Contentful

Tech / AI / Software

MidMarketAccountExecutive

Australia Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.

The Brief

“Mid Market Account Executive at Contentful. Skills: Account Executive, SaaS sales, closing new business, Value Selling. identify and develop new sales opportunities. ensure customers meet their business objectives with Contentful”

What You'll Achieve.

Meet quarterly and annual sales goals; driving new revenue opportunities; closing new business

Industry & Context.

Tech / AI / Software
Eligibility Requirements

Willingness to travel (up to 25%)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, a minimum of 2 years in a closing role, individual quota carrying experience, a history of exceeding quota, 3+ years of experience successfully selling to Mid Market level, multi-product, or technical platform solutions, Working knowledge of selling and positioning a technical SaaS and/or PaaS platform to prospects and customers, Experience growing and expanding existing customer accounts in a SaaS and/or PaaS environment, Demonstrated ability to sell transactions of $100k+ to organizations with $100M to $1B in annual revenue, experience engaging VP and C-Level executives, you embody a true “hunter” mentality, experience generating net new pipeline and closing new business, History of selling complex technical solutions to customers who distinct divisions (e. g. , marketing, IT, sales leadership), Experience with Value Selling and MEDDPICC qualification process, Ability to understand the Contentful API and discuss outcomes with multi-threaded relationships across C-level stakeholders highly technical individuals, Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, Willingness to travel (up to 25%)

Nice to Have

Martech experience preferred, History of working closely with Partnerships to drive business, College degree preferred

What You'll Do.

identify and develop new sales opportunities

ensure customers meet their business objectives with Contentful

drive Contentful’s growth by leading the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to close

driving new revenue opportunities within your customer base

leading a value-based sales process by speaking the language of Professional developers

and close new logo ($50-$500K ACV) in the APAC territory

Meet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline

managing internal and client processes

maintaining sales reports

developing market and competitor knowledge

delivering presentations to customers

and creating sales proposals

Prospect and develop new business opportunities with prospective customers

conducting deep Account and Industry research

identifying key players

qualifying net new targets

drive new business opportunities

growing value-added relationships with key decision makers by becoming a trusted advisor

Manage RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful’s internal and customer teams

Seek to understand the digital experience challenges of prospects while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those challenges to ensure a value-based selling approach

Develop innovative proposals

position complex pricing structures

negotiate contracts and deal-closing requirements quickly and efficiently

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with Sales Engineers and Solution Architects to uncover technical challenges and opportunities; Work closely within the broader sales ecosystem (including, but not limited to, Business Development Representatives, Account Managers, and Customer Success) to drive new business

Communication Scope

Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills

Full Job Description

About the opportunity Building on the growth already achieved by our Emerging Markets sales team, we’re seizing the opportunity to grow our Account Executive team throughout APAC, in the MidMarket space. $100M-$1B annual revenue As a Mid-Market Account Executive in this critical market, you will be the point of contact for prospects. Your role is to identify and develop new sales opportunities while ensuring customers meet their business objectives with Contentful As an MM AE, you’ll drive Contentful’s growth by leading the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to close, driving new revenue opportunities within your customer base, and leading a value-based sales process by speaking the language of Professional developers, marketers, and business leaders. What to expect? Position, negotiate, and close new logo ($50-$500K ACV) in the APAC territory Meet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline, managing internal and client processes, maintaining sales reports, developing market and competitor knowledge, delivering presentations to customers, and creating sales proposals Prospect and develop new business opportunities with prospective customers. As part of our Value-based Sales motion, it is critical for you to be successful in conducting deep Account and Industry research, identifying key players, and qualifying net new targets, to drive new business opportunities, while growing value-added relationships with key decision makers by becoming a trusted advisor Manage RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful’s internal and customer teams Seek to understand the digital experience challenges of prospects while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those challenges to ensure a value-based selling approach Work closely with Sales Engineers and Solution Architects to uncover technical challenges and opportunities, as well as within the broader sales ecosystem (including, but not limited to, Business Development Representatives, Account Manager

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