Account Executive, Enterprise

Braze Braze · Enterprise · Berlin, Germany · Sales

This role is for an Account Executive at Braze, a customer engagement platform company. The role focuses on selling SaaS solutions to large financial services companies in Central EMEA. While the company mentions AI capabilities (BrazeAI), the core function of this role is sales, not building or directly working with AI/ML models.

What you'd actually do

  1. This role is focused on a set number of some of the largest and most recognized financial services companies in Central EMEA (DACH & CEE).
  2. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years selling SaaS Solutions to strategic clients where typical deal size ranges from $200K - $1M+/year.
  3. In addition, candidates should have at least 10+ years overall industry experience.
  4. Stronger fit exists with those who have experience working with strategic companies, understand the organizational complexity and decision making processes of very large enterprise organizations.
  5. Ideally, your product sales experience focuses on non-ERP solutions.

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise Sales for Mobile or Marketing Technology
  • complex solution selling
  • Value Selling
  • Salesforce.com CRM, Clari, or other CRM used to manage sales pipeline
  • navigating large organizations
  • identify decision makers and decision making process for large SaaS investments

Nice to have

  • Command of the Message
  • Business Value Assessments

What the JD emphasized

  • 7 years selling SaaS Solutions
  • 10+ years overall industry experience
  • experience working with strategic companies
  • understand the organizational complexity and decision making processes of very large enterprise organizations
  • product sales experience focuses on non-ERP solutions
  • experience selling analytics, CRM, marketing automation, digital media publishing or content marketing solutions
  • Prior experience should include collaboration across many different internal and external cross functional groups, as well as SI’s, tech and agency partners.
  • Background in Enterprise Sales for Mobile or Marketing Technology
  • Demonstrated experience in complex solution selling
  • Training and practice in Value Selling, with an emphasis on creating Business Value Assessments.
  • Experience with Command of the Message a strong bonus
  • Prior experience with Salesforce.com CRM, Clari, or other CRM used to manage sales pipeline, required.
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly come up to speed on new cloud apps and tools.
  • A proven connector in your daily life through social media and other mediums
  • Up-to-date on digital and application trends, especially in the mobile space
  • Proven success navigating large organizations and ability to quickly identify the decision makers and the decision making process for large SaaS investments
  • Build strong cross-functional relationships with internal teams such as Business Development, Marketing, Deal Desk, Strategic Consulting, Customer Success & Services
  • Classifies and prioritizes all assigned accounts, maintaining coverage across all with the support of a Business Development Representative and Account Manager