Account Executive, Commercial Install

DocuSign; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 5,235,000 - 7,164,000; Full time

Job summary

DocuSign is seeking an Account Executive to drive new business in a designated territory. You will be responsible for acquiring customers or expanding use cases, managing a sales pipeline, delivering virtual demos, and negotiating enterprise-level proposals.

This role reports to the Regional VP, Commercial Sales and is a high-growth, quota-driven position. The role requires 3+ years in an AE capacity, SaaS experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years SaaS sales experience.
• Experience selling web-based products/services.
• Experience managing and closing complex sales cycles.
• Proven ability to over-achieve quotas.
• Proficient with Salesforce, Google Suite, Tableau.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel as necessary, typically 10%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and close new business in a geographic territory.
• Forecast sales activity and revenue accurately.
• Present and demonstrate products by phone and online.
• Develop and negotiate enterprise level proposals and contracts.
• Build and manage a sales pipeline through prospecting efforts.
• Collaborate with pre/post sales resources and partners.

Skills

SaaS sales

Communication skills

Prospecting

Forecasting

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Google Suite

Tableau

Job description

Company Overview

Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people's lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign's Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

What you’ll do

As the Account Executive (AE), you are a highly motivated self-starter who is responsible for developing and closing new business in an assigned geographic territory. You are eager to learn, determined to adapt quickly, and comfortable with some ambiguity. You are focused on acquiring new customers or selling additional use cases, products and services into existing accounts. You are accountable for exceeding monthly and quarterly quotas, proactive deal management, forecast accuracy, and driving adoption and usage with customers and prospects in collaboration with internal teams and the broader Docusign partner ecosystem.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Regional Vice President, Commercial Sales.

Responsibility

• Drive success of the company's goals and objectives through achieving individual sales quotas
• Build and manage a sales pipeline through prospecting efforts into a geographic territory or within the core verticals
• Develop and deliver customized sales presentations and products demonstrations, by phone and via online demo
• Develop and negotiate enterprise level proposals and contracts
• Forecast sales activity and revenue achievements accurately through proper use of sales tools
• Collaborate effectively and engage various pre/post sales resources including Sales Development Representatives, Market Development Representatives, Solutions Engineers, Account Managers, Partner Account Managers, as well as Legal, Security, Professional Services and Customer Support

Job Designation

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)

Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

What you bring

Basic

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in an AE role or equivalent quota-carrying role

Preferred

• 3+ years SaaS sales experience
• Experience selling web-based products/services
• Experience managing and closing complex sales cycles
• Demonstrated ability to over-achieve quotas (top 10-20% of company) in past positions
• Proficient computer application skills, including Salesforce.com, Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drive), Tableau
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Travel as necessary, typically 10%

Wage Transparency

Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Based on applicable legislation, the below details pay ranges in the following locations:

California: $39.30 - $59.68/hour

Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts and Minnesota: $38.00 - $52.25/hour

Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $38.00 - $54.08/hour

This role is also eligible for the following:

• Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of pre-established sales goals. Non-Sales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan, which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.

Global benefits provide options for the following:

• Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
• Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
• Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
• Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
• Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events

Work Authorization Notice: Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Life at Docusign

Working here

Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what's right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.

We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal