Freshworks
Lead - Account Executive

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Job Description
Develop a strategic plan to source and develop business opportunities within your assigned territory and to exceed your sales goals through stakeholder mapping, prospecting, qualifying, and closing opportunities
- Cultivate relationships with executive-level decision-makers and strive to become a trusted advisor and a partner at your named accounts
- Generate specific opportunities at each enterprise account in response to customer requirements and unaddressed pain points
- Communicate constantly with other departments such as marketing and pre-sales regarding the design and execution of campaigns to improve our internal and external processes
- Use and administer available resources effectively, e.g. steering the business development and presales representatives to reach your individual sales goals.
- Provide regular reporting of pipeline and forecasting to the Sales Manager
- Travel to customer locations and customer-focused events regularly
- Educate yourself to become an expert in SaaS products, CRM systems, and our product suite
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Qualifications
- A diploma or Master’s degree is desirable
- Minimum 5-7 years of sales experience; preferably in an outbound/field executive SaaS software sales environment. Domain knowledge in the field of SaaS, CRM, or ITSM is advantageous
- Experience managing the sales cycle from business champion to the C-level
- Showed consistent overachievement of sales goals in a large geographic territory, selling a technical product
- The high degree of customer orientation, negotiation of business terms in line-of-business, procurement teams, and senior management
- Experience managing and closing complex sales cycles; being an expert in managing sales cycles with 60-90+ days
- Highly motivated, with a driven personality and a positive attitude toward sales and CRM products
- Willing to go the extra mile with a strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful
- Project credibility with knowledge of the customer service domain and the potential of the cloud as a game-changer in the enterprise. Understand complex customer requirements on both a business and technical level
- Fluency in English is a must


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At Freshworks, we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion, welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.
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