Skillsoft

AccountExecutive,Growth

£60–90k ~AI est. United Kingdom Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Account Executive, Growth at Skillsoft. Skills: Enterprise account growth, Solution selling, Relationship building. Drive top-line revenue. Grow existing enterprise account base”

What You'll Achieve.

Create measurable business goals; Create defined business goals

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Solve problems; Develop solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Travel to customers, Regional territory travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years direct sales experience, Selling SaaS, Selling B2B enterprise software, Selling to VP, SVP, C-Level Executives, Outstanding quota attainment history, Currently reside in the UK, Ability to travel to customers, Proficient in Salesforce, Proficient in MS Office Suite, Ability to exceed sales targets, Understanding of sales cycle, Ability to leverage sales stages, Skilled at demonstrating solutions, Speaking language of corporate buyers, Negotiate effectively based on value, Negotiate effectively based on time to close, Ability to collaborate, Leverage subject matter expertise, Operating with a sense of urgency, Demonstrate a positive, winning attitude, Understanding complex client requirements, Articulate company's offerings, Develop solutions to meet requirements, Take ownership, Solve problems, Agile mindset

Nice to Have

Experience in learning space, Experience in human capital space, Experience in human capital technology space

What You'll Do.

Drive top-line revenue

Grow existing enterprise account base

Sell Skillsoft Content

Sell Platform solutions

Sell directly to decision makers

Influence customers at senior leadership

Win by building relationships

Offer solutions to customer problems

Partner with sales resources

Partner with customer success managers

Partner with marketing resources

Partner with support resources

Prepare executive presentations

Deliver executive presentations

Create business goals with timelines

Create whitespace growth goals

Provide management on pipeline health

Provide feedback on pipeline risk

Provide recommendations on pipeline opportunity

Provide progress on pipeline

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Matrixed sales environment; Related sales teams; Customer success managers; Marketing resources; Support resources

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Tailored presentation; Speaking language of buyers

Full Job Description

At Skillsoft, we believe skills fuel growth. Our mission is to empower every organization and every learner to turn constant change into continuous growth. As part of the team, your skills will help organizations understand what skills they have, what they need next, and how to apply them in ways that drive real performance and progress. Skillsoft is seeking an experienced Growth Account Executive to be responsible for creating measurable and defined business goals with timelines, (related to revenue and growth of whitespace) for our ground-breaking products by building positive relationships with customers through digital communication. Growth Account Executives (Enterprise Accounts) grow an existing account territory, applying a hunter mentality with a strategic, solution-selling approach. In this needs-based, relationship sales role, you will have the opportunity to sell to a diverse spectrum of industries. The ideal candidate will have a track record of over-quota achievement and will grow an ambitious pipeline of business. This will require the ability to navigate through complex organizations and sell to multiple decision-makers, including the “C Suite”. Responsibilities: Drive top-line revenue through growth of an existing enterprise account base Sell Skillsoft Content and Platform solutions directly to corporate decision makers Influence customers at the senior leadership level and win by building relationships across different lines of the account offering solutions to what they are trying to solve for Partner with related sales, customer success managers, marketing, and support resources in the successful advancement of critical opportunities Be responsible for preparing and delivering executive presentations with research, data, agendas and a tailored presentation coupled with impeccable follow-up Create measurable and defined business goals with timelines, (related to revenue and growth of whitespace) Provide management, feedback and recommendations on p

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