Account Executive, Territory

Job description

Verkada is building a world class sales organization and is seeking motivated, results-driven Sales professionals to join our Northeast Team. This team plays an essential role in generating new business within mid-sized companies across various corporate sectors such as Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Professional Services, and others across the Northeastern United States.

We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be at our office in Boston, 5 days a week. Relocation support offered as needed.

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Responsibilities

• Source and close new business to consistently meet or exceed quarterly sales quotas
• Build an intimate understanding of Verkada products and their place in the industry
• Manage the full sales cycle: Prospect for new customers, host online demos, create proposals, and close deals
• Maintain accurate pipeline management with expert-level forecasting
• Aggressively exceed goals consisting of outbound phone calls, emails, online demos, and trials every quarter
• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to customers and channel partners
• Work closely with Channel Partners & Technical Support to ensure smooth launches and fuel future product growth
• Provide market/client feedback to Verkada’s product/engineering team

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of sales experience in a quota-carrying capacity
• Highly effective communication skills, with ability to build rapport, nurture relationships, and strong presentation skills
• Thrive in a dynamic, competitive, and fast-paced startup environment
• Bachelors degree preferred but not required
• Experience in Salesforce is a plus
• Tenacity, drive to learn, and self-motivated
• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time.