Senior Solution Sales Executive

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

Are you a top performer in enterprise cloud sales? Do you have a passion for all things People & Culture? Do you want to empower organizations to deliver great HR strategies? SAP SuccessFactors is a partner to the world’s leading organizations, and that’s exactly what we love to do.  We are passionately focused on revolutionizing the future of work.

A successful SAP SuccessFactors Account Executive creates strategic relationships with prospective customers and drives revenue attainment by creating meaningful business value for our customers. Having great relationship-building skills is critical, as is a strong sales acumen to identify, qualify and create opportunity strategies. This position is looking for a person based in Norway

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:

• • Territory and Account Leadership – Participate in the development of designated territory, including accounts, account relationships; prospect profiling, and sales cycles.  Encourage all accounts to become SAP references.
  • Proficiency in demand generation & prospecting into non-SuccessFactors and non SAP organizations to drive new pipeline
  • Customer Acumen - Actively understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and competitive landscape.   Review public information (e.g. new executive appointments, earnings statements, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the prospect.
  • Work within the SAP SuccessFactors business to create robust account and opportunity plans working closely with Industry AEs and solutions consultants.
  • Develop and nurture executive relationships with prospects and customers to deliver value into their organizations, establishing SuccessFactors as an ongoing business partner.
  • Achieve / exceed quota targets.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of quota carrying enterprise software applications sales experience
• Cloud Sales Experience preferred
• Demonstrated track record of success and quota achievement.
• Management of large, complex sales cycles
• Experience in both hunting for new business and managing existing accounts.
• Experienced in SAP or HCM products preferred.
• Experience selling to CHROs, HR Directors and CFOs preferred.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 3 years of similar working experience
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to listen and engage with customers at the CXO level.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Ability and willingness to maximize available resources.
• Knowledge of HR functions and trends is preferred.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain excellent customer relationships.
• Sales Product Solution Knowledge
• Fluent in English and Norwegian.

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 419048  | Work Area: Sales  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.