SAP
Senior Account Executive
SAP, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
We help the world run better
At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.Senior Account ExecutiveWhat you'll do:The Senior Account Executive (Sr. AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:Account & Customer Relationship Management:
Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment.
Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.Utilize SAP’s comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
Sales Excellence:
Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the "OneSAP" approach.Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
Leading a (Virtual) Account Team:
Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives.Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.Maximize the value derived from SAP’s extensive sales support ecosystem.
What you bring:7+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.Proficient in written and verbal communication, with the capability to create compelling Board Level PowerPoint presentations, as well as customer-specific sales collateral and campaign content.Soft skills:Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization.Resilience: Ability to stay focused and composed in the face of challenges, and to persevere in achieving goals despite obstacles or setbacks.Comfort with ambiguity: Ability to navigate and excel in uncertain and complex situations.Meet your team:Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP’s solution portfolio.Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success.Align with product/solution management teams to enhance your strategic engagements.Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP’s customer engagements.Skills you’ll use:Tech Industry and SAP General Skills:Software as a Service (SaaS)Artificial IntelligenceProcess ImprovementTechnology InnovationRISE and GROW with SAPRole Specific Skills:Cloud StrategyComplex SalesCustomer EngagementCustomer Relationship ManagementNegotiationSales ForecastingSales QualificationCompetitive PositioningAccount GovernanceBring out your bestSAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand 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. At SAP, you can bring out your best.We win with inclusionSAP’s 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. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityQualified 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.Compensation Range Transparency : The targeted combined range for this position is 180,500 - 383,900 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process.
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At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.Senior Account ExecutiveWhat you'll do:The Senior Account Executive (Sr. AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:Account & Customer Relationship Management:
Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment.
Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.Utilize SAP’s comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
Sales Excellence:
Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the "OneSAP" approach.Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
Leading a (Virtual) Account Team:
Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives.Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.Maximize the value derived from SAP’s extensive sales support ecosystem.
What you bring:7+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.Proficient in written and verbal communication, with the capability to create compelling Board Level PowerPoint presentations, as well as customer-specific sales collateral and campaign content.Soft skills:Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization.Resilience: Ability to stay focused and composed in the face of challenges, and to persevere in achieving goals despite obstacles or setbacks.Comfort with ambiguity: Ability to navigate and excel in uncertain and complex situations.Meet your team:Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP’s solution portfolio.Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success.Align with product/solution management teams to enhance your strategic engagements.Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP’s customer engagements.Skills you’ll use:Tech Industry and SAP General Skills:Software as a Service (SaaS)Artificial IntelligenceProcess ImprovementTechnology InnovationRISE and GROW with SAPRole Specific Skills:Cloud StrategyComplex SalesCustomer EngagementCustomer Relationship ManagementNegotiationSales ForecastingSales QualificationCompetitive PositioningAccount GovernanceBring out your bestSAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand 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. At SAP, you can bring out your best.We win with inclusionSAP’s 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. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityQualified 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.Compensation Range Transparency : The targeted combined range for this position is 180,500 - 383,900 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process.
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