Account Executive

PitchBook PitchBook · Fintech · Singapore · Outside Sales

Account Executive role at PitchBook, a financial data provider. Responsibilities include meeting sales goals, building a pipeline, prospecting, conducting product demonstrations, and acting as a consultant to clients. Requires sales experience, CRM proficiency, and interest in financial markets. This is a sales role, not directly involved in AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Consistently meet and exceed sales goals
  2. Build a pipeline of up to 100 high quality opportunities across different client types
  3. Work closely with our Inside Sales team to better understand potential new clients
  4. Independently prospect new business opportunities, including building your own referral networks with potential and current clients
  5. Become demo certified in order to successfully perform product demonstrations with potential clients, showing PitchBook platform features that serve their business needs

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of successful outside sales and business development experience, with a technology product preferred
  • Experience managing opportunities and workflow using Salesforce or similar CRM
  • Possess strong negotiation skills and proven ability to effectively close leads
  • Must be authorized to work in Singapore without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree, commonly in economics, finance, or related majors preferred
  • Interest in financial markets or services, particularly private equity and venture capital
  • Enjoy networking and conversing with new people every day and comfortable to engage a diverse array of clients
  • Self-motivated, persistent, and goal-oriented attitude and can work effectively as an individual or as part of a team
  • Ability to operate with a strong sense of urgency and deliver results
  • Highly curious with a positive attitude
  • Terrific prioritization skills to handle a large volume of leads efficiently
  • Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
  • Team player with entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to try new ideas in order to achieve greater levels of success
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily