Sales Executive

Avalara • Durham, NC

342d

About The Position

Avalara is looking for a Sales Executive to join a group of dynamic sales professionals. You will increase "net" new sales growth. Operating as part of a motivated team, our Sales Executives sell Avalara's sales tax compliance solutions and work with our partners to promote and increase sales to their customers. Avalara helps make sales tax compliance simple and automatic for businesses of all sizes and our sales team helps businesses achieve compliance by delivering comprehensive, automated, cloud-based solutions that are fast, accurate, and easy to use. You will report to the Manager of Emerging Small Business Sales and can work remotely.

Requirements

• 2+ years of successful B2B sales experience with an emphasis on acquiring new customers
• Experience handling high velocity and complex selling situations
• Documented success achieving assigned quotas
• Consultative, solution-based sales methodology in a high velocity sales model
• Sales experience with financial/accounting applications or hosted software solutions or the banking/financial services Industry
• Knowledge in the ERP, E-Commerce, Billing/POS solutions
• Experience establishing communication and engagement with prospects

Responsibilities

• Qualify and close sales leads generated by our sales development teams
• Qualify and close new sales opportunities that are self-generated or through partner relationships
• Manage a small business customer type sales process through qualification, need analysis, product demonstration, negotiation and close
• Develop a high level of industry knowledge and Avalara's offerings
• Develop relationships with Avalara partners and other third parties to increase opportunities
• Be an active team player both on the sales team and throughout Avalara to help meet our goals

Benefits

• Great compensation package
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Eligibility for bonuses
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Support for diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Employee-run resource groups with senior leadership and exec sponsorship

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees