Account Executive, Corporate
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Bloomberg. Arlington · full-time · $100,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Run territory sales from prospecting through discovery, product demos, proposals, negotiation, closing and renewal
- Build relationships with current and potential clients, uncover their needs, and coordinate internal help as their main contact
- Work with the Client Service Partner to find account growth opportunities and keep existing clients engaged
- Shape territory and account plans, track opportunities in CRM, and provide monthly revenue forecasts
- Direct business development reps toward key accounts and conduct regular client check-ins
What you bring
- Three to five years of successful sales work in a business setting comparable to Bloomberg Industry Group
- A track record of complex, consultative B2B sales involving multiple decision-makers and cycles lasting six to eighteen months
- CRM proficiency and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, or equivalent experience
- Ability to prioritize accounts, manage competing work, and travel within your assigned territory
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced B2B seller who can manage long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles and account renewals. You’ll cover an assigned territory and travel within it.
From the employer
Primary Responsibilities:
- Leads sales process, including discovery, value demonstration, proposal delivery, negotiations, and close, for assigned territory in the field.
- Develops relationships with key stakeholders and prospective and current clients; gains insights into the overall business and business needs.
- Leads renewal process, including communications, proposal delivery, negotiations and close.
- Serves as single face to the client, facilitating support from other internal resources, as needed.
- Collaborates closely with Client Service Partner to identify additional sales and growth opportunities and provides world class service for existing clients.
- Drives client engagement throughout the sales life cycle, including regular client check-ins for account "health check"
- Develops overall territory and account-specific strategies.
- Builds expertise around all products sold and conducts demonstrations to clients.
- Provides monthly forecasting and accurately predicts sales revenue.
- Prospects key accounts and steers business development reps towards them.
- Works within CRM to document sales opportunities and pipeline.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Knowledge of assigned market (e.g. law firms, tax & accounting, corporations).
- Proven ability to prioritize accounts and manage multiple projects and activities to meet business’ objectives and deadlines.
- Strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel within assigned territory.
- Experience selling B2B products
- CRM proficiency
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in business, marketing, sales or related field or equivalent experience.
- 3-5 years of successful sales experience in a business environment, comparable to Bloomberg Industry Group.
- Demonstrated success managing complex, consultative B2B sales cycles (6-18 months) involving multiple decision makers, preferably in enterprise software, tax technology, financial technology, or professional information services.
- Knowledge of assigned market (e.g. law firms, tax & accounting, corporations) preferred
Compensation Range:
$100,000.00You will also participate in the Sales Incentive Program, which pays out incentives based on exceeding sales targets. During the interview process, our hiring team will discuss the compensation elements that make up the on-target earnings for this role, including how to maximize your earnings in this position.
Equal Opportunity
Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law (“Protected Characteristic”). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics (“Discrimination”).