Senior Account Executive 1

Senior Account Executive

At Optimizely, we're on a mission to help people unlock their digital potential. We do that by reinventing how marketing and product teams work to create and optimize digital experiences across all channels. With Optimizely One, our industry-first operating system for marketers, we offer teams flexibility and choice to build their stack their way with our fully SaaS, fully decoupled, and highly composable solution. We are proud to help more than 10,000 businesses, including H&M, PayPal, Zoom, and Toyota, enrich their customer lifetime value, increase revenue and grow their brands. Our innovation and excellence have earned us numerous recognitions as a leader by industry analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, reinforcing our role as a trailblazer in MarTech. At our core, we believe work is about more than just numbers -- it's about the people. Our culture is dynamic and constantly evolving, shaped by every employee, their actions and their stories. With over 1500 Optimizers spread across 12 global locations, our diverse team embodies the "One Optimizely" spirit, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement, while fostering a culture where every voice is heard and valued. Join us and become part of a company that's empowering people to unlock their digital potential!

As an Account Executive for Optimizely's Welcome business unit, you will be responsible for developing relationships, building pipeline and closing new annual recurring revenue (new + expansion) in the mid-market segment, including both new logo and expansion into the Optimizely base.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for new annual recurring revenue (new + expansion)
• Strategically own the accounts in your territory
• Understand the business direction and goals of the accounts as a whole
• Add value to the customer long-term by becoming a subject matter expert in vertical to be a trusted advisor who understands business value - industry knowledge, competitive landscape, core business model for that vertical
• Create an executive network within accounts in territory
• Map relationships from executives to users with the Optimizely account team
• Meet with customers in person when needed (travel up to 30%)
• Project manage across multiple business units within accounts
• Work with internal departments to coordinate resources to make account successful
• Manage legal/procurement process to create scalable global agreements

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 1+ years of proven experience selling software solutions
• Ability to build outbound pipeline
• Experience developing executive relationships
• Experience mapping internal and external resources to accounts
• An understanding of marketing technology trends to help recommend product direction (both Optimizely specific and other 3rd party)
• Understanding of corporate structures to guide business + legal discussions
• Detailed account planning experience (not just territory planning)
• Experience getting wide and deep within accounts (execution of account plan)
• Background of managing complex deal cycles (detailed close plans, separate business and technical evaluation tracks, manage detailed contract negotiations)
• You are coachable and willing to learn new skills
• You are self-motivated, hardworking and proactive
• You have a strong business acumen

Education

• BA/BS

Competencies

• Acting Strategically
• Communicating Effectively
• Demonstrating Initiative
• Demonstrating Tenacity and Perseverance

Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.