Account Executive - SLED

About the role

AvePoint is excited to provide an opportunity for an Account Executive-SLED who is energized to support State and Local Governments and Education customers across the U.S. As an account executive focusing on the State, Local, and Education market, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth by building and maintaining relationships with existing accounts and securing new business within this sector. This role involves understanding the market's unique needs and tailoring sales strategies accordingly. A proven track record of success in sales, particularly in SLED is preferred. To learn more, visit Empower State and Local Governments with Digital Solutions | AvePoint.

Responsibilities

• Developing new prospects and expanding existing accounts
• Using consultative selling techniques to teach customers about their industry and offer insights and perspectives on IT needs that are fulfilled by our solutions
• Using competitive analysis to educate customers on the value of our solutions
• Continuously pursuing quota goals by working directly with the customer during negotiations
• Working with a virtual account team to deploy the customer engagement lifecycle, that include; Marketing for lead generation, Business Development Representatives for lead qualification, Pre-sales Engineers for technical support, and Customer Success Managers for renewals after the initial sale.
• Attending and participating in customer team meetings and communicating regularly with professional services and engineering staff to ensure customer satisfaction
• Leveraging existing industry partnerships to grow AvePoint’s presence in your region and establishing proactive relationships with influential people, both with the customer and other third parties
• Handling post-sales support issues for customers, e.g. escalation of support calls, identifying additional training needs, etc.

Requirements

• University degree
• Prior experience selling into SLED preferred
• 3+ years of enterprise software sales experience
• Exposure to virtual account team selling