Senior Account Executive - IBM Mainframe Software

Precisely US Jobs

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About The Position

Precisely is the leader in data integrity, empowering businesses to make more confident decisions based on trusted data through a unique combination of software, data enrichment products, and strategic services. This role involves joining a company focused on delivering outstanding innovation and support to help customers increase revenue, lower costs, and reduce risk. Precisely powers better decisions for over 12,000 global organizations, including 95 of the Fortune 100. The company has 2500 employees unified by core values: Openness, Determination, Individuality, and Collaboration. They are committed to career development, offering opportunities for growth, learning, and community building. With a "work from anywhere" culture, Precisely celebrates diversity in a distributed environment with a presence in 30 countries and 20 offices across 5 continents. Precisely is an AI-first organization, expecting all employees to demonstrate proficiency in applying AI tools to accelerate work, improve output quality, and eliminate low-value tasks. Candidates should be comfortable using generative AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) in their day-to-day workflows, able to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs, and open to continuously adopting new AI capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and 5+ years in enterprise software sales (SaaS preferred).
Equivalent experience will be accepted in place of the educational requirement.
Strong client engagement and relationship-building skills at all levels.
Strong negotiation skills and demonstrated success with value- or outcome-based selling.
Strong analytical, problem solving, and time management skills.
Working knowledge and selling experience in the IBM Mainframe space.
High levels of intellectual curiosity and adaptability; you strive to understand your clients’ businesses and collaborate to define innovative solutions.
Demonstrable knowledge of Agentic AI and its applicability to the role.
Use of AI tools to research accounts, draft outreach, build impactful sales presentations.
Ability to drive solid C Suite proposals that show ROI and quantifiable business benefit using Agentic AI tools.

Nice To Haves

Ideal candidates will be in the US East or Central region.
In-depth knowledge of enterprise mainframe customers, with specific emphasis on mainframe Observability and ITOM/ITSM disciplines.
7 Years + selling into Enterprise IBM Mainframe accounts.
Experience selling into, Financial Services and Healthcare.
Knowledge of Observability platforms such as Splunk, DataDog, ServiceNow, Dynatrace, Elastic is beneficial.
Successful selling history within a global company with a broad products / services portfolio.
Demonstrated experience driving complex sales cycles and customer success within a matrixed selling organization.
East or Central US is preferred, but not required for otherwise, highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Play an important role within the Sales organization to help drive Mainframe sales in the Americas.
Responsible for mainframe product sales to named enterprise customers and assigned geographic territory.
Identify and bring to closure direct sales engagements, upgrade and expand existing accounts, and work closely with regional partners.
Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy that maximizes opportunities for Precisely products and services.
Own and drive the complete customer lifecycle.
Learn and understand Precisely products and services, and the Precisely approved sales methodology.
Develop an understanding of key industry trends, market opportunities, and common pain points in your territory.
Develop and execute business plans to generate pipeline and revenue within assigned territory.
Build strong client relationships and leverage that network to expand into new accounts or buying centers.
Collaborate with Precisely’s Marketing, Sales Engineering, Services teams and more to generate customer demand and compelling business propositions based on Precisely’s solutions.
Leverage internal resources and the broader Precisely ecosystem - channel partners, distributors, and technology partners - to extend your reach and impact within your territory.
Prioritize customer value and experience throughout the customer lifecycle.
Document sales steps and manage your territory forecast utilizing Precisely’s Salesforce CRM.
Support the VP of VP of Sales in accordance with the region’s strategy and plans.