Senior Account Executive

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Tokyo, Japan

Workday is seeking a Senior Account Executive in Tokyo, Japan, to drive new customer growth for their AI platform. The role involves developing sales strategies, account planning, proposing Workday solutions to large enterprise prospects, and negotiating deals with C-suite executives. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud-based ERP, HCM, Financial, Planning, or Analytics solutions to C-levels, with a focus on field sales and managing longer deal cycles.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop strategy for prioritizing, targeting, and closing key opportunities in assigned territory
  2. Performs account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with pre-sales and other resources to ensure strategic alignment
  3. Initiate and support sales of Workday solutions within Large Enterprise prospects and shares Workday value proposition
  4. Be responsible for developing relationships with net new customers with a focus on deal management and connecting customers with Workday solutions, particularly core financials
  5. Negotiate deals with a variety of C-Suite Executives to close opportunities

Skills

Required

  • SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions sales
  • C-level client engagement
  • Field sales experience
  • Account planning
  • Deal negotiation
  • Pipeline management
  • Forecasting

Nice to have

  • Experience shortening sales cycles
  • Strategic competitive landscape analysis
  • Internal team collaboration
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position.
  • 5+ years experience collaborating with internal teams (pre-sales, value, inside sales) to achieve quota and run multiple deals at once
  • 5+ years experience with managing longer deal cycles, including prospecting for a portion of opportunities