Account Executive, Enterprise

Location: NYC, Remote based in Eastern or Central time zones

Reports To: Sales Director by Vertical

About the Team:

The extraordinary AlphaSense Sales team is split into two parts: Financial Services and Corporates. The Financial Services Sales Team focuses on sales to hedge funds, asset management, investment banking, and private equity. The Corporate Sales team is verticalized with a focus on the Fortune 1000 in the following sectors: Life Sciences, Technology, Media, and Telecom, Energy and Industrials, Consulting, and Consumer Packaged Goods. Both the Financial Services and Corporate sales teams have Enterprise and Mid-Market sales professionals, and there is an additional corporate team of sales professionals focused exclusively on Investor Relations.

About the Role: 

We are looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, driven and accomplished new business sales professional to join our growing Corporate Sales team. With a track record of sales success, you’ll  focus on selling to top Fortune 1000 companies, specifically the largest and most matrixed organizations. This role offers a high level of ownership within your book of business, driving  the overall account strategy in partnership with SDR’s and sales leadership. This is an opportunity to join a high growth company and sell an award winning product that is experiencing rapid adoption across all industry verticals. The person in this role will make a major contribution in the company’s growth and future success. 

Who You Are:

• An experienced seller! You have previous experience owning a book of new business, ideally selling into enterprise clients. You have a strong track record of success in a SaaS or non-SaaS sales environment and can clearly communicate a drive to understand our customers and sales cycle.
• You understand Sales is both art and science, and clearly can articulate your version of the “science of sales”.
• Hard-working and possess a ‘never give up’ attitude: We have a highly motivated team and a winning culture. We look for people who possess a natural tenacity and desire to succeed. 
• A Strong Communicator: You have the skills necessary to explain complex financial data and concepts to a non-financial audience. You’re a storyteller with the ability to communicate present and future value to folks at all levels within an organization. 
• A Hunter: You are constantly working to drive pipeline through your own efforts, in addition to the support of our SDR and Marketing teams. 
• Intellectually Curious: You know the right questions to ask and how to uncover business challenges at all levels of an organization.
• Coachable:  You will have the opportunity to advance your career through robust training and development programs at AlphaSense. An openness to feedback and desire for constant improvement is key to success here.
• Tenacious: You thrive in environments where you can be creative to get things done! 

What You’ll Do: 

• Take responsibility for the end-end sales processes in your territory, targeting folks in Corporate Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Business Development, Investor Relations, and M&A.
• Research opportunities, prospect, initiate discussions, build relationships, conduct demos, manage product trials, and most importantly: close deals! This is an end-to-end new business sales role and no task is too small or too large.
• Partner with our SDR team to create prospecting plans and drive pipeline. 
• Forecast accurately and develop the necessary pipeline to meet/exceed quota.
• Work closely with our Product Specialist team during trials to ensure client engagement and ultimate purchase.
• Work closely with Account Management to ensure customer health throughout the contract term, as well as closing down sourced upsell and cross-sell opportunities. 
• Gather and distribute product feedback from clients and prospects to the sales and product teams to help us continually enhance our product offerings.