Account Executive III, Tier 1, Insurance Vertical; R

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The Tier 1 Account Executive III is responsible for selling the Company’s solutions and services to existing clients and developing or expanding business within high value accounts that will have a major impact on the Company’s long-term success. Responsibilities include maintaining and growing the D&B revenue stream through renewal management, win-back, cross-sell, and up-sell of new opportunities. Identify new contacts and deepen relationships with current contacts.

Generate new business through identifying new client needs that can be met with a D&B solution.

• Fulfill the role of trusted advisor on Dun & Bradstreet solutions through the development of strong, positive relationships with an established portfolio of clients
• Maintain revenue stream through successful renewal of existing business and expand revenue stream through needs up-selling and cross-selling
• End-to-end accountability for driving the negotiation, contracting, and approval processes leading to successful sales outcomes
• Navigate complex deal management and negotiation including alignment of multiple decision makers, products or funding sources
• Perform account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with internal sales resources to ensure strategic alignment
• Develop and maintain an active pipeline of forecasted sales to meet annual quota objectives
• Maintain consistent and accurate data in SFDC to support territory, account planning and forecasting
• Collaborate with Client Success and Marketing to increase retention rates through business reviews and win-back campaigns
• Partner closely with pre-sales support resources to ensure strong/compelling proposals and recommendations are prepared for the client
• This role is intended for a professional who can apply broad expertise and knowledge
• Complete required D&B certifications
• Additional duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree:
  Required
• Master's Degree:
  Preferred
• Years of Relevant
  
  Experience:
  
  15+

• Minimum of 15 years prior experience in an enterprise level SaaS, consulting or services sales role
• Impressive track record of closing sales, winning clients, managing client relationships of 3 – 5 high-value accounts and attaining or exceeding annual quota(s)
• Ability to rapidly assess client environments from a business process, organizational and technological perspective, and effectively prioritize opportunities for growth
• Demonstrable track record in managing complex strategic sales and managing multiple senior stakeholders
• Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results; work is done independently, reviewed at critical milestones and upon completion
• Highly articulate with excellent business communication (verbal and written) skills and presentation skills suitable for a global corporate environment
• Possesses excellent industry-leading sales methodology, , MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint and MS-Word skills
• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success
• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholder, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs

• External Clients, Pre-sales, Client Success, Marketing, Data, Product, Deal Management, Legal, Delivery and Customer Service Team members

• Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this…