Mid Market Account Executive - Remote

Zyte•Chicago, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Account Executive (AE) role in Zyte is considered a business critical position. It’s this cohort of the sales organisation that drives new business acquisition and top-line revenue growth. The Sales team is highly target oriented, tasked with achieving monthly and quarterly booking, while also strategically driving growth in areas dictated by strategic business needs. Are you... Ready to take on a new challenge and sit at the helm of an exciting new opportunity? Hungry to win? Extremely well organized and self-motivated? You will work in a team which consists of a Head of New Business Sales (who leads the team), an Account Executive, a Business Development Rep (BDR) and a Solutions Architect (SA). In your role, you will be primarily responsible for winning business in net new accounts. You will create opportunities through outbound campaigns focused on strategic targets. This isn’t about waiting for leads to land in your lap—it’s about aggressive, strategic territory conquest. Your aim will be to understand the customer's business goals and needs and meet target expectations by offering Zyte products that are qualified as ‘best fit’ given your expert product knowledge.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in an Outbound sales role.
Demonstrated ability to meet and/or exceed determined sales and activity quotas.
Energy, enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and demanding targets.
Strong deal closing and negotiation skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate.
High level of analytical and organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
Previous experience working in a SaaS / PaaS Account Management or Sales position, specifically selling to Enterprise accounts.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Exceptional Discovery skills and ability to tailor strong value propositions.
Creativity, and initiative combined with commercial awareness.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of data harvesting / web crawling is a plus - but not required.

Responsibilities

Build your pipeline by finding entry points into strategic Accounts in your territory and deliver strong tailored value propositions.
Proactively identify the most relevant personas, creating impactful messaging in a multi-channel approach, in order to generate meetings, create opportunities and win business.
Use your strong selling and influencing skills to gain customer commitment, progress opportunities and close deals.
Effectively forecast your new business pipeline through expert knowledge of Zyte's Sales Methodology.
Log, track and maintain updated customer and opportunity records in our CRM system to a very high standard.
Physically attend customer meetings and Conferences where required.
Have a mindset of owning your territory and business