Senior Enterprise SaaS Sales Director - Financial Services

About Us:

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Overview:

Our sales and marketing teams help companies understand how Seismic can power collaboration internally through the use of content. We’re thoughtful and committed to telling the Seismic story, with the goal to ultimately help brands focus on enabling their go-to-market teams.In your role, you’ll be influential in spreading the word about our cutting-edge technology and expanding our footprint.Seismic’s sales reps are passionate about our product and take a consultative approach to sell our solution across several verticals, including Financial Services, Manufacturing, High Tech, and more. This role will focus specifically on our FinServ vertical. If you are ready to spread awareness of our world-class sales enablement tool, apply today to learn more about Seismic.

Who you are:

• A seasoned sales professional with 7+ years in solution sales, including 5 years in the high-tech/software sector, and a proven track record of driving, managing, and closing enterprise deals within the financial services space.
• Over 3+ years specifically focused on financial services clients across EMEA.
• A driven individual with proven ability to hit or exceed sales quota.
• An articulate individual who is able to convey our value proposition to C-Level, Sales, and Marketing executives.
• Someone who has proven consultative sales solution skills in a SaaS/Cloud environment.
• Someone who loves being on the road. Will be responsible for a large geography. Would consist of working with sales employees, attending business meetings, industry meetings or working with key customers.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent preferred

Ability to travel as needed

What you’ll be doing:

• Selling Seismic Software, the #1 Sales Enablement Solution to Fortune 1000 FinServ corporations.
• Manage enterprise sales cycle starting with discovery, building and managing relationships, to the close of business.
• Acquire new business by building a network of customers and industry contacts to facilitate sales development and successes.
• Partner closely with the Sales Engineering team to customize product demonstrations and architect solution packages based on client requirements.
• Prepare proposals that outline consultative solutions to meet client needs.
• Develop referrals and reference accounts by building long-term strategic relationships.
• Provide thought leadership in ideas and approaches to sales productivity challenges.

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Headquartered in San Diego and with employees across the globe, Seismic is the global leader in sales enablement , backed by firms such as Permira, Ameriprise Financial, EDBI, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and T. Rowe Price. Seismic also expanded its team and product portfolio with the strategic acquisitions of SAVO, Percolate, Grapevine6, and Lessonly. Our board of directors is composed of several industry luminaries including John Thompson, former Chairman of the Board for Microsoft.

Seismic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.