Strategic Sales Specialist

ADP

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ability to adapt to changing sales situations with emotional intelligence.
  • Strong critical thinking and understanding of business drivers.
  • Exceptional communication and persuasion skills for diverse stakeholders.
  • Motivated and resilient in a competitive sales environment.
  • Proficient in structured sales execution and territory management.
  • Familiarity with modern sales tools and data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

  • Own a defined territory and implement a top-down sales strategy to acquire new clients.
  • Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing.
  • Identify client needs and propose appropriate ADP HR solutions.
  • Use multi-channel techniques for engaging decision-makers.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to cross-sell and enhance current account relationships.
  • Act as a consultative partner to address client challenges.
  • Represent ADP with professionalism, integrity, and a focus on positive employee experiences.

Benefits

  • Inclusive culture that promotes equity and belonging.
  • Opportunities to connect through Business Resource Groups.
  • Dynamic work environment with career growth potential.
  • Access to ongoing training, development, and mentorship.
  • Comprehensive health benefits starting from Day 1.
  • Support for mental health and overall well-being.
  • Commitment to community service and making a positive impact.
  • Paid time off for volunteering efforts.
Full Job Description
As a Sales Representative, you will close new business within a defined territory and represent one of the most trusted HR brands in the world. You'll join a high-performing team, receive award-winning training, and help organizations solve real-world HR challenges -- from compliance to employee engagement -- using ADP's industry-leading solutions.

If you're motivated, consultative, competitive, and excited about uncapped earning potential, this is your opportunity.

What You'll Do: Responsibilities
Grow Our Business While Growing Your Career
  • Own a defined, protected territory and execute a top-down sales strategy to win new clients.
  • Drive the full sales cycle -- prospecting, qualifying, presenting, negotiating, and closing.

Turn Prospects into Loyal, Referring Clients
  • Assess business needs and recommend the right ADP solutions across HR, payroll, benefits, and talent management.
  • Utilize multi-channel prospecting techniques to engage decision-makers and secure qualified appointments.

Leverage the Power of the ADP Network
  • Collaborate with internal ADP partners to cross-sell and expand within current accounts.

Be a Trusted Advisor
  • Act as a consultative partner who understands client challenges and connects them to meaningful outcomes.
  • Represent ADP with professionalism, integrity, and solutions that improve employee experience.

What You Need to Succeed: Required Qualifications
  • Adaptability & Emotional Intelligence -- Ability to adjust to changing sales situations while demonstrating empathy, awareness, and rapport-building.
  • Critical Thinking & Business Acumen -- Understand business drivers and translate them into actionable solutions.
  • Strong Communication & Persuasion -- Deliver compelling, confident messaging to diverse stakeholders.
  • Grit & Resilience -- Stay motivated, persistent, and growth-oriented in a competitive environment.
  • Sales Execution & Territory Management -- Execute consistently with a structured approach to prospecting, pipeline management, and closing.
  • Modern Selling Skills -- Combine sales technology, AI-driven tools, and data insights to drive pipelines and revenue.


Preferred Qualifications
  • 4+ years of full-cycle, quota carrying sales experience in a results-driven environment.
  • Proven success in consultative or solution-based selling.


You'll Love Working Here Because You Can:
  • Be yourself in a culture that values equity, inclusion, and belonging and creates a safe space for diverse perspectives and insights.
  • Belong by joining one of our Business Resource Groups where you can connect globally with networks and allies who share common interests and experiences.
  • Grow your career in an agile, dynamic environment with plenty of opportunities to progress.
  • Continuously learn through ongoing training, development, and mentorship opportunities.
  • Be your healthiest. Best-in-class benefits start on Day 1 because healthy associates are happy ones.
  • Focus on your mental health and well-being. We're here to provide exceptional service to our clients, and none of that happens without each of us taking care of ourselves and being there for one another.
  • Join a company committed to giving back and generating a lasting, positive impact upon the communities in which we work and live.
  • Get paid to pay it forward. Company-paid time off for volunteering for causes you care about.


Apply Now! Visit jobs.adp.com. Start your sales career with a leader in HR innovation -- and help businesses build better workplaces.

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