Sierra Club

Sales Director - Financial Services

Sierra Club$120K — $180K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-12+ years in enterprise sales with a focus on large accounts
  • Experience managing a $1M+ quota; expertise in 6- and 7-figure contracts
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills for market trend analysis
  • Proven success in prospecting and lead generation for enterprise clients

Responsibilities

  • Identify and target potential enterprise customers through networking and cold calling
  • Establish and maintain key relationships with decision-makers in major accounts
  • Lead negotiations and close complex deals efficiently
  • Develop and implement effective sales strategies aligned with targets
  • Collaborate across teams to enhance the effectiveness of go-to-market initiatives

Benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Retirement plan options based on employee location
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • Fertility and family planning support through Carrot
  • Catering and snacks available throughout the workday
  • Discretionary stipend for personalized benefits
  • Unique offerings like free alphorn lessons
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Prospecting & lead generation: Identify and target potential customers through research, networking, and cold calling.Build new relationships with our enterprise customers and prospects to drive revenue, pipeline, and deployment capacity.
  • Manage relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders with our largest customers. Serve as their primary point of contact and exceed their expectations.
  • Negotiating & closing complex deal cycles: Lead negotiations with existing and prospective customers, addressing objections and closing deals. Navigate contracts and agreements quickly and effectively, working closely with legal and finance stakeholders.
  • Sales strategy & planning: Develop and execute sales strategies to meet or exceed sales targets. Craft tailored sales presentations and proposals that meet our enterprise customers needs. Collaborate with our marketing team to implement effective sales campaigns and presentations.
  • Help define our sales motion: We're an early team, and your work will directly impact how our GTM function operates and succeeds.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with our broader GTM team, as well as our product, technical and operations orgs to deliver our industry-leading product.
What you'll bring
  • 8-12+ years of experience in an enterprise customer-facing sales role, identifying and closing large accounts.
  • Enterprise experience: Experience managing a $1M+ quota, and running end-to-end complex 6- and 7-figure ACV deals.
  • Strong communication skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.
  • Analytical mindset: Ability to analyze market trends, identify opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
  • Prospecting & lead generation: Proven track record of identifying and targeting potential enterprise clients through research, networking, and cold calling.
Even better...
  • Industry knowledge: Familiarity with the AI landscape, key players, and emerging trends.
  • Experience building GTM strategies: Building sales teams and sales motions from scratch, or from early stage growth.
Our values
  • Trust: We build trust with our customers with our accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness. We build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We build trust with each other by showing up for each other professionally and personally, creating an environment that enables all of us to do our best work.
  • Customer Obsession: We deeply understand our customers' business goals and relentlessly focus on driving outcomes, not just technical milestones. Everyone at the company knows and spends time with our customers. When our customer is having an issue, we drop everything and fix it.
  • Craftsmanship: We get the details right, from the words on the page to the system architecture. We have good taste. When we notice something isn't right, we take the time to fix it. We are proud of the products we produce. We continuously self-reflect to continuously self-improve.
  • Intensity: We know we don't have the luxury of patience. We play to win. We care about our product being the best, and when it isn't, we fix it. When we fail, we talk about it openly and without blame so we succeed the next time.
  • Family: We know that balance and intensity are compatible, and we model it in our actions and processes. We are the best technology company for parents. We support and respect each other and celebrate each other's personal and professional achievements.
What we offer

We want our benefits to reflect our values and offer the following to full-time employees:
  • Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
  • Parental leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
  • Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized
  • Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most
  • Free alphorn lessons

These benefits are further detailed in Sierra's policies, may vary by region, and are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plans. Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

About Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental conservation. It was founded in 1892 by John Muir and is one of the oldest and largest environmental organizations in the United States. The organization has over 3.8 million members and supporters and is dedicated to protecting the planet's natural resources and wildlife. The Sierra Club engages in a variety of activities, including lobbying for environmental legislation, organizing outdoor activities, and publishing a magazine. The organization is headquartered in Oakland, California.
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