Accela · 9 hours ago
Account Director - South East
Accela is an industry leader in designing and delivering government software to improve efficiency and citizen engagement. The Account Director will drive growth in the Southeast territory by managing the full sales cycle and developing strategic account plans to meet sales targets.
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Responsibilities
Manage and grow key accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and long-term partnerships
Identify and progress new business with top prospects
Develop and execute strategic account plans to achieve Sales targets
Own your pipeline to ensure long-term, consistent performance in quarterly/annual quota achievement
Maintain and grow revenue from existing customers by selling and cross-selling our solutions into new departments
Identify and build relationships with key decision makers in existing and prospect organizations
Develop an understanding of business issues and opportunities in order to create a high value proposal focused on delivering their desired outcomes
Build a comprehensive territory plan that outlines strategy to secure new prospects
Work with a team of Account Executives (AEs), providing leadership, guidance and support
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional customer and prospect experiences
Analyze market trends and customer and new business needs to identify opportunities
Maintain accurate and up-to-date forecast opportunities and records in the CRM system
Lead and contribute to RFP responses
Meet annual sales targets
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of sales experience with enterprise software
Proven track record of meeting or exceeding Sales targets, and managing and growing key accounts
Prior experience in correctly qualifying new opportunities and accurately forecasting
Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze data and market trends
Ability to identify gaps and growth potential
Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
Strong cross functional collaboration skills
Proficiency with CRM software and Sales tools
Ability to travel in excess of 50%
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Family planning benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Health savings account with company contributions
Flexible spending account
Life, accident, and disability coverage
Business travel insurance
Employee assistance programs
Other well-being benefits
Company
Accela
Accela provides market-leading solutions that help governments to modernize and build thriving communities.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$215.62MKey Investors
Francisco PartnersABRY PartnersBregal Sagemount
2023-09-06Private Equity
2017-09-29Acquired
2015-02-26Series E· $143.5M
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