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Client Business Executive - Public Sector

Thrive

London

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An innovative technology solutions provider is seeking a motivated Client Business Executive to drive sales in the Public Sector. This role involves leveraging your technical sales experience to engage with clients, understand their needs, and provide tailored solutions that enhance their operations. You will be responsible for meeting revenue goals, negotiating contracts, and maintaining strong relationships within the industry. Thrive offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact growth and success. If you are passionate about technology and sales, this is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career in a supportive and challenging setting.

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of technical sales experience, especially in the public sector.
  • Strong consultative sales skills and excellent communication abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Meet or exceed revenue goals through direct and indirect sales efforts.
  • Negotiate customer contracts and articulate the company's value proposition.

Skills

Technical Sales Experience
Solution Sales Skills
Excellent communication skills
Networking technology knowledge
Consultative sales experience
Relationship building skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce.com CRM

Job description

Client Business Executive - Public Sector

4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

About Us:

Thrive is an innovative technology solutions provider focused on Cyber Security, Hybrid Cloud, Global Network Management, Disaster Recovery and traditional Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon NextGen services help us stand out among our peers. Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don't view their weekdays spent at 'a job' but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you're attracted to a work hard, play hard environment and seek the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!

Position Summary:

Thrive UK seeks to hire a CBE to further accelerate growth by selling monthly reoccurring managed services into their Public Sector customer communities. The individuals applying for this position must have previous experience selling business applications and/or technology experience to the Public Sector preferably Housing Associations. This is a high profile position, the person must be highly motivated, goal oriented and focused on vertical market penetration. Candidates must be willing to work independently in a demanding and dynamic environment. Due to the consultative nature of the sales process, candidates must also have extremely strong relationship building skills, technical aptitude, a proven quota-attainment track-record and a demonstrated ability to close.

Primary Responsibilities:

Individual duties are outlined and assigned by the Vice President of Sales and/or Chief Revenue Officer in conjunction with individual performance goals and objectives. Basic guidelines include:

  1. Meet or exceed revenue goals as established by the Thrive Senior Management Team through direct (75%+) and indirect (<25%) sales efforts
  2. Customer Contract negotiations to attain quota, within pre-approved gross margin parameters
  3. Understand and articulate the company’s value proposition through a consultative sales approach
  4. Must speak the financial industry capital markets trading vernacular
  5. Must understand financial industry market structure and current trends
  6. Establish and qualify pipeline, engaging appropriate resources to develop technical requirements and solutions
  7. Utilize Salesforce.com CRM to maintain account information, funnels and forecasts in order to meet & exceed revenue goals
  8. Maintain knowledge on current technologies & services relevant to Thrive and the overall Technology Managed Services Industry (Cloud and Security a pre-requisite)
  9. Recommend and attend relevant Industry Technology & Networking Events.
  10. Attend meetings with qualified prospects at client locations
  11. Timely completion of required paperwork and reports
  12. Attendance of financial industry networking groups and events
  13. Additional duties, upon management request

Qualifications

Required:

  • 5 to 10 years Minimum, Technical Sales Experience
  • 3 to 5 years selling to the Public Sector vertical
  • Solution Sales Skills
  • Excellent grammar, written and oral communication skills
  • High-level understanding of computer networking technology and industry trends
  • Experience in consultative sales within a service-based organization
  • Ability to develop a professional rapport, overcome objections and maintain influential demeanor both in person and over the phone

Preferred:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Experience working for a Systems Integration, Computer Hardware/Software Reseller or Managed Services Provider
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools and processes preferred
  • Experience in selling technology or technology services (Managed IT Services, SaaS, HaaS, Hosted Services, Professional IT / Integration Services)
  • Relevant Technical or Sales Certifications (MCP, VSP, VTSP, ITIL)
  • A well-established professional network complimentary to the role
Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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