Cognite Account Executive at Cognite responsible for winning new business with top Chemical Manufacturing accounts and driving bookings growth. Manages complex sales cycles and leads territory teams.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute a territory strategy to drive bookings growth and win new customers
Through active prospecting and your personal network of contacts, generate new pipeline and provide “commercial insights” to prospective clients on how Cognite’s solutions will address the most important areas of their value chain
Manage complex sales cycles and lead your extended territory team (pre-sales and other key functions) to delight your prospects and customers
Utilize value-selling processes alongside demonstrating a wealth of knowledge of Cognite’s solutions
Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large enterprises by selling value and ROI
Achieve bookings targets while developing satisfied and reference-able customers
Accurately forecast monthly and quarterly results
Update salesforce.com on a regular basis
Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions, particularly product management and marketing
Present and demonstrate our solutions in-person and via web-based presentations
Approximately 50% travel on client site and to our US offices
5+ years successful Software Sales Experience into the Chemical Manufacturing vertical is required
Qualification
Experience startingDetail orientedSelf-starterFamiliarity with relevant technologyStart-up experience (Series ABachelor's degreeCompetitive compensation401(k) with employer matchingCompetitive health
Required
Experience starting, managing, and closing complex sales cycles
Trained in Command of the Message and/or MEDDPICC
Detail oriented, strong relationship-building skills and a focus on a high level of customer service
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including stellar presentation skills
Self-starter, able to work in a team environment, and superb time management and prioritization skills
Savvy at helping customers create business cases with quantified ROI to justify new investments
Familiarity with relevant technology, such as Big Data (Hadoop, Spark, Hive, BigQuery); Data Warehouses; Business Intelligence; and Machine Learning
Start-up experience (Series A, B, or C)
Bachelor's degree
Competitive compensation
401(k) with employer matching
Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents
