Axon

Strategic Account Executive, DACH

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About the role

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

Axon Account Executives are responsible for selling Axon products and services to large and complex Law Enforcement and Public Safety agencies. This is a quota carrying, external field position. Ability to articulate complex solutions, build and maintain senior level relationships, navigate across customer agencies / units, and lead the Axon team to success is required. The position provides technical and administrative product information, demonstrations, and/or product training. You will take charge of a significant proportion of customers and engage in significant complex sales opportunities, often of 7- and 8-digit value. Your success will be built on exceptional relationship building at both operational and board-equivalent levels both externally and internally.

 

At Axon, our goal is to make each individual feel valued for his or her contributions to the company’s mission to protect life. We are looking for intelligent people who want to do remarkable things. We strive to create an environment where people can succeed and enjoy coming to work every day. Life at Axon is fast paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. You will constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

 

What You’ll Do

Manage and grow revenue and market share at designated agencies to maximize customer satisfaction and achieve Axon’s strategic objectives

Develop and maintain client relationships to ultimately drive revenue growth

Develop and execute account strategy by collaborating with account team to deliver stronger, more relevant value propositions

Cultivate customer relationships and ensure effective service delivery to accounts

Focus on customer's satisfaction, know the customer's business and workflows, develop proper contact network within accounts

Support execution of strategy at the account level

Work with and bring in experts/specialists where required

Oversee all account activities

Responsible for forecasting, keep management in touch with accounts in a timely fashion, gather intelligence on competitor activity, and give feedback to marketing

Track customer activity in internal systems in order to execute on account strategy and identify additional opportunities

May provide customer product training as necessary

Accountable for individual expense budget management

Own account relationship and drive overall customer satisfaction for assigned accounts

 

What You Bring

Able to travel up to 70%

An extensive demonstrable track record in Software Sales (SaaS / Cloud)

Relationship / consultative selling experience

Able to clearly and directly articulate complex solution offerings

Data management experience using Salesforce or similar CRM

Virtualization and Cloud understanding

Team Player - collaborate with various team members regularly

Ready to own & drive the territory

Startup experience & some vertical experience a plus

Defense / Law Enforcement / Public Safety experience a plus

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

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Practice questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Strategic Account Executive, DACH role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Axon?
  3. Which of 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?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with 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?
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