Senior Account Executive (Financial Services)

Equinix; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Equinix in Paris seeks an experienced Enterprise Sales Executive to penetrate new accounts and expand existing ones in the enterprise space. You will lead global account plans, coordinate with SEs/SA s and external partners to drive growth and protect revenue.

Responsibilities include conducting quarterly business reviews, negotiating terms, and delivering accurate forecasts while leveraging cross-functional teams to tailor solutions for c-level stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Proven years experience preferred in sales or related field.

Responsabilités

• Penetrate new accounts and grow existing ones in the enterprise space.
• Lead global account plans and coordinate with SEs/SAs and external partners to drive growth.
• Negotiate terms and manage renewals to protect revenue.
• Forecast opportunities and provide accurate sales forecasts.

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

• A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact.You'll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work
• Accelerate Equinix's growth in market share and revenue by penetrating new accounts and work cross-functionally to expand and grow existing accounts
• Protect/expand revenue in assigned accounts and work cross-functionally to drive high customer satisfaction. Develop new accounts by working cross-functionally with specific emphasis in enterprise space
• Plans, builds, and maintains relationships with key stakeholders in assigned accounts/prospects
• Facilitates customer relationships to ensure timely resolution of customer issues
• Conducts quarterly business reviews with customers to identify and develop new selling opportunities
• Leads Executive Briefings
• Leads and drives coordinated sales approach with the extended sales team (Sales Engineers, Solutions Architect, Customer Care, SSA, Commercial Solutions, Sales Operations, etc.) and external partners (Reseller, Strategic Alliance, etc.)
• Collaborates with global sales team to sell global Equinix platform
• Demonstrates consistent cross region exports
• Understands business drivers of accounts and leverages strategic alliances and reseller partners to penetrate accounts
• Researches and documents detailed understanding of customer business and organizational landscape
• Develops strategic, global account plans focused on maintaining/growing accounts
• Drives strategic, global & multi-line of business global account plans
• Identifies customer's business needs, challenges, and technical requirements to match to Equinix solutions in partnership with SEs/SAs
• Leading delivery of pitch, leveraging SE/SAs where appropriate; adapts pitch to customer needs and persona
• Proven proficiency of Equinix product set and solutions
• Sells full suite of Equinix offerings to include global footprint and achieves exports
• Leverages external partners to drive solution development in new areas/prospects
• Proactively addresses high churn risk customers leveraging internal resources and external partners
• Facilitates customer contract renewals and negotiations to protect revenue
• Leverages internal resources to understand customers contractual obligations around notice periods, renew terms, Equinix exposure
• Actively monitors and maintains status of opportunities in SFDC, following the principles of forecasting
• Identifies at risk accounts, expiring contracts and forecasts churn
• Prioritizes list of accounts/prospects for short and long-term pursuit to achieve assigned sales objectives
• Provides accurate forecasts
• May focus on particular vertical or sub-vertical within a dedicated sector
• Coordinates with Opportunity Development Team to strategize lead & sales opportunity qualification
  Pursues highest propensity prospects, fills the funnel with opportunities; pitching prospects primarily at C-level; leveraging industry contact sand partners
  Actively prospects account base to sell global platform and achieves exports outside of country
• Utilizes available tools to prospect and leverage account strategy plans
• Leads commercial offer and contract negotiations, leveraging internal resources as needed to obtain best commercial terms possible
• Understands commercial levers and problem solves to make initial recommendations on deal structure
• Partners with sales leadership to present at regional deal review
• Mentors Account Executives or other sales professionals; leads special projects, provides guidance to team on new products/processes/best practices

Proven years experience preferredBachelor's Degree required