Account Executive, Commercial - Mid Market (East)

About the role

Smartsheet is seeking change agents to join our East Coast 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Identify top accounts through in-depth account research using internal tools as well as external customer-related resources

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of other post-secondary education

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices

Benefits

• Current US Perks & Benefits

Pay

• Competitive base salary range for roles that may be hired in different geographic areas we are licensed to operate our business from. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, level of professional, educational experience, skills, and specific candidate location.

Schedule

• Remote role based in the US