Software Sales: Chicago (ID 1365 A)

·        Work as individual contributor and will be responsible for identifying, developing, and closing opportunities in both existing accounts and new logo.

·        Identify, connect, and build relationships with key decision makers across multiple departments in the enterprise.

·        Establish trusted advisor relationships with clients and prospects to ensure maximum customer satisfaction and repeat business.

·        Create detailed, strategic target account plans to penetrate clients.

·        Think strategically about their client’s business to make and propose solutions using  product and services.

·        Perform in-depth client and industry research to create compelling business cases and RFP responses.

·        Convincingly sell disruptive technology to senior executives.

·        Effectively differentiate  against competitors

·        Leverage cross-functional client and  resources to successfully identify and drive sales campaigns.

·        Effectively manage a Complex and long sales cycles to a successful close.

·        Meet and exceed assigned revenue targets

·        Work with various internal departments to help generate deals in their accounts.

·        Coordinate closely with delivery teams to ensure project executions is happening as per contracts and customer is satisfied with services.

·        Oversee the Billing/ Contracting/ Collection of Payment from the customer as per the agreed terms and timeline.

·        Participate in regular status meetings and provide detailed activity updates

·        Expect to generate 5 to 6 in-person meetings per week through self-driven lead generation activities

·        Strive to generate 3x to 4x pipeline to achieve meet/exceed the set sales quota

·        Keep the CRM system (Prism) up to date with realistic commitments and forecast. As the CRM data is one of the key the systems of record for management reporting, the sales rep is expected to update it with credible information

Requirements

·        Extensive sales hunting and client engagement experience

·        Proven experience of Minimum 6-8 yrs. selling enterprise software solutions.

·        Proven ability of forging consultative relationships with Senior decision makers.

·        Ability to penetrate new logos and accounts.

·        Network of existing contacts strongly desired.

·        Strong business acumen and knowledge of technology industry trends.

·        Ability to work collaboratively across various internal departments in different geographies.

·        Proven experience of executing Lead generation strategies

·        Desired Industries: Banking, Insurance, Healthcare and Diversified (Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Retail etc). Knowledge on these industries is needed to unearth the pain points and position value-based solutions from  offerings

·        Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or Business, MBA preferred

·        Proven history achieving and exceeding quotas.

·        Knowledge of enterprise-wide specific solutions within a vertical market (BPM, ECM, Case Management, low-code, hyper-automation).

·        Strong financial / business acumen. Must be able to “speak the language” of target market decision makers.

·        Ability to reach out to and gain appointments with decision makers at target clients for initial discovery calls and meetings.

·        Ability to negotiate to reach outcomes that gain support and acceptance by all parties.

·        Ability to develop relationships at all levels of customer organization. This requires regular face-to-face customer interaction.

·        Ability to forecast future sales opportunities and devise winning sales strategies for same.

·        Ability to persuade and influence, using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of thoughts, plans, activities, services and products.

·        Must have excellent communication skills including presentations and meeting management. Must be able to operate in a multicultural environment.