Sales Executive, New Business

1 Month ago • 5-7 Years • Business Development • $212,300 PA - $327,800 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Sales Executive - New Business is a field-based role responsible for identifying, pursuing, and securing new business opportunities. The role involves prospecting, lead generation, nurturing prospects through the sales funnel, and converting them into successful business projects. Responsibilities include implementing sales strategies, managing customer relationships through persuasive presentations and follow-ups, conducting market analysis, collaborating with internal and partner teams, and maintaining sales reporting and pipeline management. The goal is to expand the customer base in untapped markets, drive customer satisfaction, and contribute to Autodesk's business goals through strategic territory management and relationship building.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of strategic sales experience selling SaaS/Cloud-based solutions
  • Experience in new customer acquisition
  • Experience in Outcome-based Solution Selling
  • Business fluency in English
  • Proven ability to exceed sales targets
Good to have:
  • 7+ years of strategic sales experience in SaaS/IT industries
  • Experience creating strategic plans in a matrixed organization
  • Proven sales record in quota carrying roles
  • Strong sales and account planning process
  • Strong leadership capabilities
Perks:
  • Health and financial benefits
  • Time away
  • Wellness programs
  • Annual cash bonuses
  • Commissions
  • Stock grants

Job Details

Job Requisition ID #

25WD90143

Position Overview

The Sales Executive - New Business is a field-based role responsible for identifying, pursuing, and securing business opportunities with customers who have not previously engaged with Autodesk's product suite. They actively prospect for new opportunities, leveraging leads qualified by the Sales Development team. Their goal is to convert these opportunities into successful business projects that drive customer satisfaction and contribute to Autodesk's business goals. This role demands strategic territory management and a strong emphasis on building relationships and closing sales
 

Responsibilities 

  • Sales Strategy Implementation: Develops and executes territory-specific plans to expand the customer base in untapped markets. This includes a deep understanding of customer needs, demonstrating product benefits, and effectively closing deals. The Executive ensures alignment with Autodesk's overarching strategy 

  • Prospecting and Lead Generation: Engages new customers through a variety of channels including inbound leads, networking, and social media. The Executive is responsible for lead generation and nurturing prospects through the sales funnel to achieve higher conversion rates

  • Managing Customer Relationships: Establishes initial contact with potential customers, identifies their needs, and customizes solutions specifically for them. Through persuasive presentations and robust follow-ups, the Executive aims to build lasting relationships and address any customer concerns promptly

  • Market Analysis: Keeps abreast of industry trends, market activities, and competitors to pinpoint opportunities and anticipate challenges. This involves continuous learning through professional development and staying connected within the industry network

  • Collaboration with Internal and Partner Teams: Collaborates with internal teams such as technical sales, customer success and marketing to ensure cohesive customer experiences. This also involves working closely with partners to maximize customer value and engagement

  • Sales Reporting and Pipeline Management: Maintains and reports sales metrics to leadership, ensuring that data within the CRM tool is current. The Executive uses this data for strategic decision-making, forecasting, and performance monitoring 

  • One Autodesk Approach: Collaborate with different internal customer-facing teams, including Business Development, Technical Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Partner Management, to align strategies and ensure seamless customer experiences. Foster relationships with our partners to ensure that they are engaged and provide the maximum value to our customers. Prepare a defined number of customers for handoff to expansion sales teams and partners to capture continued growth 

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years’ strategic sales experience selling SaaS/Cloud-based solutions in the field 

  • Experience in new customer / new logo acquisition 

  • Experience in Outcome-based Solution Selling 

  • Business fluency in English, additional languages is a plus 

  • Demonstrated ability to exceed sales targets and quotas (specifically tied to new logo acquisition)

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7+ years’ strategic sales experience in SaaS/IT industries

  • Experience creating strategic plans in a matrixed organization 

  • Proven sales record in quota carrying roles managing a pipeline as an individual contributor  

  • Strong sales and account planning process (Target Account selling, Value Based Selling, Situational Sales Negotiation, or similar methodologies) 

  • Strong leadership capabilities and experience directing multiple internal teams toward common or shared goals and outcomes

The Ideal Candidate

  • Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Some barriers to entry exist at this level

  • Solve complex problems that require in-depth evaluation of variable factors by taking a broad perspective to identify the best approach and innovative solutions

  • Work independently, with close guidance in only the most complex or unusual situations​

  • Distinguished by additional specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth, as well as a record of success in sales. Viewed as an expert in the field. May have a leadership role. Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Has expert level knowledge of company products and services and may be tasked with introducing new products

  • Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise

  • Responsible for selling the company’s products or services, developing new accounts and/or expanding existing accounts. Has a leadership role with large, complex, high visibility, strategic, or tactically important accounts

  • Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead)

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based sales roles, we expect a starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) between $212,300 and $327,800. OTE is comprised of base salary plus commission target for sales roles. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Sales Careers

Working in sales at Autodesk allows you to build meaningful relationships with customers while growing your career. Join us and help make a better, more sustainable world. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/careers/sales

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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