What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive, United States position at EarthDaily Analytics?
ABOUT EARTHDAILYEarthDaily is revolutionizing the way we understand and monitor our planet. Through cutting-edge Earth Observation (EO) technology and geospatial analytics, we provide unparalleled insights for industries ranging from agriculture to mining, insurance, and government intelligence. Our mission is to build the world’s most advanced change detection system to capture, analyze, and interpret global shifts in near real-time.OUR CREWOur global, distributed team represents a variety of business lines and is made up of business development, sales, marketing and support professionals, data scientists, software engineers, project managers and finance, HR, and IT professionals. EarthDaily's Global Sales team is nimble and creative, and in preparation for launching frontier and disruptive products and services, we are building a wide and deep customer base for a variety of use cases. We are currently looking for an experienced, European-based Account Executive, United States (US) to join our crew!This is a remote position for a candidate located in the United States, ideally in Seattle, Washington. All candidates must be eligible to work in their country of residence.THE ROLEThe Account Executive, US ("AE") is predominantly responsible for sales of EarthDaily's products within the United States market. As a strategic planner and a creative thinker, the AE will leverage their existing contacts, market experience and all available tools and processes to achieve sales targets. The AE will manage a diverse portfolio of enterprise, mid-market, and commercial accounts spanning several vertical markets. The ideal candidate will take a "hunter" approach, regularly prospecting to uncover and close new-logo business while developing opportunities for growth within existing customer accounts. The AE will continuously qualify new opportunities and by leveraging EarthDaily's cross-functional team and will manage complex deals through the entire sales cycle to successfully maximize and close business. By acting as a trusted advisor and using a value based selling approach, the AE will uncover the customers' true business pain/potential and align their value-drivers with EarthDaily's key differentiators to deliver positive business outcomes. The AE will also be expected to regularly report against their meticulously maintained opportunity pipeline and provide sales forecasts to EarthDaily management. KEY RESPONSIBILITIESDrive revenue growth by developing a pipeline and closing new-logo business while uncovering expansion opportunities within existing accountsDevelop and execute against a territory sales planGenerate new logo and expansion business pipeline by employing demand-gen and pipeline-gen techniques/workflowsPresent and demonstrate the value of EarthDaily’s products to its customersAccurately manage and forecast against an opportunity pipelineWork with cross-functional team as needed to support key activities such as pipeline generation efforts, closing business and customer/account managementUnderstand the market trends of your territory and advise to cross-functional teams (i.e. Marketing; Product; Partnerships; Executive)Develop and maintain strong relationships with your customersManage the contracting and procurement processRegularly educate customers on new use-cases, solutions, market trends etc. (be a trusted advisor and deliver commercial insight)Conduct regular field activity (i.e. customer meetings, attend conferences/tradeshows/workshopsOther responsibilities as requiredRegularly achieve and exceed sales quota by meeting New-Logo, Expansion and Renewal business targets (TBC depending on the region)YOUR PAST MISSIONSMBA or equivalentUniversity degree or equivalent in technical areas (Remote Sensing, Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautic, Physics, Geology, Geography, environmental science etc.) or Business, Administration or a related field will be considered an asset5 years’ experience in a quota-carrying customer-facing role, selling a SaaS or highly technical solution with a proven track record of regularly achieving and exceeding sales targetsStrong experience in developing and managing opportunities and closing business with large enterprise and government accounts Candidates with experience in technology sales or sales of remote sensing or geospatial data for use in upstream and midstream energy management, mining exploration and state/provincial programs such as land-use planning, natural resource management, compliance & enforcement, policy design etc. will be more strongly consideredYOUR TOOLKITHumble, genuine, inquisitive; excellent at asking open ended questionsStrong proficiency in English for verbal and written communicationStrong work ethic and self-drive using an honest and ethical approachThorough understanding of how to successfully prospect into accounts and generate new pipelineNew-logo focus (more hunter than farmer) Understands how to effectively use a value-based selling approach Familiar with opportunity qualification and management methodology such as BANT or MEDDPICCA variable compensation plan, carrying quota, opportunity & pipeline forecasting and closing business should all be familiar conceptsUnderstands the key stages of the sales cycleCustomer-focused; acts as a “trusted advisor”Team player with proactive and positive attitude; experience collaborating with internal and cross-functional teamsHighly skilled in negotiation and persuasionExperience with a CRM such as Sales Force, Pipeliner or NetSuite Strong gravitas and influenceTarget driven and highly organized with excellent time management skillsStrong business focus; helicopter view with understanding of required detail; sparring partner to senior managementStrong analytical skillsComfortable with the pressure of a target driven environmentYOUR COMPENSATIONBase Salary Range: $95,000 - $120,000 USD annually with a 50/50 split on commissionThe range above depends on job-related skills, experience, training, education, location and business needs. The range is based on Seattle area-derived compensation for this role. Only when a candidate has the demonstrated experience, skills, and expertise to advance in the range for this position, would we consider paying at the top end of the range for this role.BENEFITS:Medical (BCBS Minnesota), including a no-cost option for employeesDental and Vision plans401K (no company match)Employer-paid short and long-term disability benefitsLife Insurance and some additional voluntary coverage options20 days of PTO11 Paid HolidaysOUR SPACE (including travel)We’d love to welcome you to the Sales team for this remote, US-based opportunity. Ours is a fun, fast-paced and exciting work environment where we hold earth-smart (living sustainably), creativity and innovation, proactive communication, diversity and accountability as core values. And just like space exploration - we’re constantly evolving and pushing new boundaries.This position has a substantial requirement for domestic and international travel (50% of time) for sales meetings, inter-company training, off-sites, strategic planning, and for conferences/trade shows and event attendance.Hours of work typically fall between 9:00am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday with periodic cross-over work required with other team members across a few time zones in addition to occasional evening and weekend work. Powered by JazzHRIh6szCNTia
Salary : $70,000 - $125,000