Account Executive, Air

Axon Axon · Enterprise · CA · Remote · 3015 Sales Air

Account Executive for Axon's Air products (drones and counter-drone solutions), responsible for driving sales to law enforcement agencies, acting as a strategic advisor, and managing partner relationships. This role requires a deep technical understanding of the products and a consultative sales approach.

What you'd actually do

  1. You develop a deep technical understanding of Axon’s Air products and technology offerings in order to sell into domestic law enforcement agencies throughout your territory
  2. You will partner with the broader Axon sales team as a functional expert on the Air program, to sell Air as a specific offering
  3. You leverage Google alerts, RFP requests, and other sources to generate leads and pursue opportunities
  4. You are customer centric - you know the customer's business and workflows, can develop a proper contact network within assigned accounts, and establish relationships to drive overall customer happiness
  5. You develop and execute account strategy by collaborating with the team to deliver stronger and more impactful value propositions

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent applicable experience
  • 5+ years in a Saas Account Executive role
  • Salesforce or equivalent CRM experience
  • Highly proficient computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
  • Prominent organization and presentation skills
  • Willing to travel 60% or more within your territory (3-4 days a week, including overnights)
  • Strong understanding of drones, cloud and virtualization technology
  • Able to strategically approach and win accounts as well as continue to grow or expand existing accounts
  • Standout colleague that helps support teammates to reach success
  • You focus on a Solutions / Consultative sales process to ensure the right fit and long term success with your customers
  • End to end sales process experience - especially strong in prospecting, discovery, objection handling, and closing accounts
  • Ready to own & build a multi-state territory to success
  • Ability to work in an entrepreneurial fashion within a new initiative for the company

Nice to have

  • Startup experience & some vertical experience is a plus
  • You want to make a difference in society and grow within the organization

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years in a Saas Account Executive role
  • Strong understanding of drones, cloud and virtualization technology
  • End to end sales process experience - especially strong in prospecting, discovery, objection handling, and closing accounts