About the opportunity

Building on the growth already achieved by our US based sales team, we’re looking to grow our Account Executive team throughout North America.

As an Account Executive, you’ll drive Contentful’s growth by leading the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to close. You’ll be instrumental in driving new revenue opportunities, customer enablement initiatives and leading a consultative sales process by speaking the language of both professional developers and business leaders. Working in partnership with our Customer Success team, you’ll nurture and grow a customer base within North America.

As an Account Executive in this critical market, you will be the point of contact for both customers and prospects. Your role is to identify and develop new sales opportunities and grow existing accounts while ensuring customers meet their business objectives with Contentful.

What to expect?

• Position, negotiate, and close new logo and expansion business ($50-500K ACV) in the North American territory
• Meet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline, managing internal and client processes, maintaining sales reports, developing market and competitor knowledge, delivering presentations to customers, and creating sales proposals
• Prospect and develop new business opportunities with existing customers and prospective customers. As part of our Product Lead Growth (PLG) motion it is critical for you to be successful conducting research, identifying key players, qualifying leads to drive new business relationships, then growing value-add relationships with key decision makers by becoming a trusted advisor
• Manage RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful internal and customer teams
• Refine and evolve our "land-and-expand" model in collaboration with Sales, Partnerships, and Customer Success teams
• Seek to understand the digital experience challenges of prospects and current customers while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those challenges to ensure a value based selling approach
• Work closely with Sales Engineers and Solution Architects to uncover technical challenges and opportunities, as well as the greater sales ecosystem (including, but not limited to Sales Development Representatives, Account Managers, and Customer Success) to drive new business and retain customers
• Develop innovative proposals, position complex pricing structures and negotiate contracts and deal-closing requirements quickly and efficiently
• Work closely with Customer Success & Marketing teams to ensure that best practices of Contentful are shared and implemented with the respective customers
• Your compensation plan includes Monthly and Annual accelerators for over achievement against your bookings goals.

What you need to be successful?

• 4+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience - a minimum of 2 years in a closing role
• 2+ years of experience successfully selling complex technical software
• You embody a true “hunter” - you have experience generating pipeline and closing new business
• Experience with a "land-and-expand" sales model
• Experience with a Product Lead Growth sales model a plus
• History of selling complex technical solutions to customers who span distinct divisions (e.g. marketing, IT, sales leadership)
• History of working closely with Partnerships to drive business
• Ability to understand the Contentful API and discuss outcomes with multi-threaded relationships across C-level stakeholders highly technical individuals
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• All candidates must align with our company core value of Be Humble, Embody A Growth Mindset, Start With The Customer And Work Backwards, and Strive Together
• Willingness to travel (up to 25%)
• College degree (BA/BS)

What's in it for you?

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share ownership and the success of our company
• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life’s challenges
• Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Join a free German class or one of our many internal learning initiatives!
• Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness
• Enjoy a full range of virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years
• Plus, Contentful socks! And other amazing swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!

The salary range is specifically for those potential hires who will work or reside in the United States if selected for the role. Any offered salary is determined based on a specific location, internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees, and certifications (e.g., JD/technology).

US Salary Range: $200,000 - $220,000
[This position is eligible for equity awards in accordance with the terms of Contentful’s equity plans.]

We have exciting benefits that are available to our employees ensuring you have eseential work/life balance that include: Health, life insurance, retirement saving plan, generous time off, parental benefits, and more. To learn more about what benefits are avaiable, please visit https://ctfl.io/us-benefits.

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