Senior SaaS Sales Exec, Prospector – Life Sciences

UL Solutions; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

UL Solutions is seeking an experienced sales professional to drive the UL Prospector software portfolio within Life Sciences. You will partner with account teams to identify opportunities, demonstrate value, and guide customers from discovery to close.

In this role you will build strategic account plans, nurture relationships with buyers and engineers, and pursue renewals and expansions while representing the full UL Prospector range.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related sales experience.
• Bachelor's or graduate degree in software engineering or related field.
• Significant experience selling SaaS solutions into the Life Sciences industry.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Business acumen and deep understanding of business sales processes.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and CRM software.

Responsibilities

• Support development of multi year account plans for UL Prospector by providing insight on materials intelligence, supplier marketing solutions, and customer use cases across key industries.
• Contribute to strategy for Prospector products and services by sharing customer needs, pain points, industry trends, and feedback with product and service managers.
• Maintain an ongoing plan to prioritize a portfolio of accounts, build relationships throughout the year, and identify opportunities for software subscriptions, upgrades, and renewals.
• Under moderate guidance, deliver product demonstrations and advise customers on how Prospector integrates into their existing product development, formulation, and sourcing workflows.
• Use technical and industry credibility to build strong relationships with buyers, product developers, engineers, and centers of influence in support of global account leadership.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Prospector customers throughout the sales cycle, from discovery through close.
• Communicate the value proposition of UL Prospector to customers based on a strong understanding of materials data, supplier discovery, compliance insights, and marketing solutions.
• Maintain ongoing customer relationships post sale to support renewals, expansion opportunities, and long term account growth.
• Work under the guidance of sales leadership on proposals and closings for assigned software products and services.
• Actively identify and pursue opportunities to sell Prospector software solutions and supplier marketing offerings.
• Partner with account managers on discovery, opportunity identification, and account planning related to Prospector.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and other technical resources to gather customer requirements and support complex sales opportunities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Prospector specific products and services, articulating value, managing client interactions, and bringing in additional technical or subject matter experts as needed.
• Provide input to account owners on growth opportunities within assigned industries and solution areas.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with key stakeholders and account owners.
• Support a smooth handoff to implementation teams or customer success partners following close to ensure strong adoption and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication

Business acumen

MS Office familiarity

Education

Bachelor's or graduate degree in software engineering or related field

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

UL Solutions is seeking an experienced sales professional to drive the UL Prospector software portfolio within Life Sciences. You will partner with account teams to identify opportunities, demonstrate value, and guide customers from discovery to close.

In this role you will build strategic account plans, nurture relationships with buyers and engineers, and pursue renewals and expansions while representing the full UL Prospector range.