SAP Hiring for Senior Account Executive (New Business) at San Francisco, California Full Time

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The Senior Account Executive assumes the leadership role within their assigned accounts. In this capacity, the Senior AE will identify and qualify opportunities within their accounts and develop and drive account strategy and executive relationships within each. The Senior AE will assume ownership for revenue generation within assigned accounts, as well as the quality and strength of the executive relationships within them.

The Senior AE overachieves the software license revenue goal of their territory through the creation of a complete territory business plan that generates at least three times the quota in pipeline opportunity. The Senior AE possesses a hunter mentality and excels at developing and closing large, complex software license transactions. They will be responsible for driving opportunities that are based on the value of SAPsentiresolution portfolio: Industry ERP Solutions (S/4HANA), LOB solutions (CRM, SCM, HCM, SRM et. al) and technology solutions (HANA, Business Analytics, Mobility, Database and Technology, et. al) and will be an expert at communicating this value in a compelling business case to customers & prospects in order to achieve assigned quotas. The Senior AE creates and nurtures executive relationships independently and leverages the Virtual Account Team to ensure success for their customers and for SAP.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:

Account and Customer Relationship Management, Sales and Software License and Cloud Subscription Revenue.

• Annual Revenue – Achieve / exceed quota targets.

• Sales strategies – Develops effective and specific account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. Develop relationships in new and existing customers and leverage to drive strategy through organization.

• Trusted advisor – Establishes strong relationships based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value (value of counsel and expertise, value of solutions, value of implementation expertise). Builds a foundation on which to harvest future business opportunities and accurate account information and coaching.

• Customer Acumen – Actively understand each customers technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and competitive landscape. Review public information (e.g. new executive appointments, earnings statements, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the prospect.

• Territory and Account Leadership – Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles. Encourage all accounts to become SAP references.

• Business Planning Develop and deliver comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospects priorities and pain points. Utilize VE, benchmarking and ROI data to support the customers decision process.

Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management

• Pipeline planning – Follow a disciplined approach to maintaining a rolling pipeline. Keep pipeline current and moving up the pipeline curve.

• Pipeline partnerships Leverage support organizations including Marketing, Inside sales, Partners and channels to funnel pipeline into the assigned territory.

• Leverage SAP Solutions Be proficient in and bring all SAP offers to bear on sales pursuits including Industry ERP Solutions (S/4HANA), LOB solutions (CRM, SCM, HCM, SRM et. al) and technology solutions (HANA, Business Analytics, Mobility, Database and Technology, et. al)

• Advance and close sales opportunities – through the successful execution of the sales strategy and roadmap.

• Support all SAP promotions and events in the territory

Sales Excellence

• Sell value.

• Maintain White Space analysis and execution of initiatives (up sell and cross sell) on customer base.

• Orchestrate resources: deploy appropriate teams to execute winning sales. Create OneSAP.

• Utilize best practice sales models.

• Understand SAPs competition and effectively position solutions against them.

• Maintain CRM system with accurate customer and pipeline information.

Leading a (Virtual) Account Team

• Demonstrates leadership skills in the orchestration of remote teams.

• Ensure account teams and Partners are well versed in each accounts strategy and well positioned for all customer touch points and events. Maximize the value of all sales support organizations.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years of experience in sales of complex business software / IT solutions.

• Proven track record in business application software sales.

• Experience in lead role of a team-selling environment.

• Demonstrated success with large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, consultative and competitive market.

• Business level English: Fluent

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Bachelors degree or higher strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated history of achieving a sales quota of US$4 million or more in software revenue.

• Hunter mentality with experience working the full cycle of complex sales and presenting to multiple levels within clients.

• Possess the ability and self-motivation to work in a geographically dispersed model.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

We are SAP

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together.

Our inclusion promise

SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Americas: [email protected] or [email protected] , APJ: [email protected] , EMEA: [email protected] .

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID:298762| Work Area: Sales| Expected Travel: 0 – 40%| Career Status: Professional| Employment Type: Regular Full Time| Additional Locations: