Account Executive

Smartsheet is seeking change agents to join our Central/East Commercial Sales Team as an Account Executive. You will be responsible for increasing software sales and driving expansion across a territory of accounts. You will be motivated, passionate, and opportunistic. You will be a proactive and curious member of the commercial sales team, identifying growth opportunities for clients before they identify a need or gap for themselves.

This remote role is part of the Commercial Sales team based in the US and reports a Manager, Commercial Sales.

You Will:

• Build and manage a sales pipeline to meet or exceed software and services sales quotas within your book of business
• Execute a solution-based sales process encompassing multiple groups within our commercial mature accounts equivalent to (500-4,999 employee size)
• Develop new business opportunities within existing customers by analyzing and proactively targeting high-value needs across multiple departments and lines of business
• Leverage existing relationships to expand Smartsheet's footprint and drive revenue or growth during renewals
• Expand Smartsheet brand awareness at the c-suite, operational and team level
• Facilitate and manage partnerships with Sales Engineers, Solutions Consultants and Customer Success teams to support full sales cycle and close business
• Create and maintain Joint Engagement Plans for strategic solution deals
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Salesforce leveraging MEDDICC qualification guidelines to accurately forecast
• Utilize existing sales enablement tools to successfully implement a territory plan. Identifying top accounts through in-depth account research using internal tools as well as external customer-related resources Smartsheet footprint can add value to the client's business

You Have:

• 5+ years full sales cycle management with a history of proven performance in the SaaS space
• 3+ years of experience managing customer relationships and maintaining relationships in a B2B environment
• A thorough understanding of a SaaS evaluation process and have the ability to execute on each stage in the sales cycle
• 3+ years of experience working with multiple functional departments and roles to manage customer life cycle from initial engagement through implementation to renewal
• The ability to research accounts to uncover opportunities for up-sell within existing plans, and multi-thread opportunities across the organization
• Experience using CRM and Power BI software (Salesforce and Tableau) to track daily activities, key metrics and gain territory insights
• Passion for working with new technologies and technical concepts
• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of other post-secondary education