
Wide and Wise
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Senior Account Executive
AI Summary
Sells the company's performance management SaaS, which integrates into Microsoft Teams and Outlook, to HR and business buyers. The role covers prospecting, discovery, demos, negotiation and closing new B2B accounts, with forecasting and handover to Customer Success.
About this role
B2B SaaS | Full-time | Remote, UK-based
As a UK-based B2B SaaS company, the organization specializes in integrating performance reviews, goal tracking, 360-degree feedback, employee engagement, and manager-led check-ins directly into Microsoft Teams and Outlook. It empowers HR leaders to streamline and enhance end-to-end performance management processes seamlessly within their existing Microsoft 365 workspace.
What you’ll do;
Generate your own pipeline. Research target accounts, identify relevant decision-makers and build opportunities through email, phone, LinkedIn, referrals and professional relationships.
Make outreach relevant. Understand each account’s priorities and identify a credible reason to start a conversation.
Run effective discovery. Understand how prospects manage employee performance today, where their processes fall short and what would justify a change.
Deliver tailored demonstrations. Connect company's capabilities to the prospect’s needs and show how the product fits into their Microsoft 365 environment.
Manage complex buying conversations. Build relationships across HR, IT, procurement and leadership, and keep the buying process moving.
Negotiate and close. Own commercial discussions, proposals and follow-up through to signature, then provide a clear handover to Customer Success.
Maintain a dependable forecast. Keep your CRM records current, qualify opportunities honestly and identify risks early.
Improve how we sell. Share customer feedback, test messaging and contribute approaches that the wider team can use.
What we’re looking for;
At least 10 years of B2B sales experience, including substantial recent experience selling SaaS or business software.
A demonstrable record of achieving sales targets and winning new customers.
Recent success generating and closing your own opportunities, with clear examples of how you originated those relationships.
Strong discovery, product demonstration, negotiation and closing skills.
Experience managing opportunities involving several stakeholders and competing priorities.
Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with senior buyers.
The discipline to balance prospecting with active opportunities, follow-up and forecasting.
UK-based, with the right to work in the UK.
Experience selling HR technology, performance management software or Microsoft-related business applications would be particularly relevant. We also welcome candidates from other software categories who can demonstrate a strong fit with our customers and sales process.