Strategic Account Executive

Datasite

$300K — $320K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally in financial services
  • 3+ years of enterprise sales experience
  • Strong knowledge of M&A landscape and relevant markets
  • Proven track record selling to C-Suite executives at Fortune 500 companies
  • Experience closing large, complex software deals consistently exceeding quotas
  • Ability to navigate extended, multithreaded sales cycles
  • Strong consultative selling skills with a focus on client needs

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales process for top-tier Private Equity firms
  • Execute long-term sales cycles with key decision-makers including C-Suite contacts
  • Develop and refine a robust enterprise sales strategy
  • Analyze market trends and client feedback to anticipate customer needs
  • Build strategic relationships to enhance partnership opportunities

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with office days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
  • Access to Grata's comprehensive proprietary data and market insights
  • Opportunity to play a foundational role in a growing company
  • Recognition as a leader in the private markets platform space
  • Supportive company culture focused on collaboration and innovation
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Job Description

About Grata for Datasite:

Grata is the leading private market platform. Our software has the most comprehensive and searchable proprietary data on private companies, transactions, and market trends.

We help leading investors (private & growth equity), investment bankers, management consultants, and corporate development teams use Grata achieve comprehensive and accurate visibility during market research, target origination, and comp analysis. Our platform has the most searchable proprietary data on private companies, transactions, and conferences so that you can access intelligence faster.

Grata has over 1,600 customers and has been widely recognized as the market leader by G2, PE Wire, and more.

We are looking for a Strategic Account Executive to join our team! As a Strategic Account Executive you will be focused on executing an enterprise growth strategy within your assigned territory. This will be the second hire in this role, and will play a key part in building out and executing on a complex sales process with multi-billion dollar organizations.

Grata is a hybrid company, which means our employees work from our NYC or SF offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

At Grata, we will expect you to:
  • Own the entire sales process for the largest, highest value Private Equity firms
  • Carry out extended, multithreaded sales cycles with key decision makers at these companies including C-Suite level contacts
  • Build out, iterate, and refine an enterprise sales motion
  • Use your knowledge of the industry, competitive environment, and client experiences to identify trends and stay ahead of customer needs.

What we are looking for:
  • 7+ years of B2B SaaS sales preferably in financial services end markets; 3+ years of enterprise sales experience
  • Firm knowledge of the M&A landscape and our end markets (Private Equity, Corporate Development teams, Investment Banking).
  • Experience selling to C-Suite level decision makers at Fortune 500 companies
  • Demonstrable success closing large, complex software agreements with consistent outperformance against quota
  • Comfort operating through longer sales cycles and multithreaded strategic sales processes
  • Strong Consultative Selling skills. Ability to listen actively, ask insightful questions, and uncover the real needs of the client, becoming a trusted partner.
  • Experience with CRM and relevant sales tools


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Pay Transparency

Grata is committed to providing competitive cash compensation and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in New York City, the estimated OTE (On-Target-Earnings) is $300,000-$320,000 per year.

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