Enterprise Account Executive

AlphaSense Oy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense Oy is seeking an entrepreneurial, driven new business sales professional to join our Corporate Sales team and sell to Fortune 1000 companies with our award-winning product across industries.

You will build pipelines, run product trials, and lead complex discussions with analysts to C-level executives, relentlessly pursuing quota and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in SaaS sales, preferably focused on financial information and/or research solutions.
• Hard-working with a tenacious attitude and commitment.
• Able to articulate complex financial data to non-financial audiences.
• Experience selling into corporate intelligence and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Cold call and prospect to build pipeline targeting corporate intelligence departments.
• Conduct frequent technical demonstrations and close deals end-to-end.
• Forecast and develop pipeline to meet or exceed quota.
• Collaborate with product specialists during trials to secure client commitment.

Skills

SaaS sales

Corporate sales

Pipeline building

Technical demonstrations

Executive engagement

Communication skills

Financial data understanding

Job description

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, driven and accomplished new business sales professional to join our growing Corporate Sales team focused on selling top Fortune 1000 companies. This is an opportunity to join a high growth company and sell an award winning product that is experiencing rapid adoption across all industry verticals. The person in this role will make a significant contribution in the company’s growth and future success.

Who You Are:

• An Accomplished Sales Professional who is open to sell into Corporate industry markets which could include Life Science, Technology Media and Telecoms, Professional Services, CPG or the Energy and Industrial verticals. You perceive Sales as both an art and science, and clearly can articulate your version of the 'science of sales'; what activity leads to success and ultimately what you need to do to consistently hit your targets. Whether the activity is; pipeline building, managing a heavy volume of product trials, or spearheading a complex discussion. Ideally we would like to see you have gained these skills through experience in SaaS sales, preferably focused on financial information and/or research solutions (not a must-have)
• Hard-working and possess a 'never give up' attitude: We have a highly motivated team and an accomplished culture. We look for people who possess a natural tenacity and desire to succeed. You set the example for work ethic, forward-thinking, enthusiasm, and commitment.
• Intellectually Curious: You know the right questions to ask and how to uncover business challenges at all levels of an organization from Analysts to C-level executives.
• Coachable. You will have the opportunity to advance your career through robust training and development programs at AlphaSense. An openness to feedback and desire for constant improvement is key to success here.
• A Proficient Communicator: You have the skills necessary to explain complex financial data and concepts to a non-financial audience -- and you are comfortable doing this virtually via video, via phone and/or in writing.
• Knowledgeable about the personas we sell into. (Our product is sold enterprise-wide, but we have particular success within; Corporate Strategy, Market Intelligence, Business Development, M&A, Investor Relations and research-related functions.)

What You’ll Do:

• Cold call, prospect, conduct frequent technical demonstrations and in a full 360 Sales role, targeting corporate intelligence departments selling into the Corporate vertical markets.
• Research opportunities, prospect, initiate discussions, build relationships, conduct demos, oversee product trials, and most importantly, close deals! This is an end-to-end new business sales role and no task is too small or too large.
• Forecast accurately and develop the necessary pipeline to meet/exceed quota.
• Work closely with our Product Specialist team during trials to ensure client commitment and ultimate purchase.
• Gather and distribute product feedback from clients and prospects to the sales and product teams to help us continually enhance our product offerings.
• Accomplished sales professional experience, SaaS sales experience (preferred), Experience with financial information or research solutions (preferred), Ability to conduct cold calling and prospecting, Ability to conduct technical demonstrations, Strong communication skills for explaining complex financial data to non-financial audiences, Ability to engage stakeholders from Analysts to C-level executives