Enterprise Account Executive

Gong Gong · Enterprise · Remote · New Business

Gong is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to drive new business growth by selling their AI-powered Revenue AI Operating System to enterprise clients. The role involves managing the full sales cycle, developing account plans, communicating value propositions, and collaborating with internal teams to achieve revenue targets.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive new business growth within a greenfield territory, managing prospects from lead generation to closing, while positioning yourself as a trusted, consultative advisor; build deep relationships with customers to understand their business goals and objectives
  2. Develop tailored account plans for your assigned accounts that align with Gong's overall strategy, identifying key decision-makers, regional nuances, buying processes, current investments, and new revenue opportunities
  3. Effectively communicate Gong's value proposition to potential customers, generating excitement and enthusiasm about our solutions
  4. Continuously refine and optimize messaging to scale our outbound prospecting efforts driving the majority of new opportunities through self-sourced activities
  5. Engage with senior executives to educate them on the evolving Revenue Intelligence industry, establishing Gong as the market leader in this emerging space

Skills

Required

  • SaaS sales experience
  • Enterprise sales experience
  • Complex sales cycles
  • Account planning
  • Consultative selling
  • Executive communication
  • Business acumen
  • Strategic thinking
  • MEDDPICC or similar methodology

Nice to have

  • Experience with Gong.io

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years of relevant sales experience preferably selling a complex SaaS solution to Enterprise clients requiring a multi-threaded approach; at least 5+ years of sales experience selling at the enterprise level into a greenfield territory
  • Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets of $1M+ net new ARR and consistently closing six-figure deals ($250K+) in complex sales cycles (9+ months)
  • Experience selling to senior leaders such as the C-Suite, CROs, and other key go-to-market stakeholders within enterprise organizations (4,000+ employees)
  • Hunter mentality with a passion, and demonstrated success, for securing new logos across new categories
  • Proven experience utilizing MEDDPICC or a similarly effective value-based selling methodology to address complex customer needs in enterprise sales