Enterprise Account Executive - Financial Services

Gong Gong · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA · New Business

Enterprise Account Executive for Financial Services at Gong, a company that uses AI to transform revenue teams. The role focuses on driving new business growth, managing the sales process from lead generation to closing, and building relationships with enterprise clients in the financial services industry.

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

  • 6+ years of relevant sales experience
  • 3+ years of experience selling complex SaaS solutions to enterprise clients
  • Experience selling into Financial Services vertical
  • Exceeding revenue targets of $1M+ net new ARR
  • Closing six-figure deals ($200K+)
  • Complex sales cycles (9+ months)
  • Strategic thinking
  • Consulting with global strategies
  • Experience selling to senior leaders (C-Suite, CROs)
  • Hunter mentality
  • Securing new logos
  • MEDDPICC or similar value-based selling methodology
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to simplify complex concepts

Nice to have

  • Experience with Gong.io

What the JD emphasized

  • selling complex SaaS solutions to enterprise clients requiring a multi-threaded approach specifically having sold into Financial Services vertical
  • Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets of $1M+ net new ARR and consistently closing six-figure deals ($200K+) 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 (1,000+ 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