Account Executive - Virtual Data Room Sales

$75,000 - $150,000/Yr

Donnelley Financial Solutions - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

Printing and Related Support Activities

About the position

The Venue Account Executive is responsible for driving revenue growth by managing the entire sales process for Venue, a virtual data room solution. This role involves prospecting target accounts, developing strategic plans, and fostering relationships with key decision-makers in various industries, including investment banking and private equity. The Account Executive will collaborate with internal teams to ensure client satisfaction and will utilize Salesforce to track sales activities and insights.

Responsibilities

• Growing revenue from Venue by prospecting directly among target accounts such as investment banks, private equity firms, law firms, accounting advisors, and corporations.
• Owning the entire sales process from qualification to close.
• Developing and executing a strategic territory plan to deliver maximum revenue potential.
• Establishing a strong and consistent cadence of in-person meetings, organizing networking events, and attending conferences to improve brand and client exposure to the Venue product.
• Fostering new relationships through outbound efforts and establishing positive relationships with senior executives and decision-makers.
• Developing a discipline in planning and prioritizing time to provide the highest yield from a large set of accounts.
• Collaborating/team-selling with financial print reps (GCMs) to leverage existing relationships and ensure that all appropriate Donnelley services are presented to target clients.
• Working closely and collaborating with Product, Marketing, Service Delivery, Business Development, and both the Venue and GCM sales team to ensure client happiness by serving as the voice of the customer.
• Updating Salesforce daily to track activity, client and product insights, account coverage, and sales pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years of sales experience in B2B software/technology-enabled sales or 3-5 years of meaningful financial services industry experience.
• Track record of navigating within large and mid-market organizations.
• Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively to build groundswell within a company.
• Strong written, verbal, and formal presentation skills required.
• Ability to effectively present solutions and overcome client objections.
• Proven negotiation and closing skills with an ability to adjust approach to fit different buyer motivators.
• Success within fast transactional sales cycles of exceeding sales quotas.
• Savvy with social selling techniques and channels such as LinkedIn.
• Ability to use insights and data-driven decisions in the sales process.
• Familiarity and knowledge of M&A, IPOs, Corporate Governance & Corporate Finance.