As a Sr. Account Executive, you will help us become an industry leader in existing and new markets. You’ll acquire new logos and position January for optimal growth within an account. You will report to our Vice President of Business Operations and Business Development, and collaborate closely with numerous internal stakeholders, such as Product, Client Success, Operations, and Finance.
We are looking for someone who thrives in figuring things out – often independently – in unchartered territory, excels at process optimization (i.e. can break down a complex system into its key components, identify friction points, and methodically improve/remove them), who enjoys collaborating with others, and who holds themselves accountable for execution.
Your impact:
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Grow our third party collections business through new relationships with target prospects.
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Improve our sales playbook for existing product lines.
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Help identify new markets/prospects to increase our addressable market. Build out new playbooks to help us succeed in these markets.
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Optimize our pipeline funnel metrics, specifically meeting to qualification and qualification to close.
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Support our expansion motion with the account management team.
What you bring to the table:
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Autonomy. You’re excited by greenfield opportunities and thrive in making order out of chaos.
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Resourcefulness. Your scrappy mindset enables you to creatively figure out ways to get the job done. You have a knack for figuring out how to avoid common pitfalls in the enterprise sales process. You can figure out how to juggle multiple priorities at once.
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Accountability. You have high expectations for yourself and others. The pursuit of operational excellence matters a tremendous amount to you. By doing the right things, the score will take care of itself.
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Process optimization skills. You constantly think about ways to improve processes. You appreciate that over time superior processes lead to better outcomes. You also appreciate that good decisions can have bad outcomes.
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Effective collaboration. You invest in alignment, learning from, and engaging regularly with stakeholders.
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Customer obsession. You care about delighting our clients. You seek to understand what motivates our clients and truly empathize with their needs.
Qualifications:
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4+ years of enterprise sales experience, especially in cases where resource optimization was key
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Experience working at a venture-backed startup. Proven track record in scaling high-growth companies
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Resourcefulness, thrives at making order out of (an appropriate amount of) chaos
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Process obsession, an appreciation that over time superior processes lead to better outcomes
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Effective written and oral communication skills, ability to communicate with all stakeholders and team members, regardless of seniority and department
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An operational mindset, willingness to get their hands dirty and gain exposure to all facets of our business
We are currently hiring for this position in our New York office.
January believes in doing its part to help close the wage gap that continues to plague much of the US workforce. We offer transparent and equitable compensation packages to all existing and future January team members.
Our base salary range for the Senior Account Executive role is $120,000 to $150,000. We determine the final package by considering experience, applicable education and training, and relevant skills derived throughout our interview process.This role also includes commission and a competitive equity package, giving you a chance to feel true ownership of your work.
What We Do
January is a Series B fintech company that works with borrowers who fall behind their loans to achieve financial stability while helping creditors modernize their collections process.
Traditional debt collection is rife with harassment and fraud. January is driving systemic change in this predatory industry by providing borrowers with the best options for their situation and helping creditors make data-driven decisions. We empower borrowers to dispute, negotiate, and resolve their debt without stress or embarrassment while providing transparency and compliance to our creditor clients.
Why Work With Us
We give consistent, actionable feedback to prevent anyone from growing in a vacuum.
We cherish writing. Writing enables us to clarify our thoughts, communicate asynchronously, and leave a chronicle we can revisit.
We celebrate the wins.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco, we believe that in-person collaboration promotes creativity, camaraderie, and trust amongst our team. Because of this, we operate on a hybrid model, where our team comes in 3x a week.