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Avalara · 4 hours ago

Sales Executive

Avalara is looking for a Sales Executive to join a group of dynamic sales professionals. The role involves increasing net new sales growth by selling Avalara's sales tax compliance solutions and achieving individual sales targets within the partner ecosystem.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceFinancial ServicesSoftwareTax Preparation

Responsibilities

Identify sales opportunities through lead follow up, partner relationships and direct prospecting
Manage sales process through qualification, need analysis, product demonstration, negotiation and close
Develop relationships with Avalara partners and other third parties to increase opportunities
Develop and maintain a high level of knowledge about Avalara's solutions and offerings
Maintain an understanding of the marketplace, competitive offerings and other business issues relevant to the position
Experience balancing multiple sales opportunities to maximize results
Document daily sales activities in Salesforce, prepare accurate reports and forecasts, manage pipeline and perform other tasks necessary to increase sales revenue and communicate activities to sales management
Be an active team player both on the sales team and throughout Avalara to help meet our goals
Provide feedback from field experience to other teams with regards to product and selling matters

Qualification

B2B sales experienceConsultative sales methodologySales tax complianceSalesforce proficiencyFinancial/accounting applicationsCuriosity about AITeam player

Required

BA/BS or equivalent experience
5+ years of successful B2B sales experience with an emphasis on acquiring new customers
Experience handling high velocity and complex selling situations
Documented success achieving and exceeding assigned quotas
Consultative, solution-based sales methodology
Sales experience with financial/accounting applications or hosted software solutions or the banking/financial services Industry
Knowledge in the ERP, E-Commerce, Billing/POS solutions
Experience using AI and AI-related technologies

Benefits

Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Private medical, life, and disability insurance

Company

Avalara is a cloud-based platform that provides tax compliance software and automated solutions.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$841.01M
Key Investors
BlackRockSusquehanna Growth EquityWarburg Pincus
2025-11-11Private Equity· $500M
2023-01-01Private Equity
2022-10-19Post Ipo Debt· $0.04M

Leadership Team

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Scott McFarlane
CEO
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Megan Higgins Knislis
SVP Global Partners
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