Strategic Account Executive

Datasite

$300K — $320K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, particularly in financial services
  • 3+ years of enterprise sales experience
  • Strong knowledge of the M&A landscape and relevant markets
  • Proven track record of selling to C-suite decision makers
  • Demonstrated success in closing large, complex software deals
  • Comfortable navigating extended sales cycles
  • Consultative selling skills to understand and meet client needs

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire sales process for high-value Private Equity firms
  • Manage multithreaded sales cycles with C-suite executives
  • Develop and refine the enterprise sales approach
  • Identify industry trends and stay ahead of customer needs
  • Engage key decision makers at multi-billion dollar organizations

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with office attendance on select days
  • Access to a comprehensive and searchable proprietary data platform
  • Recognition as a leading player in the market
  • Strong support from a company with over 1,600 customers
  • Opportunity to be a foundational hire and shape sales strategies
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 role27s scope and complexity, and the candidate27s 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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