Territory Account Executive - Central Market

About the role

Square is looking for a Territory Account Executive to join our newly established field sales organization. Our goal is to bring a local experience to our Sellers (aka customers/merchants) everywhere. You will engage with our Sellers in a relevant and authentic way, demonstrating Square's mission of economic empowerment and providing a truly local presence.

Responsibilities

• Sell into your market in-person. You will sell face to face 80% of the time to source leads, perform discovery and demos to generate interest and close deals selling our Square ecosystem
• Get to know the active Square Sellers within your community - keep a pulse on their account health and partner with account management and customer support, and generate referrals
• Engage and partner with onboarding teams to ensure Sellers are implemented successfully
• Build a sustainable, top of funnel pipeline through a combination of tactics - walking your city and performing 50-60 drop-ins a week to prospective sellers, create a referral channel with active Square sellers, strategic partnerships or local community associations
• Develop a strong on-hands skill of demo and onboarding of Square hardware and software solutions
• Work with our channel sales team to identify complementary partners in your market for referrals and build that referral channel
• Cultivate a deep understanding of the business and technology needs of our primary vertical markets (restaurants, retail and services)
• Achieve and exceed monthly sales goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) - we are big on metrics
• Utilize Salesforce to track, monitor, and report on sales activities, pipeline status, and outcomes

Requirements

• 3+ years of sales experience in a full cycle closing role with field sales experience
• Experience exceeding sales targets, selling a diverse ecosystem of products, and closing complex deals
• Ability to drive deals independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Business development experience (e.g. hunting and cold calling)
• Since this is a field position, you must have reliable transportation and live in the market you are serving
• A collaborative and team player mentality
• Prior Salesforce experience or equivalent
• Even better:
• 2+ years of payment processing OR related technology (i.e. payroll, loyalty, time management)
• 1+ years of relevant audience experience (experience working in/selling to restaurants, retailers or services based businesses)

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Must be willing to travel to various locations within your assigned territory

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Persistence
• Strong ability to build rapport with sellers to negotiate and close complex deals both remotely and in person

Benefits

We are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible.

Pay

Starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Schedule

This is a field position requiring regular travel to various locations within your assigned territory.