Blackbaud · 1 day ago
Financial Solutions Sales Specialist (FSS)
Blackbaud is a remote-first company specializing in financial solutions for non-profits. The Financial Solutions Sales Specialist (FSS) will leverage their sales and financial systems expertise to partner with Account Executives, target new prospects, and build relationships with C-level decision-makers in the non-profit sector.
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Responsibilities
Managing sales activities to exceed assigned revenue objectives
Partner with Account Executives to create awareness for Blackbaud financial solutions
Help build and execute our holistic financial solutions sales strategy
Building out territory plans and executing against those plans by following Blackbaud’s solution selling methodology
Prospect (cold calling, following up on leads, completing RFP's etc.)
Provide and or coordinate appropriate resources such as online demonstrations and proposals when needed to educate clients and advance sales cycles
Build and maintain an accurate pipeline and timely sales forecasts to management
Develop a deep understanding of customer industry trends in the assigned territory
Participate in discovery calls, RFP responses and solution demonstrations, and offer compelling points of view and business cases about how Blackbaud can help customers overcome challenges
Deliver bookings results vs. targets
Participate in sales forecasting with shared accountability for forecast accuracy
Understand the competitive landscape
Maintain post-sale connections with clients, measure value received, and develop references
Partner with customer success managers to create a successful onboarding experience for our customers
Qualification
Required
Financial operations and/or accounting domain experience is required as an understanding of the office of the CFO is mandatory
Ideally, 3+ years of experience working with Blackbaud Financial Solutions or equivalent financial solutions experience
Ideally, 5+ years of SaaS sales experience or equivalent nonprofit industry experience
Strong listening skills; demonstrated ability to ask effective need-development questions
Ability to influence others through presentations, demonstrations, and written communication
Experience developing & delivering presentations both to executive-level & staff-level audiences
Ability to translate features & functionality into business benefits & client value
Ability to travel as needed, but no more than 20% of the time
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Remote-first workforce
401(k) program with employer match
Flexible paid time off
Generous Parental Leave
Volunteer for vacation
Opportunities to connect to build community and belonging
Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
Tuition reimbursement program
Company
Blackbaud
Blackbaud is a provider of software and services designed for non-profit organizations enabling them to build strong relationships and more.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-07-22IPO
1999-01-01Acquired
Leadership Team
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