WorkSpan

Account Executive

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About the role

About WorkSpan
The next era of growth is being driven by business interoperability. Cloud, genAI, solutions combining services and software- more and more, companies outpace their competition not just through building superior products, but by creating stronger partnerships, paths to market, and better business models for winning together. Cloud providers, service providers, tech partners and resellers are teaming up to win more deals together through co-selling.

WorkSpan is building the world’s largest, trusted co-selling network.

WorkSpan already has seven of the world’s ten largest partner ecosystems on our platform and $50B of customer pipeline under active management. AWS, Google, Microsoft, MongoDB, PagerDuty, Databricks and dozens of others trust WorkSpan to accelerate and amplify their ecosystem strategies.
With a $30M series C and backing from world class investors Insight Partners, Mayfield, and M12, WorkSpan is poised to drive the future of B2B. Come be a part of it.

Join our team for the opportunity to:
● Own your results and make a tangible impact on the business
● Develop a deep understanding of GTM working closely with leadership across sales & marketing
● Work with driven, passionate people every day
● Be a part of an ambitious, supportive team on a mission
About the role:
Job Description:
WorkSpan is looking for an Account Executive to join the team responsible for SaaS solutions that help companies manage and scale their partner ecosystems.
If you are excited about driving SaaS sales in the fast-growing ecosystem business management space, we would love to chat with you!

Your Responsibilities:
Develop quarterly sales and account plans and actively manage the pipeline to achieve quota
Generate new sales opportunities through outbound prospecting and inbound leads.
Work closely with WorkSpanʼs marketing, partnership, and customer success teams to generate new opportunities.
Lead sales meetings to discover customer needs, present WorkSpanʼs capabilities and value propositions, demo solutions and assess solution fit
Engage business and IT stakeholders and executives at customer organizations and move customers through the funnel, from prospect to deal close
Organize and facilitate customer workshops to align with customerʼs strategic priorities and gather business requirements
Drive expansion opportunities and manage renewals for owned accounts.
Collaborate with sales engineering, professional services, customer success, marketing, and product teams to support customer needs and close deals
Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast information in CRM on an ongoing basis.

Your Qualifications:
Bachelorʼs degree
5+ years of sales experience at B2B SaaS companies
Proven track record of exceeding sales goals
Outstanding communication and presentation skills
Strong attention to detail and organization skills
Consultative, trusted advisor approach to customer engagement
Professional friendly attitude and ability to quickly develop a rapport with prospects
Ability to learn quickly and build expertise in SaaS solutions
Passion for continual learning and innovation
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-performance environment
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Role
Technology & IT Business Development CRM Sales Account Executive remote

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Account Executive role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at WorkSpan?
  3. Which of Business Development, CRM and Sales have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

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  • A recent example that proves your experience with Business Development, CRM and Sales.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Account Executive role because I can bring practical experience in Business Development, CRM and Sales, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes WorkSpan needs from this hire.

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