Account Executive - Boston New

inKind; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Account Executive in Boston, where your sales expertise will help drive success for restaurant partners. This role is perfect for a resilient achiever who thrives on building relationships and closing deals. You'll work closely with various teams to ensure smooth onboarding for new partners and refine acquisition strategies. With a generous compensation package and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the hospitality industry while enjoying a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Generous PTO

100% employer covered health and dental insurance

Child Care Benefits

Company-provided daily lunches and snacks

Short Term Disability coverage

Generous parental leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a quota exceeding Sales role, preferably in Hospitality or SaaS.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships quickly.

Responsibilities

• Source, qualify, and close new restaurant partners to meet sales quotas.
• Maintain a full pipeline and re-engage old leads for potential opportunities.

Skills

Sales

Communication

Relationship Building

Problem Solving

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Job description

Job Title:Account Executive - Boston

Note: candidate(s) for this position must be based in Boston to be considered for this role

Role Summary:

inKind’s Account Executives (AE) are proactive, collaborative Sales individuals who thrive on making connections in order to help move deals forward. The goal of the AE is to contribute to an increase in sales while maintaining the highest level of service for our restaurant partners. Account Executives drive our success by bringing qualified restaurant partners to our underwriting committee and seeing each opportunity through the seven stages of the sales cycle, from successful pipeline & prospecting through their entire life cycle with inKind.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about our mission and can see the value this role brings to us, our restaurant partners, and our customers
• A resilient achiever who is motivated by opportunities and embodies a hospitality mentality
• A strong communicator and relationship builder who is able to efficiently work with external stakeholders and internal teams
• Adaptive, organized, and a natural problem solver
• A tenacious deal maker and closer who is ready to pursue outbound activity and build pipelines

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Source, qualify, and close new inKind restaurant partners to meet or exceed monthly sales quotas
• Maintain a consistent level of activity in order to keep a full pipeline including reviewing old leads and lost opportunities for potential re-engagement
• Act as a trusted partner and subject matter expert to prospects and customers
• Work closely with the Onboarding Team to ensure smooth launches for new restaurant partners
• Work cross-functionally with Marketing and demand generation in order to continuously refine our acquisition approach
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential partners in order to secure future leads and referrals
• Accurately track and update deals and communications in Salesforce in real time

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a quota exceeding Sales role, preferably in Hospitality, FinTech, or SaaS
• A hunter mentality with solid Sales and Business acumen
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build relationships quickly
• Extensive customer network
• Salesforce and LinkedIn Sales Navigator experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in a quota exceeding Sales role, preferably in Hospitality, FinTech, or SaaS
• Experience working with restaurants or food-related entities/clients
• Experience in a start-up environment is a plus
• The candidate in this position will frequently travel to inKind partner restaurant/hospitality and potential restaurant/hospitality locations, and be exposed to conditions typical of restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hotels, etc.
• This position is primarily remote within Boston

Some of our Benefits:

• Generous PTO and company holiday policy + company paid Short Term Disability
• 100% employer covered health and dental insurance for our direct employees (a set plan is covered, with higher tier healthcare coverage available at employee’s additional cost; dependent coverage is at employee’s cost); vision plan available at employee’s additional cost
• Child Care Benefits and generous parental leave
• Company-provided daily lunches and snacks
• $100,000 base + up to $60,000 additional annual commission potential

inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

inKind is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, please contact the inKind People Team at [e-mail].

inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.

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