As a Strategic Account Executive, you will leverage your seasoned sales acumen, process, and interpersonal skills to land and expand a portfolio of key strategic, upmarket accounts. Your responsibilities will span from deep qualification, long term strategic planning, product demonstration, and driving the purchasing process to a successful close.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Land and expand a Named Account Territory and be a key participant in Klaviyo’s effort to expand upmarket
- Demonstrate a strong business case for Klaviyo through a consultative and value-driven sales process
- Work complex accounts that require legal modifications, RFP and ROI reports, security assessments, and workback plans
- Collaborate cross functionally to coordinate resources throughout the sales cycle
- Work closely and effectively with CSMs/Renewal Reps to grow our top accounts
- Collaborate strategically with a BDR to build pipeline via outbound effort
- Deliver presentations to a wide audience of potential buyers including C-level executives and executive sponsors, in both in-person and virtual environments
- Maintain accurate Salesforce hygiene and opportunity forecasting
- Work strategically with management to identify trends and challenges, and provide recommended solutions
- Exhibit Klaviyo’s company values of always putting our customers first and being an owner as well as our sales tenets of delivering a differentiated experience and being a consultant
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Results-driven and self-motivated, with a commitment to achieving and exceeding sales targets.
- Track record of landing and expanding large enterprise and/or named accounts
- Experience selling to VP, C-level executives, & buying teams
- Experience tailoring a multi-product package to meet customer needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative, critical thinker, naturally curious, ambitious, and team oriented
- Proven ability to account map and hunt new logos within large parent companies
Education and Required Experience:
- 10+ years of quota-carrying experience preferably within SaaS or MarTech
- 7+ years experience selling into the enterprise space
- Proven track record of working cross-functionally
- High school diploma or equivalent work experience, a Bachelor’s degree or above a plus.
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