General Assembly

Senior Account Director

General Assembly$120K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of enterprise sales experience required
  • Proven ability to develop strategic territory and account plans
  • Skilled in managing complex and lengthy sales cycles
  • Experience working with Fortune 100 decision makers
  • Strong track record of winning large, complex RFPs
  • Deep understanding of Salesforce.com for pipeline management
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a collaborative approach

Responsibilities

  • Drive revenue growth through new business development
  • Prepare and deliver engaging sales presentations
  • Build and maintain rapport with senior executives
  • Negotiate prices and contracts while understanding legal implications
  • Develop and maintain a sales pipeline to meet targets
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to close deals
  • Provide accurate reporting of sales outcomes and activities

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Term life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Commuter benefits
  • Wellness plans and reimbursements
  • Retirement programs
  • Paid time off and parental leave
Full Job Description


Location: U.S. Remote

Note: While mostly remote, seeking someone who can attend events. This role requires 25% travel.

The Position:

We're looking for a Senior Account Director to join our Enterprise team and help initiate and grow some of our most strategic relationships.
  • Drive revenue growth through new business development by deeply understanding how GA can partner best with our clients on an ongoing basis
  • Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations and coordinate and drive the development of sales proposals
  • Maintain and build rapport with senior executives to formulate strong, long-term business relationships
  • Lead negotiation of prices and contracts, and understands the legal ramification of contracts
  • Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the GA's product and service offering, pricing structure, contract management parameters, policies, and procedures
  • Develop and maintain a pipeline according to targets, and provides clear and accurate reporting of sales outcomes and activities
  • Partner across the business with Product, Marketing, Legal, Finance and the Delivery team to close deals.

Requirements:
  • 5+ years of sales experience, preferably enterprise sales experience
  • Lead, build and execute strategic territory and account plans
  • Ability to manage complex and lengthy sales cycles
  • The ability to identify client challenges, and consultatively develop creative solutions in close collaboration with clients
  • The ability to effectively and persuasively communicate independently with Fortune 100 decision makers (typically SVP-Exec level)
  • Has a track record of managing the response to (and wining) large, complex RFPs
  • Able to provide insightful input to product pods that shape the GA product road map
  • A demonstrable track record of high performance
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills
  • Experience creating complex client proposals
  • Deep working knowledge of Salesforce.com and how to deliver timely and accurate pipeline and forecast updates
  • An entrepreneurial mindset and practice: you enjoy working as part of a small team, rapidly iterating on strategy, and getting your hands dirty to build something great

Competencies:
  • Business insight
  • Communicates effectively
  • Courage
  • Customer Focus
  • Drives results
  • Manages complexity
  • Situational adaptability
  • Strategic Mindset

The anticipated annualized salary range for this position in the US market is $120,000 and $130,000. Salary will be determined based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. If hired as a regular full-time employee, this position will include a variable compensation plan which could be a bonus or a commission.

US benefit offerings for full-time employment may include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, wellness plans & reimbursement and retirement programs. Available paid leave may include paid time off, parental leave and holiday pay.

The salary range published in this job posting is for US based locations only. Non-US based candidates interested in this position can email [email protected] for country-specific pay range details and benefits offered.

Unless otherwise noted, remote positions can be performed from the following approved General Assembly operating countries.

United States of America (states of operation may vary), Canada (provinces of operation may vary), United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore.

About General Assembly

General Assembly is a global education company that offers courses and training programs in technology, design, and business. The company was founded in 2011 and has since grown to become one of the largest and most respected providers of education services in the world. General Assembly's courses are designed to be practical and hands-on, with a focus on real-world skills and experience. The company has partnerships with leading companies and organizations, and its graduates have gone on to work for some of the biggest names in tech and business. General Assembly has received numerous awards and recognition for its innovative approach to education and its impact on the industry.
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Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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