Mid Market Account Executive

About UsAt Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. We’re a leading online skills marketplace and learning platform, serving more than 69 million learners and 15,700 organizations globally. Our goal is to provide flexible and effective skill development, empowering individuals and organizations to keep pace with innovation and prepare for the future of work.We believe that talented people are everywhere, but oftentimes, those dream opportunities are hard to come by. That’s why we’re focused on revolutionizing learning, leveraging the deep expertise of Udemy’s 75,000 instructors and the power of our platform, to help individuals sharpen their skills and harness their full potential.This hybrid position requires two days per week in our San Francisco office.About YouYou’re an active listener and a determined person who thrives in a collaborative environment like ours. You want to use your skills to help others progress, whether that’s internally with your team or seeing the impact your work can have on people around the world as you help us expand into new markets. You’re ready for a challenge and aren’t afraid to try new ideas.About This RoleAccount Executives on the Mid Market team will prospect, consult, and sell to U.S. based companies with 1,000 - 5,000 employees, across all industries, within a specified geographic territory spanning several states. In this role, you will learn to take full ownership over a territory, develop sales plans and strategies, and become accustomed to identifying all types of opportunities and converting them into tangible, long term pipeline and revenue.This role requires two days per week in one of our US hubs located in San Francisco, Austin, or Denver.What you'll be doing:• Managing full sales cycle from discovery to negotiation, selling both transactional and multi-year 6 figure deals• Building pipeline at prospect companies by setting meetings with HR/L&D and other Line of Business department leaders• Land & Expand your client base by understanding current use case and identifying areas for expansion, through both individual efforts and partnering with Customer Success counterparts on Tier 1 client accounts, resulting in mid-term and renewal up-sells• Develop new sales tactics and outbound campaigns, while sharing results and successful aspects with your Mid Market colleagues• Creating and delivering accurate sales forecasts through strong pipeline management• Collaborating with the greater sales team to share best practices and innovateWhat you’ll have:• Minimum 5 years of closing experience to department leaders and C-suite at mid-size businesses (in the 1000+ employee range)• B2B SaaS sales experience• Proven prospecting and territory management experience• Strong writing, strategic thinking, and planning skills• Ability to adapt, learn and operate with a growth mindsetAbout YourSkills:• Coachability. Your drive to take initiative toward your own skill development leads to measurable growth and skill expansion in your job. You habitually explore new resources and solicit feedback to improve. You are both a mentor and a mentee, and enjoy being part of a team that celebrates wins, learns from losses, and improves together. You are celebrated for your emotional intelligence.• Sales-Process Oriented. Your sales process is a science, and you are able to articulate the repeatable habits that drive your high performance. You have command of your pipeline, are constantly driving business forward, and strategically outbound with a strong command of your future business.• Business Acumen. Your curiosity extends to both your clients and your work environment, resulting in a deep understanding of business dynamics. Externally, you actively seek insights into how prospects operate their businesses, meticulously analyzing financial statements and constructing organizational charts. Internally, you delve into past account histories, collaborate across functions to solve problems, and continuously refine internal processes through iterative improvements.• Grit. As a tenured sales professional, you've encountered your fair share of obstacles, and have developed a robust toolkit of strategies and emotional resilience to overcome them. You are results-driven, know when to pull in additional resources, and where to prioritize your focus. You demonstrate adaptability in the face of both internal and external changes, embodying a growth mindset and general business positivity.We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!Life at UdemyWe aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:• We’re invested…