life. We are looking for intelligent people who are passionate for technology and making huge impacts within the public safety industry. Every single day we strive to build an environment where people can succeed in their role and enjoy coming to work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent applicable experience
4+ years in a Saas Account Executive role
Salesforce or equivalent CRM experience
Highly proficient computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
Prominent organization and presentation skills
Willing to travel 60% or more within your territory (3-4 days a week, including overnights)
Strong understanding of drones, cloud and virtualization technology
Able to strategically approach and win accounts as well as continue to grow or expand existing accounts
Standout colleague that helps support teammates to reach success
You focus on a Solutions / Consultative sales process to ensure the right fit and long term success with your customers
End to end sales process experience - especially strong in prospecting, discovery, objection handling, and closing accounts
Ready to own & build a multi-state territory to success
Ability to work in an entrepreneurial fashion within a new initiative for the company

Nice To Haves

Startup experience & some vertical experience is a plus
You want to make a difference in society and grow within the organization

Responsibilities

You develop a deep technical understanding of Axon’s RTA products and technology offerings in order to sell into domestic law enforcement agencies throughout your territory
You will partner with the broader Axon sales team as a functional expert on the Air program, to sell RTA as a specific offering
You leverage Google alerts, RFP requests, and other sources to generate leads and pursue opportunities
You are customer centric - you know the customer's business and workflows, can develop a proper contact network within assigned accounts, and establish relationships to drive overall customer happiness
You develop and execute account strategy by collaborating with the team to deliver stronger and more impactful value propositions
You will make forecast predictions, update management of accounts in a timely fashion, collect intelligence on competitor activity, and give feedback to marketing for continual improvement
You track customer activity in Salesforce and other internal systems to execute on account strategy and identify additional opportunities