Account Executive, Majors -Net New
Your work days are brighter here.
At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.
About the Team
Here at Workday, our Account Executives are key players in our Field Sales Operations organization. With a net new revenue focus, they are the fuel for Workday’s new customer growth. This fantastic team of hardworking professionals play a key role in guiding new customers on a journey that can see them leave the limitations of legacy platforms behind and move forward with a new class of enterprise management cloud. As a team, we believe that partnering with our customers to craft relevant solutions that deliver long lasting value is super important. We want to make sure that our customers are positively satisfied from day one and forever ongoing.
About the Role
- Drive complex sales cycles through orchestrating internal teams of pre-sales, value management, bid management, inside sales, marketing and sales support
- Utilize consultative selling skills to initiate long-standing relationships with prospective customers and Executive sponsors
- Develop strategy for prioritizing, targeting, and closing key opportunities in assigned territory
- Provide input to product strategy and build partnership with senior leadership
- Maintain accurate and timely customer/prospect, pipeline, and service forecast data
About You
- 12+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position.
- Experience collaborating with internal teams (pre-sales, value, inside sales) to achieve quota and run multiple deals at once
- Experience managing 18+ month long sales cycles end to end and nurturing the relationship throughout
- Experience forming strong relationships with key stakeholders at the executive level within both existing and new business units; while sharing Workday value propositions
- Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts
- Able to quickly establish trust with key stakeholders
- Have and able to lead all aspects of the sales cycle with the ability to uncover, qualifying, developing, and closing new, white-space territories and accounts
- Experience partnering with internal team members on account strategies for short and long term prospecting and territory management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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