Account Executive, New Business - Financial Services

About The Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, driven, and accomplished New Business Sales professional to join our growing US team, focused on selling to new logos across the Financial Services market. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth company and sell an award-winning product that is rapidly getting adopted across the market internationally, and this person will be able to make a significant contribution to the company’s growth and future success.
Who You Are

• 5+ years of relevant sales experience with a B2B SaaS solution and a customer network in the Financial Services market (buy side and sell side)
• Proven track record of exceeding sales targets; we are building a team of top sales performers and a great winning culture, so looking for people who share the same experience and values so that together we can continue on our explosive growth
• Able to cold call and prospect across a set territory and build a pipeline, from identifying the right opportunities to gaining access to the right levels of and across an organization; influencing and building advocacy to create the conditions for enterprise sales
• Conduct product demonstrations in a value-based sales environment
• An energetic and creative individual, possessing natural curiosity with the ability to learn quickly
• Reputation for consistently delivering results and setting the example for work ethic, initiative, enthusiasm, and commitment
• Strong ability to develop rapport with new people, and to maintain relationships, combined with a positive, outgoing personality
• Outstanding oral, written, and presentation skills
• Able to distill and explain complex issues in simple terms
• An expert communicator with the ability to comfortably communicate across all levels of an organization
• Experience hitting six-figure or seven-figure revenue targets on an annual basis
• Able to travel for prospect meetings, based on business needs

What You'll Do

• Take responsibility for the end-end sales processes in your territory, targeting hedge funds, asset managers, investment bankers, and sell-side research departments.
• This is a new client acquisition sales role, requiring you to research opportunities, initiate discussions, build prospect relationships, conduct demos, manage product trials, and close sales.
• Forecast accurately and develop the necessary pipeline to meet and exceed goals
• Partner closely with our marketing team to expand brand awareness
• Work closely with our Product Specialist team during trials to ensure user adoption and engagement
• Gather and pass on information on market and client product needs to sales, product management, content, and product marketing to help us continually enhance our products