Sales Executive, Professional Services

**The role**We are seeking an accomplished, growth-oriented Sales Executive to drive new client engagement and expand SEI Professional Services across priority financial services markets. This is not a transactional product-sales role. It is a strategic business development position centered on executive engagement, consultative discovery, opportunity creation, and the pursuit of complex services-led solutions.The successful candidate will develop trusted relationships with senior business and technology leaders, translate client priorities into compelling opportunities, and orchestrate the right combination of SEI expertise to deliver meaningful business outcomes. The role works cross-functionally with enterprise sales, solution consultants, marketing, delivery leaders, and the broader Professional Services organization.SEI Professional Services offers the platform, solutions, credibility, and range of capabilities for a high-performing seller to make an outsized impact. You will join a company with a strong position in financial services and wealth management, an established client ecosystem, and a clear opportunity to help clients address high-priority transformation needs.* Sell with the strength of an industry leader delivering innovative financial services solutions and deep customer engagement.* Engage senior leaders on strategic business, technology, data, operating model, and workforce priorities.* Represent a broad, high-demand portfolio that combines advisory insight with hands-on execution.* Collaborate with experienced consultants, solution leaders, subject matter experts, and enterprise sales professionals.* Help shape a growing Professional Services business and directly influence market expansion.* Build a career in a culture that values courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection, and fun.**About SEI and Professional Services**SEI helps financial institutions, wealth managers, asset managers, and investors navigate business, technology, and operating-model change. Our Professional Services team extends that value through tailored, data-driven strategy and hands-on execution, helping clients modernize technology, improve operations, mobilize specialized talent, and deliver lasting transformation.Our differentiation is practical and powerful: deep financial services context, broad technology and transformation capabilities, and a commitment to moving from strategy to execution. The Sales Executive will bring that value proposition to market and help expand one of SEI's strategic growth engines.**Position snapshot*** **Primary markets:** Banking, wealth management, asset management, and FinTech.* **Sales motion:** Executive-led, consultative, services-based business development.* **Geographic focus:** United States, United Kingdom, and other targeted regions.* **Annual pipeline contribution:** Approximately $2.5M-$3.5M.* **Travel:** At least 50% for prospect and client engagement.**What you will do*** Develop and execute strategic territory growth plans that expand SEI Professional Services across banking, wealth management, and adjacent financial services markets.* Create and qualify new opportunities through executive networking, industry engagement, client referrals, strategic prospecting, targeted outbound activity, and partnership development.* Build trusted relationships with C-suite executives, technology leaders, operations leaders, and other senior decision makers.* Lead consultative discovery that connects client business challenges to SEI's transformation, technology, data, talent, and execution capabilities.* Orchestrate solution development with Professional Services leaders, consultants, architects, and subject matter experts to shape differentiated, outcome-oriented proposals.* Partner with enterprise sales teams to expand existing relationships and introduce Professional Services to client priorities.* Respond to sales-related inquiries from a defined subset of existing clients and convert demand into well-qualified opportunities.* Build and maintain a healthy, accurate pipeline; manage activity, opportunity progression, and forecasting discipline in Salesforce or an equivalent CRM platform.* Collaborate with marketing to strengthen demand generation, refine market messaging, and tailor campaigns for industry needs and service offering.* Represent SEI Professional Services at client meetings, industry events, and relevant thought-leadership forums.* Contribute approximately $2.5M-$3.5M in annual pipeline while building repeatable relationships that support long-term revenue growth.**What success looks like*** **Market creation:** Opens new relationships, builds executive access, and develops opportunities in priority segments.* **Client relevance:** Frames SEI capabilities in client-centric language tied to specific business outcomes.* **Commercial discipline:** Maintains pipeline quality, advances opportunities with purpose, and provides accurate forecasts.* **One-SEI collaboration:** Connects enterprise relationships, delivery expertise, and market insight to create differentiated value.**What we need from you*** At least 8 years of successful sales, business development, or consultative selling experience, with direct exposure to banking, wealth management, asset management, FinTech, consulting, or a similar industry preferred.* Demonstrated record of proactive lead generation, opportunity creation, and sustained sales performance.* Experience developing and advancing complex, services-led opportunities with executive stakeholders.* Entrepreneurial mindset, someone who takes ownership, creates momentum in undefined markets, tests new paths to growth, and turns ambiguity into actionable client opportunities.* Strong consultative selling skills and the ability to translate complex service offerings into clear, client-centric value.* Excellent communication across in-person meetings, virtual presentations, phone, email, and professional social channels.* Outstanding time management and organizational discipline, with the ability to manage multiple pursuits and exceed expectations.* Comfort operating in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while working both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.* Experience using Salesforce or an equivalent CRM platform to manage pipeline, activity, and forecasting.* Willingness to travel at least 50% for prospect and client engagements.* Commitment to SEI's values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection, and fun.**Preferred Experience*** Experience selling Professional Services, consulting, technology services, managed services, or transformation programs.* Knowledge of the wealth management ecosystem and business, operating, and technology priorities shaping the market.* Experience with digital transformation, technology modernization, cloud and data initiatives, platform migration, systems integration, or application development.* Familiarity with Agile methodology and modern software delivery practices.**Who Thrives Here**This role is ideal for a strategic hunter and relationship builder who enjoys creating markets, opening executive conversations, and turning complex challenges into transformational opportunities. You are energized by growth, credible in the financial services environment, disciplined in your sales craft, and motivated by helping clients achieve measurable results**SEI's competitive advantage:**To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, #J-18808-Ljbffr SEI Corporation