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Workday · 1 day ago

Account Executive - Customer Base Major Accounts

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$151K/yr - $184K/yr
date8+ years exp

Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform focused on managing people, money, and agents. The Account Executive for Customer Base Major Accounts will develop and maintain relationships with existing customers, focusing on upselling and driving strategic add-on business within major accounts.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
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Responsibilities

Be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with existing customers with a focus on upselling via deal management
Perform account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with pre-sales and other resources to ensure strategic alignment
Drive strategic add-on and renewal business of Workday solutions within Major Account customers
Coordinate cross functionally with Workday’s internal teams (pre-sales, digital, value & bid-management, marketing, technical and sales support)

Qualification

SaaS sales experienceERP solutions knowledgeC-level relationship managementAccount planningConsultative selling skillsTrust buildingCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

8+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud based ERP / HCM / Financial / Planning / or Analytics solutions to C-levels from a field sales position
8+ years experience collaborating with internal teams (pre-sales, value, inside sales) to achieve quota and run multiple deals at once
8+ years experience managing 18+ month long sales cycles end to end and nurturing the relationship throughout
8+ years experience forming relationships at the executive level within both existing and new business units; while sharing Workday value propositions
Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape by staying up to date with trends and customer needs so you can effectively position Workday solutions within accounts
Able to quickly establish trust with key stakeholders
Experience partnering with internal team members on account strategies for short and long term territory management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants

Company

Workday

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Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
dateFounded in 2005
location
Pleasanton, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.workday.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.23B
Key Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M

Leadership Team

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Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
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Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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