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Certinia Inc.

Account Executive - Enterprise

Certinia Inc., San Jose, California, United States, 95199


Account Executive - Enterprise

UK / RemoteWHO WE ARE

Certinia (formerly FinancialForce) delivers a Services-as-a-Business platform that powers and connects all aspects of services operations, from services estimation and delivery to customer success management and financial planning and accounting. The company’s Professional Services Automation (PSA), Customer Success, and ERP solutions—delivered on Salesforce’s leading cloud platform—provide the ability to run a connected services business, deliver with intelligence, and achieve business agility. Headquartered in San Jose, California with offices around the world, Certinia is backed by Haveli Investments, General Atlantic and Salesforce Ventures. For more information, visit

www.certinia.com .THE ROLE

Become an integral part of a rapidly growing team responsible for selling Certinia cloud applications, built 100% on Force.com, the world's leading cloud application platform from Salesforce.com. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in achieving our ambitious customer acquisition, bookings growth and customer success objectives. We are seeking a highly motivated sales professional with a strong focus on selling our Professional Services Automation solution into Enterprise accounts. The ideal candidate will have excelled in a start-up environment and have a strong understanding of enterprise SaaS/Cloud applications.WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE

Achieve / exceed monthly quota targets, while developing and building a strong customer baseEffectively prospect to uncover new sales opportunities within assigned territoryManage complex sales-cycles and effectively present the value of our applications to C-level executives of organisations with 1,000+ employeesBuild strong working relationships with our partners, in particular within the Salesforce ecosystem, to develop go to marketsDevelop a deep understanding of the product offering, customer need, and competitive landscapeExcellent communications skills - oral, written and presentationForecast accurately and maintain all sales cycle activities within the Salesforce.com CRM system in accordance with Certinia sales process and methodologyWHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

Proven success in consistently achieving/exceeding monthly quota targets in technology-based salesProven track record of success driving revenue growth against quota and increased profitability in the SaaS industryHunter mentality with extensive experience self-generating new businessWorking knowledge/experience of the PSA / ERP space and selling into C-Level suiteAbility to thrive in a fast paced and high growth business environmentExcellent communication (written, oral) and presentation skills (in-person, virtual)Experience working with ROI, cost modelling and other quantitative techniques to educate and persuade potential buyersExcellent organisational, prioritisation, and time management skillsWHAT ELSE WOULD BE GREAT

Strong network within the Salesforce ecosystemDegree desired but not requiredExperience in the SaaS/Cloud space a big plus

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