New Business Account Executive, Mid Market

ZoomInfo ZoomInfo · Enterprise · Bethesda, MD +2 · 816 New Sales - Account Executives

This role is for a New Business Account Executive focused on the mid-market segment, responsible for driving growth by engaging with medium-sized organizations, understanding their challenges, and positioning ZoomInfo solutions to close new business opportunities. The role involves managing full sales cycles, negotiating deals, and maintaining a sales pipeline.

What you'd actually do

  1. Proactively identify and cultivate relationships with potential clients within the mid-market space, focusing on organizations with 100 to 1000 employees.
  2. Develop a deep understanding of the specific challenges related to the prospects go-to-market efforts and effectively position ZoomInfo solutions to solve the customer challenges..
  3. Manage sophisticated sales cycles that range from two weeks to six months. This includes deep discovery discussions, rich presentations, managing proof of concept requests, multi-threading accounts and building custom proposals among other steps. Executing with precision and alignment to the client's needs is critical.
  4. Lead negotiations for deals ranging from $15k to over $100k, crafting proposals that meet both client expectations and company profitability goals.
  5. Engage and align multiple stakeholders within client organizations, including senior executives, ensuring consensus and fostering strong partnerships.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in prospecting and self-sourcing opportunities, with a proven track record of effectively identifying and engaging potential clients in similar markets
  • Demonstrated experience in managing complex sales cycles within the mid-market sector, with a proven track record of closing high-value deals
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, capable of navigating complex buying environments
  • Exceptional negotiation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and influence diverse stakeholder groups
  • Proficiency in CRM and sales forecasting tools, with a strong analytical approach to sales management
  • Dynamic, motivated individual with a persistent drive to achieve sales targets and contribute to company growth

What the JD emphasized

  • critical