Account Executive - Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest region

Accela, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Account Executive for the Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest region. This remote position involves managing the sales cycle, building client relationships, and achieving sales targets. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of sales experience, particularly in enterprise software. The role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

Health savings account with company contributions

Flexible spending account

Life, accident, and disability coverage

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of sales experience, preferably with enterprise software.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full Sales cycle, including prospecting and closing deals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key decision makers.
• Meet annual Sales targets.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation

Time Management

Accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

Tools

CRM software

Sales tools

Job description

Account Executive - Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest region

Remote Based - US

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Account Executive will be an integral member of a cross functional regional Sales team, working closely with the Account Directors within region and responsible for managing the entire Sales cycle, including prospecting, closing deals, and maintaining and expanding mid-sized opportunities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency and a proactive approach, consistently focusing on pipeline growth. They will be highly motivated to build and expand their book of business, ensuring sustained success and development within their designated market.

This specific Account Executive position will cover Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and Western Canada

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the full Sales cycle, including prospecting, qualifying, negotiating, and closing deals for mid-size opportunities.
• Maintain and grow revenue from existing and prospect customers by selling and cross-selling our solutions into new departments.
• Develop, build, and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers in existing and prospect customer organizations.
• Work closely with Account Directors within region to develop and execute on sales strategies within territories.
• Identify customer and prospect needs and tailor solutions to meet those needs.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date forecast opportunities and records in the CRM system.
• Lead and contribute to RFP responses.
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Product teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Meet annual Sales targets.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of sales experience, preferably with enterprise software
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and time management skills.
• Proficiency with CRM software and Sales tools.
• Prior experience in correctly qualifying new opportunities and accurately forecasting.
• Ability to travel in excess of 50%

ABOUT ACCELA
For nearly 20 years, Accela has been an industry leader in designing and delivering government software to improve efficiency, increase citizen engagement and enable the development of thriving communities. Today, citizens are savvy to how services should be delivered, and expect a consistently convenient, openly transparent view into their local government. While government agencies struggle to do more with less, our mission has never been more critical. Accela provides a robust, cloud-based platform of government software solutions that accelerate growth, efficiency, and transparency in communities of all sizes. From planning, to building, to service request management and more, Accela’s SaaS offerings level the playing field for small and medium governments and enable smaller agencies to leverage larger city technologies. Our open and flexible technology helps agencies address specific needs today, while ensuring they are well prepared for the emerging challenges of the future.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Accela believes in developing and nurturing a workplace community where our differences are celebrated, and everyone feels a sense of psychological safety and belonging. Accela is committed to putting resources and attention towards evolving our practices, policies, and philosophies to enable diversity to thrive and to support equity in opportunity for everyone.

COMPENSATION AND WELL-BEING
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $90,000 - $110,000. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience. In addition to an annual base salary, this role is eligible to earn commissions.

Accela’s U.S. team members will receive a generous benefits package consisting of options including medical, dental, and vision plans, family planning benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, health savings account with company contributions, flexible spending account, life, accident, and disability coverage, business travel insurance, employee assistance programs, and other well-being benefits.

Accela is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and will respond to requests for job accommodations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or based on disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

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