AlphaSense

Account Executive, New Business - Financial Services

AlphaSense$121K — $213K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, specifically in Financial Services
  • Demonstrated ability to exceed sales goals consistently
  • Proficient in cold calling and prospecting in enterprise environments
  • Ability to conduct product demonstrations effectively
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Outstanding relationship-building skills with a track record of maintaining client rapport
  • Experience achieving six-figure or seven-figure sales targets annually

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end sales processes for your designated territory
  • Research and identify new client opportunities within the Financial Services sector
  • Initiate and nurture prospect relationships, conducting product demos and trials
  • Forecast sales and develop a robust sales pipeline to meet targets
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to enhance brand awareness and visibility
  • Engage with Product Specialists to ensure customer success during trial phases
  • Communicate market insights and client feedback to relevant teams for product development

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits program
  • Generous commission plan with uncapped earning potential
  • Equity options available
  • Supportive and dynamic work environment focused on growth
Full Job Description
About The RoleWe are looking for an entrepreneurial, driven, and accomplished New Business Sales professional to join our growing US team, focused on selling to new logos across the Financial Services market. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth company and sell an award-winning product that is rapidly getting adopted across the market internationally, and this person will be able to make a significant contribution to the company's growth and future success.

Who You Are
  • 5+ years of relevant sales experience with a B2B SaaS solution and a customer network in the Financial Services market (buy side and sell side)
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales targets; we are building a team of top sales performers and a great winning culture, so looking for people who share the same experience and values so that together we can continue on our explosive growth
  • Able to cold call and prospect across a set territory and build a pipeline, from identifying the right opportunities to gaining access to the right levels of and across an organization; influencing and building advocacy to create the conditions for enterprise sales
  • Conduct product demonstrations in a value-based sales environment
  • An energetic and creative individual, possessing natural curiosity with the ability to learn quickly
  • Reputation for consistently delivering results and setting the example for work ethic, initiative, enthusiasm, and commitment
  • Strong ability to develop rapport with new people, and to maintain relationships, combined with a positive, outgoing personality
  • Outstanding oral, written, and presentation skills
  • Able to distill and explain complex issues in simple terms
  • An expert communicator with the ability to comfortably communicate across all levels of an organization
  • Experience hitting six-figure or seven-figure revenue targets on an annual basis
  • Able to travel for prospect meetings, based on business needs

What You'll Do
  • Take responsibility for the end-end sales processes in your territory, targeting hedge funds, asset managers, investment bankers, and sell-side research departments.
  • This is a new client acquisition sales role, requiring you to research opportunities, initiate discussions, build prospect relationships, conduct demos, manage product trials, and close sales.
  • Forecast accurately and develop the necessary pipeline to meet and exceed goals
  • Partner closely with our marketing team to expand brand awareness
  • Work closely with our Product Specialist team during trials to ensure user adoption and engagement
  • Gather and pass on information on market and client product needs to sales, product management, content, and product marketing to help us continually enhance our products


For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below.

We offer a competitive benefits program, a generous commission plan with uncapped earning potential as well as equity.

Base Compensation Range

$121,000-$213,000 CAD

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About AlphaSense

AlphaSense is a software company that provides an AI-powered search engine for business professionals. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York City. AlphaSense's search engine allows users to search across a wide range of sources, including company filings, news articles, and research reports. The company's platform is used by a variety of industries, including finance, consulting, and legal. AlphaSense has received numerous awards for its innovative technology and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
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Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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