Senior Account Executive

If there is one thing that we’ve all come to realize, it’s that change is constant.Customer needs are changing, and marketing teams are constantly finding ways to stay ahead and anticipate those changes. For them to be successful, they’ll need to be strategic about how they plan, predict, invest, measure, and optimize performance.We are expanding our revenue teams and on the search for a curious, passionate, and customer-obsessed sales executive who is driven to make a significant impact on the marketing world. You'll be able to consult with global marketing teams, helping them proactively and swiftly adapt to changing market conditions and their customers’ evolving needs. We’re on a mission to make each and every marketer fall in love with their work. One discussion at a time.As a result of a recent acquisition, we are growing and looking for a driven, bold, and courageous Senior Account Executive to join our team of B2B tech-focused professionals.The ideal Account Executive will hunt for & win net new sales opportunities across our key vertical markets (tech, FS, CPG), in a North America geographic market. He or she will be responsible for working with our amazing SDR, Partner, and Marketing teams to develop net new sales opportunities in a defined sales territory. The AE will establish themselves as an expert in MPM, our company, and the market, with the knowledge and skillset to have thought provoking discussions that challenges prospective customer's statusquo.Some international travel may be required to attend events and meet with customers at their offices.Duties & Expecta• tions:Close both net-new and expansion revenue within a defined territory and customer se• gment.Build and maintain adequate (or better,) rolling pipeline at any time in order to hit ARR targets on an annual• basis.Work collaboratively with SDR, Partner, and Marketing teams to develop new sales opportun• ities.Positively convert sales and marketing leads to active sales opportun• ities.Consistently research and engage within your named list of accounts to educate prospects and develop/uncover needs in key acc• ounts.Drive momentum in every opportunity with high cadence/high value pipeline engag• ement.Provide timely sales forecasts to management that are consistently accurate (+/• - 10%)Submit weekly sales forecasts with up-to-date progress de• tails.Maintain up to date opportunity information in Salesforce.• Create and manage a territory plan with SDR partner that strategically targets all accounts within assigned territory. Record and maintain accurate notes & summaries of engagement, in order to leverage and contribute to shared account insights from across the team to win tog• ether.Conduct functional demonstrations of the Uptempo Software Pla• tform.Actively engage in knowledge and best practice sharing within the sales organization (via team meetings, group slack channels, and 1on1 conversations) to promote collaboration, continuous improvement and skill development.What makes a Senior Account Executive successful on ou• r team?Collaboration. Actively collaborates with Account Executive team members and wider revenue team (Ops, SDR, Marketing) to share best practices, overcome obstacles, and develop ne• w ideasOrganizational Skills. Understands their own "20-mile march" and can prioritize activities and manage competing priorities in order to achieve desired ou• tcomes.Challenger. Can respectfully challenge customers and prospects to see a new way of thinking, understand a new challenge, or to solve a problem in a different manner not previously cons• idered.Proactive. Is intrinsically motivated. Seeks to take action to proactively engage & overcome barriers rather than waiting. Actively brings new• ideas.Persistence. Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to achieve desired outcomes. Can handle rejection or failure, learn from it, and m• ove on.Accountable. Understands their sphere of control and seeks to positively impact things within or near their sphere of control. Is accountable for their own actions and ou• tcomes.Openness to coaching. Often solicits feedback from leaders and peers, and can receive constructive criticism and take onboard in order to improve. Seeks opportunities to coach, add value, and collaborate with less experienced team members.Qualifi• cations:Post-secondary ed• ucation.A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience managing complex sales from lead to close in mid-market to enterprise size a• ccounts.You have experience selling to the C-Suite (CMO, CHRO, CE• O, etc).Knowledge of the Martech, MarketingOps, Marketing automation space is highly relevant, but not• a must.You have experience selling in a hybrid work environment, using both the phones/digital tools as well as customer o• n-sites.You are motivated by your quota and have a track record of over-achieving most goals you set your• mind to.Experience of Challenger Sales Methodology is an ad• vantage.Experience of MEDDICC or MEDDPICC Qualification Fr• amework.You are extremely open to coaching to develop and learn new methods and tactics to drive sales momentum and close deals.About UptempoUptempo is the combination of three leading innovators in the marketing performance management space: BrandMaker, Allocadia, and Hive9. Together, we provide a complete end-to-end marketing operations suite for 625K+ marketers at 350+ leading enterprises globally. That’s how we became Uptempo.