Key Account Executive

SHPE Houston; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive On-Target Earnings

Uncapped commissions

Discretionary paid time off

Parental leave

Ride-along with real officers

Job summary

Axon is seeking a high-impact Enterprise Account Manager for the Southeast territory. You will drive revenue, grow market share, and own a portfolio of major agency accounts with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling value propositions.

You should bring 5+ years of SaaS sales and 3+ years managing major accounts, plus CRM/Salesforce proficiency and a willingness to travel 70%+ as required. Strong communication and public-safety domain insight are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of customer-facing Software/SaaS sales experience.
• 3+ years managing a book of business of Major Accounts.
• Experience in complex sales processes.
• Data management using Salesforce (preferred) or similar CRM.
• Strong understanding of Cloud and SaaS.
• Able to travel 70%+ (3-4 days a week on the road) including overnight travel.
• Able to clearly articulate complex solution offerings across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Startup experience and some vertical experience.
• Law Enforcement / Public Safety experience.
• Team Player and ownership of territory.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow revenue and market share at designated agencies to maximize customer satisfaction and achieve strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain client relationships to drive revenue growth.
• Execute account strategy by collaborating with account team to deliver stronger, more relevant value propositions.
• Track customer activity in internal systems to identify additional opportunities.
• Cultivate customer relationships and ensure effective service delivery to accounts.
• Focus on customer satisfaction, know the customer's business and workflows, develop proper contact network within accounts.
• Work with and bring in experts where required.
• Oversee and know all account activities for your book of business.
• Own account relationship and drive overall customer satisfaction for assigned accounts.
• Forecast, keep management informed, gather intelligence on competitor activity, and inform marketing.
• Provide customer product training as necessary.
• Accountable for individual expense budget management.

Skills

SaaS Sales

Major Accounts

Account Strategy

CRM Salesforce

Territory Ownership

Communication

Startup Experience

Public Safety

Travel 70%

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

What You Do:

Territory: Southeast

Manage and grow revenue and market share at designated agencies to maximize customer satisfaction and achieve strategic objectives

• Develop and maintain client relationships to ultimately drive revenue growth
• Develop and execute account strategy by collaborating with account team to deliver stronger, more relevant value propositions
• Track customer activity in internal systems in order to execute on account strategy and identify additional opportunities
• Cultivate customer relationships and ensure effective service delivery to accounts
• Focus on customer's satisfaction, know the customer's business and workflows, develop proper contact network within accounts
• Work with and bring in experts/specialists where required
• Oversee and know all account activities for your book of business
• Own account relationship and drive overall customer satisfaction for assigned accounts
• Responsible for forecasting, keep management in touch with accounts in a timely fashion, gather intelligence on competitor activity, and give feedback to marketing
• May provide customer product training as necessary
• Accountable for individual expense budget management

What You Bring:

• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated successful customer facing Software (SaaS / Cloud) Sales Experience
• Minimum of 3 years' experience managing a book of business of Major Accounts
• Solution or consultative sales experience working within complex sales processes
• Data management experience using Salesforce (preferred) or similar CRM
• Strong understanding of Cloud and SaaS
• Able to travel 70% + (3-4 days a week on the road) including overnight travel
• Able to clearly and directly articulate complex solution offerings across technical and non-technical audiences
• Startup experience & some vertical experience
• Law Enforcement / Public Safety experience
• Team Player: collaborate with various team members regularly
• Ready to own & drive the territory

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive On-Target Earnings and 401K with employer match
• Uncapped commissions
• Discretionary paid time off
• A supportive parental leave policy
• Ride along with real police officers in real life situations, see them use technology, get inspired
• And more...

Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

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