Account Executive - In-Territory (Chicago)

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are The sales team at Justworks is ultimately in charge of expanding our customer base while driving revenue and growth. As an Account Executive in-territory in Chicago, you will be responsible for the full sales cycle - building and managing a sales pipeline, market research, prospecting, fostering relationships and creating new ones, contract negotiation, and closing on your deals. Sales is challenging, especially at a start-up but it’s a fulfilling and rewarding experience as you become a trusted advisor to our customers. Your Success Profile What You Will Work On - Manage own book of business, build and manage an end-to-end sales pipeline and all supporting activities; prospect to close; meet or exceed your quotas - Establish a presence in the Chicago territory; research the ins and outs of your territory, develop a marketing and networking plan for how you will reach entrepreneur community in your market , and build relationships with the small business community - Proactively prospect for new business by leveraging market research, sales tools, and cold prospecting - Gain a sound understanding of our value proposition and effectively communicate that to new potential customers - Be the voice of our future customers - suggest innovative ideas to generate sales, cultivate customer pipeline leads; improve overall customer experience and advocate internally for product development - Be an ambassador of Justworks and its solutions; strive to gain an intimate and comprehensive knowledge of our suite of products - Travel in- territory in the Chicago and Greater Chicago area - Perform other duties as needed based on department and/or organizational needs How You Will Do Your Work As an Account Executive, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies: - Good judgement - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome. - Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation. - Foundational sales knowledge - the specific set of sales skills (prospecting, cold calling, nurturing, engaging, presenting, negotiating, closing etc) and knowledge (product, markets, trends, business etc) a salesperson possesses to enact the exchange of value between a buyer and the vendor. - Results-driven - consistently achieves results, even under difficult circumstances. - Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.