[Hiring] Account Executive Medium Enterprise @Workday

Role Description

Here at Workday, our Account Executives are key players in our Field Sales 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 in 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.

• Develop strategy for prioritizing, targeting, and closing key opportunities in assigned territory
• Perform account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with pre-sales and other resources to ensure strategic alignment
• Initiate and support sales of Workday solutions within Medium Enterprise prospects and shares Workday value propositions
• Maintain accurate and timely customer/prospect, pipeline, and service forecast data

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position.
• 4+ years experience negotiating deals with a variety of C-Suite Executives to close opportunities
• 4+ years experience in engaging in a programmatic approach to generate and develop leads within your territory
• Prior experience / local presence in the Lyon region, along with a solid understanding of its business fabric and professional networks, is highly valued to accelerate Workday's commercial development in this area.

Requirements

• Proven track record in a high-velocity sales cycle, including prospecting for a portion of opportunities
• Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape of the industry by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts
• Experience leveraging and partnering with internal team members on account strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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