Account Executive - Major Accounts

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Frisco, TX +8 · Remote

Account Executive for Workday's enterprise AI platform, focusing on selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP/HCM/Financial/Planning/Analytics solutions to C-levels. Drives complex sales cycles, builds relationships, and collaborates with internal teams to achieve quota.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive complex sales cycles through orchestrating internal teams of pre-sales, value management, bid management, inside sales, marketing and sales support
  2. Utilize consultative selling skills to initiate long-standing relationships with prospective customers and Executive sponsors
  3. Develop strategy for prioritizing, targeting, and closing key opportunities in assigned territory
  4. Provide input to product strategy and build partnership with senior leadership
  5. Maintain accurate and timely customer/prospect, pipeline, and service forecast data

Skills

Required

  • SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions sales
  • Consultative selling
  • Relationship building with C-level executives
  • Managing long sales cycles
  • Collaborating with internal sales teams
  • Territory management
  • Pipeline and forecast management

Nice to have

  • Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape
  • Ability to establish trust quickly
  • Leading all aspects of the sales cycle
  • Uncovering, qualifying, developing, and closing new business

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position.
  • 8+ years experience collaborating with internal teams (pre-sales, value, inside sales) to achieve quota and run multiple deals at once
  • 8+ years experience managing long sales cycles end to end and nurturing the relationship throughout
  • 8+ years experience forming strong relationships with key stakeholders at the executive level within both existing and new business units; while sharing Workday value propositions