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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Account Executive to drive sales of complex software solutions. In this pivotal role, you will manage customer relationships, develop strategic account plans, and lead teams to ensure successful sales outcomes. Join a dynamic environment that values collaboration, innovation, and personal development. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in a fast-paced market while contributing to a company that is committed to inclusion and employee growth. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this role is for you.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.
  • Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals and expansions.
  • Fluent in Business English, with proficiency in additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Manage sales of software licenses and establish trusted customer relationships.
  • Develop strategic account plans to achieve revenue targets.
  • Lead remote and cross-functional teams to align with customer objectives.

Skills

Customer Orientation

Effective Communication

Establishing Trust

Results Orientation

Cloud Strategy

Complex Sales

Customer Relationship Management

Negotiation

Industry Knowledge

Tools

SAP Cloud Suite Portfolio

CRM Systems

Job description

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Senior Account Executive - Enterprise
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SAP

Location:

United Kingdom

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EU work permit required:

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

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.

What you'll do:

  • Account & Customer Relationship Management:
    • Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.
    • Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.
    • Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment.
  • Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
    • Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.
    • Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.
    • Utilize SAP’s comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
  • Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the "OneSAP" approach.
  • Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.
  • Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
  • Leadership of an Account Team:
    • Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives.
    • Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.
    • Maximize the value derived from SAP’s extensive sales support ecosystem.

What you bring:

  • 10+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.
  • Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.
  • Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.
  • Fluent in Business English, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.
  • Exceptional communication, both verbal and non-verbal.
  • Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.
  • Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.
  • Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization.

Meet your team:

  • Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP’s solution portfolio.
  • Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success.
  • Align with product/solution management teams to enhance your strategic engagements.
  • Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP’s customer engagements.

Skills you’ll use:

Professional Skills:

  • Customer Orientation
  • Effective Communication
  • Establishing Trust
  • Results Orientation

Tech Industry & SAP General Skills:

  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Process Improvement
  • Technology Innovation
  • SAP Cloud Suite Portfolio
  • RISE and GROW with SAP

Role Specific Skills:

  • Cloud Strategy
  • Complex Sales
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Industry Knowledge
  • Negotiation
  • Account Governance

Bring out your best:

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion:

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [emailprotected]

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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: 422816 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.

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