Medium Enterprise Account Executive - Customer Base - Higher Ed

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Frisco, TX +2

Workday is seeking a Medium Enterprise Account Executive to join their Customer Base sales team. This role will focus on upselling Workday Solutions within existing customers, performing account planning, and driving strategic add-on and renewal business. The ideal candidate will have experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP/HCM/Financial/Planning/Analytics solutions and experience with the Higher Education sector.

What you'd actually do

  1. Be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with existing customers with a focus on upselling via deal management
  2. Perform account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with pre-sales and other resources to ensure strategic alignment
  3. Drive strategic add-on and renewal business of Workday solutions within Medium Enterprise customers
  4. Coordinate cross functionally with Workday’s internal teams (pre-sales, digital, value & bid-management, marketing, technical and sales support)

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position.
  • 4+ years experience negotiating deals with a variety of C-Suite Executives to close opportunities
  • 4+ years experience in engaging in a programmatic approach to generate and develop leads within your territory
  • 2+ years experience working on deals with Higher Education

Nice to have

  • Experience with managing longer deal cycles beyond 6 months, with large deal sizes
  • Understanding of the the strategic competitive landscape of the industry by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts
  • Experience leveraging and partnering with internal team members on account strategies
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills