Enterprise Account Executive UK&I - Data Quality
As an Enterprise Account Executive within Experian Data Quality (EDQ), you will grow some of our most important enterprise accounts and securing high-value, complex software engagements.
This is a senior individual contributor role for an accomplished enterprise software or SaaS sales professional. Reporting into the Head of Direct Sales, you will manage a defined portfolio of UK&I enterprise accounts. You will develop a detailed understanding of each customer's priorities, technology landscape and data strategy to identify opportunities where EDQ's solutions provide value.
You will lead the end-to-end sales cycle, from opportunity creation and executive engagement through discovery, solution development, technical evaluation, commercial negotiation and close.
Main Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of important enterprise accounts, with accountability for revenue performance and long-term account development.
- Develop strategic account plans, identifying customer priorities, whitespace, key stakeholders and opportunities for growth.
- Originate, develop and close high-value, complex software opportunities.
- Build credible relationships with senior decision-makers and influencers across multiple departments.
- Lead consultative discovery, connecting customer challenges and priorities to EDQ solutions.
- Lead opportunities across the EDQ portfolio.
- Navigate complex buying processes involving technical evaluation, business cases, information security, legal, procurement and commercial negotiation.
- Develop compelling commercial propositions and business cases that promote value and return on investment.
- Build comprehensive partner maps within enterprise accounts and develop relationships across multiple teams and levels.
- Lead deal teams, working with Pre-Sales, Professional Services, Product, Customer Success, Legal, Commercial and other specialist teams.
- Use relationships across the wider Experian organisation to identify opportunities for EDQ.
- Maintain a high-quality pipeline, with opportunity management, clear next steps and accurate forecasting.
- Maintain a understanding of the enterprise software and data intelligence market, EDQ's capabilities and the competitive landscape.
- Experience selling enterprise software or SaaS solutions, with direct responsibility for managing and closing software sales.
- Experience achieving challenging revenue targets.
- Experience selling data quality, data intelligence, analytics, enterprise data platforms or related software solutions would be advantageous.
- Experience closing high-value, complex enterprise software deals involving lengthy sales cycles and multiple partners.
- Practical experience using MEDDPICC or a comparable enterprise sales methodology.
- Experience developing and expanding large strategic or enterprise accounts.
- Engage with senior business and technology decision-makers.
- Experience navigating technical evaluations and complex procurement, legal, information security and commercial processes.
- Excellent commercial judgement and negotiation skills.
- Coordinate teams throughout complex sales engagements.
- Excellent opportunity management, qualification and forecasting discipline.
Benefits include
- Hybrid-based role 40% office base
- Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
- Core benefits include pension, BUPA healthcare and more
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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