Acquisition Account Executive

Skillsoft is seeking an experienced Acquisition Account Executive to prospect for new opportunities, applying a hunter mentality with a strategic, solution-selling approach. This requires needs-based, relationship sales to a diverse spectrum of industries. This individual will have a track record of over-quota achievement and will grow an ambitious pipeline of business as a result of outbound prospecting, creativity, and simple hard work. In this role, you will have the opportunity to navigate through complex organizations and sell to multiple decision-makers, including the “C Suite”.

Responsibilities 

• Drive top-line revenue growth through new customer acquisition in a solution selling motion.
• Sell Skillsoft Content, Platform and Services solutions directly to corporate decision makers.
• Partner with Growth reps on upsell opportunities in a land-and-expand sales motion.
• Win by representing a solution line with key competitive differentiators and influence prospects at the senior leadership level.
• Be a self-driven hunter by nature with strong pipelining skills.
• Partner with related sales, marketing, and support resources in the successful advancement of critical opportunities and market penetration.
• Develop a thorough understanding of Skillsoft sales plays.
• Meeting prep with research, agendas agreed on by prospect and a tailored presentation coupled with impeccable follow-up.
• Outline measurable and defined business objectives and goals with timelines, (related to revenue and growth of whitespace).
• Provide management, feedback and recommendations on pipeline health, risk, opportunity, and progress.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of professional direct sales experience, selling SaaS, PaaS, B2B, and/or enterprise software to VP, SVP, and C-Level Executives with outstanding quota attainment history.
• Experience exceeding sales targets with a keen understanding of the steps involved in a sales cycle and ability to leverage each stage to advance the sale.
• Ability to understand complex client requirements and to clearly articulate the company’s offerings to develop solutions to meet those requirements, as well as, negotiate effectively based on value and time to close.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite & Salesforce.com.
• Ability to prospect with a structured activity model to maximize revenue growth.
• Skilled at demonstrating solutions and speaking the language of corporate buyers and respectfully challenge their thinking.
• Ability to collaborate and leverage subject matter expertise in a matrixed sales environment.
• Experience operating with a sense of urgency, have a competitive spirit, demonstrate a positive, winning attitude & adaptive, agile mindset.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience in the learning, human capital, human capital technology space is preferred.

Skillsoft uses AI-enabled tools to screen applications. Recruitment and hiring decisions are made by Skillsoft personnel and are not based solely on automated processing.