Sales Executive - Accelerated Leadership

ADP • Pleasanton, CA

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About The Position

ADP's Sales Executive Accelerated (SE-A) Program is a strategic leadership development initiative for high-potential sales professionals aspiring to become future sales leaders. Participants gain hands-on sales experience, formal leadership development, executive exposure, and mentorship while building the skills needed to lead high-performing sales teams. Depending on business needs and successful completion of program milestones, participants may progress to increasing levels of leadership responsibility on an accelerated timeline.

Participants learn ADP's products, processes, and sales methodology while developing leadership skills to drive team performance and business results. Structured training, mentorship, and real-world experiences prepare participants for future leadership opportunities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of successful business-to-business sales experience with a demonstrated track record of achieving or exceeding sales goals.
• Demonstrated success generating new business opportunities through prospecting, pipeline creation, and consultative selling.
• Proven 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 leadership 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.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Consistently achieve sales goals and performance expectations in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Develop expertise in ADP's products, sales process, and customer experience.
• Participate in a structured leadership development program and complete its milestones and development experiences.
• Learn from experienced Sales Executives, mentors, and business leaders across the organization.
• Build influence and leadership skills through coaching, collaboration, and peer development.
• Gain exposure to leading sales activities, team initiatives, and business planning efforts.
• Support coaching and development of sales talent through mentorship and collaboration.
• Drive accountability to 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 growth within a company committed to development, internal mobility, and leadership advancement.
• A culture that values inclusion, collaboration, innovation, and belonging.
• Industry-leading benefits, resources, and career opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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