Account Executive (SMB Norway, Norwegian Speaking)
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Description
- As an Account Executive for the Norway team, you own the end-to-end sales cycle. You aren’t just selling software
- You are selling the Salesforce platform, including AI-powered innovation across the Customer 360. You will balance “whitespace” prospecting (new business) with strategic expansion within existing accounts
- Full Cycle Sales: Lead a dedicated customer set in the Norway market, managing complex sales projects from lead generation to closing, across a complex SMB territory spanning new logo and expansion business
- Strategic Growth: Drive performance against key metrics with a primary focus on new business acquisition and expansion
- Solution Selling: Use a consultative approach to identify business challenges and align Salesforce AI and Data solutions to customer goals
- Relationship Building: Develop trusted relationships with decision-makers through regular digital engagement and face-to-face meetings, independently identifying decision-makers and influencers
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Business Development, Pre-sales, and Marketing to optimize the sales funnel, as well as other teams to structure and close deals, bringing in SEs and cross-functional resources as needed
Benefits
- Medical Care
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Savings
- Employee Assistance Programs
- With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year
- Language: Full professional fluency in Norwegian and English is mandatory
- Location: This is a Hybrid role based in Dublin, Ireland (relocation assistance included)
- Territory & Account Planning: Create territory and account plans to identify, qualify, and successfully close opportunities
- Team Selling: Align with account teams and partners to support deals and customer success
- Mindset: Coachable, competitive, and motivated by ambitious goals
- Communication: Clear, effective and timely engagement across writing, speech, presentation, and tools (Slack, Zoom, Google Slides)
- Language: Fluent in Norwegian and English
- Research & Discovery: Uncover prospects’ business challenges, processes, and strategic goals
- Solutioning: Craft value propositions that map to customer needs and demonstrate an understanding of technology solutions
- Full-Cycle Sales: Proven track record of quota-carrying, tech/SaaS sales experience managing the sales cycle from prospecting through close
- Resourcefulness: Drive results using all tools and resources available
- Methodology: Familiarity with MEDDPICC, Challenger, or Value Selling
- Strategic Alliances: Ability to develop cases and lead strategic partnerships
- Adaptability: Thriving in a fast-paced environment
- Track Record: Consistently meeting or exceeding quota