Account Executive
Plum · San Francisco, CA · 3 days ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own the entire sales cycle - from outreach and discovery to negotiation and closing.
- Research prospective customers and execute strategic outreach into ideal accounts.
- Build pipeline through outbound prospecting, presenting online demos, and leveraging online platforms to identify and engage potential clients.
- Use consultative selling techniques to offer a unique perspective on each customer’s business; understand pain points across industries, and sell solutions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, and account management.
- Independently build presentation decks and conduct prospective customer research to present at the executive level with polish, poise, and confidence.
- Diligently manage pipeline to ensure quota attainment on a consistent basis.
- Negotiate, structure, price, and efficiently close deals.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years at the Account Executive level, with consultative technology sales experience with a verified track record of exceeding quota.
- Experience selling to multiple customer segments, including enterprise and mid-market.
- Extensive understanding of data and its many applications/use cases.
- Ambitious, driven, and detail-oriented, with an ability to manage time effectively.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to remain focused in the face of many competing interests.
- Extensive experience with outbound prospecting and building a robust pipeline.
- Extensive experience with sales tools - Salesforce, LinkedIn, Docusign, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience selling B2B software in a high-growth startup environment.
- Understanding of CRM technology & APIs.
- Understanding of financial and lending ecosystem.