ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
West Corporation

Chicago, Illinois

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For this opening we will consider candidates from the following locations: Chicago,IL,United States | El Segundo,CA,United States;New York,NY,United States

Sr Account Executive Job Description

Intrado Digital Media is a global disrupter of the digital communications space and is a thought leader in building new technologies to help our clients adapt to digital transformation in communication. We are currently working with over 13,000 clients globally to deliver mission-critical communications to their employees, customers, media and investors. We help our clients more effectively communicate, collaborate and connect with their audiences through a diverse portfolio of solutions including Virtual Events, Live Streaming, Webhosting, Webcasting, Press Release Distribution, Media Monitoring, Social Listening, Referral Marketing, Media/Event/Newswire Analysis & Analytics and Design & Webhosting for Investor Relations websites.

Intrado Digital Media is hiring a Sr Account Executive on our New Logo sales team focusing on PR & IR sales. The Sr Account Executive can be based in our Chicago, San Francisco, El Segundo, Boston or New York City office or permanently remote can be an option for a qualified candidate.

As the core component of our Digital Media enterprise growth strategy, the Sr Account Executive will be directly responsible for penetrating new logo accounts and closing higher profile prospects. You will be tasked with prioritizing assigned prospects, selling into new logo enterprise accounts, and furthering the industry message of the Digital Media arm of Intrado. This is an excellent opportunity to be in a pivotal role at a rapidly growing company where you can make a huge impact and immediate name for yourself. If you have a propensity to be a strong hunter with an equally strong desire to join a growth company that continues to invest in a fast-moving industry, this role may be what you're looking for. We need you to be familiar with SaaS; have experience in the public relations, investor relations, or analytics arenas with a proven track record of success. Our most successful team members have an analytical mindset that is driven towards solving a holistic business issues while helping the customer achieve a fantastic experience this might be the position you're looking for and the next job for you!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Build and manage pipeline of self-generated new logo opportunities
• Ruthless approach to time management and methodical approach to sales process and opportunity qualification
• Prioritize qualified sales opportunities and key prospects within assigned territory
• Execute sales cycle to penetrate the most promising new logo accounts, generating net new West accounts
• Identify and build relationships with the appropriate account buyers
• Establish reputation with assigned prospects as a trusted advisor with industry knowledge and the prospects solution needs
• Proactively identify potential needs of prospects, recommending best-fit solutions with a clear value proposition for the account
• Develop and maintain up-to-date expert understanding of West solutions and general understanding of relevant competitor solutions
• Research and actively identify emerging trends that influence West's value proposition
• Transition the new logo account to an account manager over time
• Proactively manage pipeline; input, monitor, and update opportunities in a timely fashion
• Engage Sales Engineering resources, as needed, to close the deal
• Identify and coordinate timely involvement of sales operations resources in the sales cycle to improve efficiencies
• Achieve assigned bookings quota
• Prioritize face to face meetings over remote meetings where possible
• Engage in networking meetings to develop market and influencer community

REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, information technology, or a related field

Experience:
5 - 7 years of experience in a sales role, specifically selling into new accounts
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Required experience prospecting and closing net new deals
• Prior professional experience working with minimal supervision
• Self-starter with excellent time-management skills
• Superior relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; experience delivering compelling presentations to large audiences
• Willingness to travel within assigned territory, on short notice, as needed

Intrado is connecting people and ideas.
We are delivering on their potential.
We are improving the way we work and live.

At Intrado, we are dedicated to delivering and improving upon new channels, new capabilities and new choices for how businesses and consumers collaborate, connect and transact. We develop technology-enabled communications that change the way we work and improve the way we live. We are a collective effort of enterprise and individuals, of communities and customers, of partnerships and families. We are the sum of our entire network - based on the four pillars of trust, innovation, collaboration, and execution and the hard work of people who share our vision. We are at the core of a technology and communications engine that is changing the world.

We Connect. We Deliver. We are INTRADO.

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