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Account Executive, Enterprise Nordics

Own Company

Own Company

Sales & Business Development
London, UK
Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Own is the leading data platform trusted by thousands of organizations to protect and activate SaaS data to transform their businesses. Own empowers customers to ensure the availability, security and compliance of mission-critical data, while unlocking new ways to gain deeper insights faster. By partnering with some of the world’s largest SaaS ecosystems such as Salesforce, ServiceNow and Microsoft Dynamics, Own enables customers around the world to truly own the data that powers their business.

It’s their platform. It’s your data. Own it.

The Job

As Own continues to scale, we are looking for a determined Account Executive, Enterprise Nordics to not only hunt for net new business, but to also grow their careers as sales professionals for years to come. In this quota carrying role, you will convert prospects into paying customers by handling both inbound and outbound leads. Your mission will be to identify strategic opportunities with prospects and new clients to build them into long-term profitable relationships.

As you achieve and surpass your goals, you’ll unlock a wealth of opportunity at Own to continue your career development.

Your Day-to-Day Role

  • Manage the full sales cycle from qualification and discovery to fulfilment with Enterprise accounts
  • Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans
  • Forecast sales activity and revenue achievement
  • Respond to inbound leads and develop your own pipeline using outbound prospecting best practices
  • Be an evangelist of the need to for enterprises to back up and own their SaaS application data

Your Work Experience

  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a quota carrying role in the SaaS and/or PaaS space
  • Experience selling into large, complex Enterprise accounts, ideally in the Nordics market
  • Experience with consultative, value-based selling and a proven track record of exceeding quota
  • Demonstrated successful track record of acquiring net new business via outbound prospecting tools
  • Worked with multi-product offerings
  • Highly analytical, data driven, and detail oriented
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Important Details

This is a full-time position. The ideal candidate will work out of our London office a minimum of 3 days a week to maximise collaboration and interaction with business. Travel may be required.

Own is dedicated to creating an environment where employees thrive. It’s why we provide every employee with unlimited holiday, private health insurance, and a pension plan. We also offer catered lunches in the office five days a week.

Creating an environment where employees thrive also means making sure every employee feels accepted. As we scale to help all types of companies protect precious data, our team must reflect the diversity we serve. Own is an equal opportunity employer and we believe that every employee in the company brings a unique perspective that they can and should contribute in order to make an impact every day. We strive to be one team and one culture that builds trust through transparency. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status.

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