Sales Executive - Accelerated Leadership

ADP • Pleasanton, CA

10d

About The Position

ADP’s Sales Executive Accelerated (SE-A) Program is a leadership development initiative for high-potential sales professionals who aspire to future sales leadership roles. Participants build hands-on sales experience while developing leadership skills through structured training, mentorship, executive exposure, and real-world development experiences. Depending on business needs and successful completion of program milestones, participants may progress through increasing levels of leadership responsibility on an accelerated timeline.

Participants learn ADP’s products, processes, and sales methodology while working to drive team performance and business results. The program provides opportunities to learn from experienced Sales Executives, mentors, and business leaders, and to gain exposure to sales activities, team initiatives, business planning, and practices for selecting, onboarding, coaching, and developing talent.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of successful business-to-business sales experience, with a demonstrated record of achieving or exceeding sales goals.
• Demonstrated success generating new business through prospecting, pipeline creation, and consultative selling.
• Ability to influence, mentor, coach, or develop others while maintaining strong individual performance.
• Demonstrated leadership behaviors, such as mentoring, coaching, onboarding, training, influencing peers, leading projects, or developing others through professional, military, athletic, community, or other experiences.
• Strong communication, presentation, relationship-building, and consultative selling skills.
• Ability to thrive in a metrics-driven, performance-focused environment.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Ability to accept feedback, adapt quickly, and achieve results in highly accountable, performance-driven environments.

Nice To Haves

• Previous people leadership, team lead, coaching, or mentoring experience.
• Participation in leadership development or high-potential talent programs.

Responsibilities

• Create new business opportunities through prospecting, networking, and consultative selling.
• Build relationships with business owners and decision-makers, understand their needs, and recommend ADP solutions.
• Meet sales goals and performance expectations in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Develop expertise in ADP products, the sales process, and the customer experience.
• Participate in structured leadership development, mentorship, coaching, collaboration, and peer development opportunities.
• Complete program milestones and development experiences that support career growth.
• Gain exposure to leading sales activities, team initiatives, and business planning efforts.
• Support coaching and development of sales talent through mentorship and collaboration.
• Promote accountability for performance expectations, sales activities, and business results.
• Gain exposure to talent selection, onboarding, and development practices through participation and observation.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance team culture that balances engagement with accountability.

Benefits

• Ongoing training, development, and mentorship opportunities.
• Career development within a company committed to internal mobility and leadership advancement.
• An inclusive, collaborative, innovative culture that values belonging.
• Access to industry-leading benefits, resources, and career opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed