SAP SE
Senior Account Executive - Government (High Growth)
SAP SE, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Senior Account Executive - SLED (High Growth)
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. How? 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. LOCATION:
This position can be located anywhere in the Northeast or Midwest, in proximity of an SAP office. The Senior Account Executive – SLED assumes the leadership role within their assigned SLED accounts where they will identify and qualify opportunities, develop and drive account strategy and build strong executive relationships. The Senior AE has ownership for revenue generation within assigned SLED accounts, as well as responsibility for the quality and strength of the overall customer relationship. The Senior AE will be responsible for the creation of a complete territory business plan that generates four times the quota in pipeline opportunities. The Senior AE should possess a
“hunter”
mentality and excel at developing and closing large, complex software license transactions. They will be responsible for driving opportunities that are based on the value of SAP’s
entire
solution portfolio and will be an expert at communicating the value of SAP in a compelling manner to customers & prospects. The Senior AE will establish and nurture executive relationships independently and will leverage their Virtual Account Team (VAT) to ensure success for both the customer and SAP. EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS: Account and Customer Relationship Management, Sales and Software License and Cloud Subscription Revenue Sales Strategy – Develop comprehensive account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. Develop relationships in new and existing accounts and leverage those relationships to drive strategy throughout the organization. Trusted advisor - Establish strong relationships based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value. Customer Acumen - Understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy, and competitive landscape. Review public information for the organization to remain current on key industry trends and issues impacting the customer/prospect. Territory and Account Leadership - Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles. Encourage all accounts to become SAP references. Effectively collaborate with the VAT to ensure consistency of message to the customer. (OneSAP) Business Planning – Develop and deliver a comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospect priorities and pain points. Utilize VE, benchmarking, and ROI data to support the customer’s decision process. Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management Prospect for opportunities using various direct methods such as calling and face-to-face meetings, and digital methods using tools such as Outreach, Zoom Info, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. 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, Business Development, Partners, and Channels to funnel pipeline into the assigned territory. Leverage SAP Solutions – Be proficient in and bring all SAP solutions to bear on sales pursuits, in collaboration with Line of Business (LoB) AEs. Advance and close sales opportunities. Support all SAP promotions and events in the territory. Sell value. Maintain White Space analysis on accounts. Orchestrate resources: deploy appropriate teams to execute winning sales. Embody OneSAP. Utilize best practice sales models. Understand SAP’s competition and effectively position solutions against them. Maintain CRM system with accurate customer and pipeline information. Lead a Virtual Account Team Demonstrate leadership skills in the orchestration of remote teams. Ensure effective and efficient utilization of VAT. Ensure account teams and Partners are well versed in each account’s strategy and well-positioned for all customer touchpoints 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 the 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: Bachelor’s degree or higher strongly preferred Demonstrated history of achieving a sales quota of $4 million or more in software revenue Hunter mentality with experience working the full cycle of complex sales and presenting to multiple levels of customer leadership Possess the ability and self-motivation to work independently in a geographically dispersed model Strong oral and written communication skills Bring out your best SAP 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. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand 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, you can bring out your best. We win with inclusion SAP’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. 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. 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. Compensation Range Transparency : SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 180500 - 383900 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. Requisition ID: 412513 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 50% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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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. How? 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. LOCATION:
This position can be located anywhere in the Northeast or Midwest, in proximity of an SAP office. The Senior Account Executive – SLED assumes the leadership role within their assigned SLED accounts where they will identify and qualify opportunities, develop and drive account strategy and build strong executive relationships. The Senior AE has ownership for revenue generation within assigned SLED accounts, as well as responsibility for the quality and strength of the overall customer relationship. The Senior AE will be responsible for the creation of a complete territory business plan that generates four times the quota in pipeline opportunities. The Senior AE should possess a
“hunter”
mentality and excel at developing and closing large, complex software license transactions. They will be responsible for driving opportunities that are based on the value of SAP’s
entire
solution portfolio and will be an expert at communicating the value of SAP in a compelling manner to customers & prospects. The Senior AE will establish and nurture executive relationships independently and will leverage their Virtual Account Team (VAT) to ensure success for both the customer and SAP. EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS: Account and Customer Relationship Management, Sales and Software License and Cloud Subscription Revenue Sales Strategy – Develop comprehensive account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. Develop relationships in new and existing accounts and leverage those relationships to drive strategy throughout the organization. Trusted advisor - Establish strong relationships based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value. Customer Acumen - Understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy, and competitive landscape. Review public information for the organization to remain current on key industry trends and issues impacting the customer/prospect. Territory and Account Leadership - Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles. Encourage all accounts to become SAP references. Effectively collaborate with the VAT to ensure consistency of message to the customer. (OneSAP) Business Planning – Develop and deliver a comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospect priorities and pain points. Utilize VE, benchmarking, and ROI data to support the customer’s decision process. Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management Prospect for opportunities using various direct methods such as calling and face-to-face meetings, and digital methods using tools such as Outreach, Zoom Info, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. 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, Business Development, Partners, and Channels to funnel pipeline into the assigned territory. Leverage SAP Solutions – Be proficient in and bring all SAP solutions to bear on sales pursuits, in collaboration with Line of Business (LoB) AEs. Advance and close sales opportunities. Support all SAP promotions and events in the territory. Sell value. Maintain White Space analysis on accounts. Orchestrate resources: deploy appropriate teams to execute winning sales. Embody OneSAP. Utilize best practice sales models. Understand SAP’s competition and effectively position solutions against them. Maintain CRM system with accurate customer and pipeline information. Lead a Virtual Account Team Demonstrate leadership skills in the orchestration of remote teams. Ensure effective and efficient utilization of VAT. Ensure account teams and Partners are well versed in each account’s strategy and well-positioned for all customer touchpoints 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 the 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: Bachelor’s degree or higher strongly preferred Demonstrated history of achieving a sales quota of $4 million or more in software revenue Hunter mentality with experience working the full cycle of complex sales and presenting to multiple levels of customer leadership Possess the ability and self-motivation to work independently in a geographically dispersed model Strong oral and written communication skills Bring out your best SAP 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. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand 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, you can bring out your best. We win with inclusion SAP’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. 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. 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. Compensation Range Transparency : SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 180500 - 383900 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. Requisition ID: 412513 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 50% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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