At Skillsoft, we propel organizations and people to grow together through transformative learning experiences. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. Join us in our quest to transform learning and help individuals unleash their edge.
The Senior Strategic Growth Account (Executive Accounts) will grow an existing account territory, applying a hunter mentality with a strategic, solution-selling approach. This requires needs-based, relationship sales to a diverse spectrum of industries. This individual will have a track record of over-quota achievement and will grow an ambitious pipeline of business. This will require the ability to navigate through complex organizations and sell to multiple decision-makers, including the “C Suite”.
- Drive top-line revenue through growth of an existing large complex global account base
- Sell Skillsoft Content and Platform solutions directly to corporate decision makers
- Influence customers at the senior leadership level and win by building relationships across different lines of the account offering solutions to what they are trying to solve for
- Partner with related sales, customer success managers, marketing, and support resources in the successful advancement of critical opportunities
- Prepare and deliver executive presentations with research, data, agendas and a tailored presentation coupled with impeccable follow-up
- Create measurable and defined business objectives and goals with timelines, (related to revenue and growth of whitespace)
- Provide management, feedback and recommendations on pipeline health, risk, opportunity, and progress
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in the learning, human capital, human capital technology space is preferred
- Ability to grow existing enterprise accounts, exceed sales targets, a keen understanding of the steps involved in a sales cycle and ability to leverage each stage to advance the sale
- Skilled at demonstrating solutions and speaking the language of corporate buyers and respectfully challenge their thinking and able to negotiate effectively based on value and time to close
- Expert knowledge and recent experience with Salesforce.com
- Ability to collaborate and leverage subject matter expertise in a matrixed sales environment
- Be self-driven, hungry and proficient in operating with a sense of urgency, be aggressive, competitive, and demonstrate a positive, winning attitude
- History of understanding complex client requirements to clearly articulate the company’s offerings to develop solutions to meet those requirements
- Willingness to take ownership and solve problems with an agile mindset
- Able to travel up to 40% to customers
Target base salary range for this job requisition is anticipated to be approximately $120,000 to $140,000k annualized with average on target earnings including commissions of approximately $280,000k annually.
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Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations . Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.
Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.
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Skillsoft is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer: It is the policy of Skillsoft (US) Corporation to provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (mental or physical), protected veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by law.
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Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in corporate digital learning, focused on transforming today’s workforce for tomorrow’s economy. The Company provides enterprise learning solutions designed to prepare organizations for the future of work, overcome critical skill gaps, drive demonstrable behavior-change, and unlock the potential in their people. Skillsoft offers a comprehensive suite of premium, original, and authorized partner content, including one of the broadest and deepest libraries of leadership & business skills, technology & developer, and compliance curricula. With access to a broad spectrum of learning options (including video, audio, books, bootcamps, live events, and practice labs), organizations can meaningfully increase learner engagement and retention. Skillsoft’s offerings are delivered through Percipio, its award-winning, AI-driven, immersive learning platform purpose built to make learning easier, more accessible, and more effective.
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We are all about “Making Work Matter” and strongly believe in the life changing impact of learning. Our team is passionately focused on helping people achieve their fullest potential through learning and development. We are always looking for game changers wanting to make an incredible impact within a purpose driven environment.
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