Net New Account Executive 4 ENT

UKG; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to lead net-new logo sales in the Retail & Hospitality West segment, focusing on enterprise-level growth and large, strategic deals. You will manage executive relationships, craft tailored solutions, and drive long-term partnerships with top customers.

The role requires 5–7+ years of cloud/SaaS sales to executives, a track record of $2M+ quotas, and experience closing deals over $1M ARR. Up to 50% travel expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven success selling cloud/SaaS to C-level executives.
• HRMS/Global Payroll experience is a strong plus.
• Consistently exceed a $2 Million+ quota.

Responsibilities

• Drive Enterprise-Level Growth with million-dollar+ contracts and long-term partnerships.
• Foster executive-level relationships with C-suite and senior decision-makers in assigned accounts.
• Coordinate all account communications and conduct onsite executive business reviews.

Skills

Enterprise SaaS sales

C-level selling

Quota attainment

Strategic account management

Negotiation

Education

BA/BS or equivalent

Job description

Why UKG:

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.

About the Role:

The Enterprise Account Executive will focus on selling into the Enterprise space on the Retail & Hospitality Team. A successful candidate will use consultative selling skills to understand prospect business requirements and recommend the best UKG software solutions to meet their objectives. You will be responsible for net-new logo sales in our Retail & Hospitality West. Enterprise business segment (2,500 to 25,000 ees). In this role, the AE will own a few of UKG’s prominent and strategic client accounts, however this is a true Hunter role.

Core Responsibilities:

Drive Enterprise-Level Growth

• Drive significant revenue generation and account expansion initiatives, focusing on million-dollar+ contracts and long-term partnerships across UKG, customers, and partners.
• Continuously bring ideas to the table and communicate them to leadership.
• Position all offerings in accounts to drive maximum revenue.
• Forecasting, key tasks and account notes updated daily.

Strategic Client Relationship Management

• Foster and maintain executive-level relationships with C-suite and senior decision-makers in all accounts, leveraging your enterprise selling experience to act as a trusted advisor.
• Conduct onsite executive business reviews in all assigned accounts, coordinated by the Enterprise Account Executive, bringing key stakeholders from UKG to the table.
• Coordinate all account communication, both internally and externally.

Advanced Sales Strategy Execution

• Utilize your extensive sales expertise to craft and implement sophisticated sales strategies for all prospects, addressing industry-specific challenges and opportunities to drive demand and close net new customers to UKG.

About You:

Basic Qualifications:

• 5-7+ years of proven success selling cloud/SaaS solutions to C-level executives. HRMS/Global Payroll experience is a strong plus.
• Consistently exceed a $2 Million+ quota.
• 5+ years of experience selling complex deals over $1M in ARR managing sales cycle over 12+ months.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience building a territory and pipeline from scratch.
• Consistently execute a thoughtful, strategic sales process, including internal business partners and executive engagement.
• BA/BS or equivalent (MBA a plus)
• Superior negotiation, written and verbal communication skills.

Travel Requirement:

• Up to 50%

Company Overview:

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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The base salary for this position is $140,000 annually, with the opportunity to significantly increase total earnings through a performance-based incentive compensation plan. The plan may provide for the payment of commissions and restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. The base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and work location. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

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