Sprout Social is used by over 25,000 brands worldwide including the Chicago Bulls, Tuft & Needle, Subaru and Edelman. These businesses rely on Sprout to create stronger relationships with their customers through social media.

As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will prospect, develop and close new sales opportunities within our existing client base. You will be responsible for driving new business for Sprout Social's suite of solutions in the enterprise segment by partnering closely with your Customer Success Manager. You’ll be supported in your mission by our stellar sales support team that includes Business Development Representatives (BDRs), Solutions Engineers, Professional Services and more. 

We need an energetic, driven individual with a keen understanding of a client organization’s social media management needs. If you’re the best at what you do and have a strong command of social media for business, we’d love to talk with you.

Qualifications

These are the minimum qualifications that our hiring team is looking for in this role:

• 3+ years of closing experience in B2B sales
• Proven success selling/cross-selling to enterprise organizations
• Ability to manage a large number of prospective accounts and identify problems, opportunities and provide solutions for each of them

Additionally, these are the preferred qualifications that would indicate a particularly strong candidate:

• Experience building relationships, presenting and selling to senior level decision makers across multiple functions
• SaaS experience preferred

Within 1 month, you will…

• Complete Sprout Social’s new hire training & onboarding program alongside other new Sprout team members. You’ll gain a broader understanding of our products and how your role fits into the organization.
• Partner with the Director of Enterprise to define key success metrics for your role and how you will measure against them.
• Meet with current members of the Enterprise Sales team individually to understand what’s working, what’s not, and gather learnings to implement into your role.
• Shadow Account Executives on calls to learn sales strategies and positioning.
• Dive right into our platform to learn about what makes our platform unique and why customers love our solutions.
• Learn Sprout’s go-to-market messaging, key differentiators, develop and personalize segment-specific value propositions.
• Learn the relevant customer stories and case studies to justify your value propositions with real ROI examples from the field.
• Complete a demo and written certification to ensure comprehension.
• Learn Sprout’s existing customer sales process by shadowing your peers.

Within 3 months, you will…

• Meet with your entire book of business and begin the process of building relationships with key strategic stakeholders.
• Understand the contractual language of all your customers and where we can expand our offerings by expansion into new business units or increasing utilization of our platform with existing customers.
• Own your numbers - consistently meet and exceed your activity  goals to build a fruitful pipeline that will provide consistent quota attainment.
• Co-build account & territory plans with your BDR, Professional Services & Customer Success teammates.
• Regularly meet with your BDR to define a relationship that ensures seamless communication and coordination on all net new business generation and expansion opportunities.
• Conduct active research leveraging all available tools and data sources to understand your customers’ brand, culture, KPIs, partners, and success metrics so you can add value throughout your interactions and become a trusted advisor.
• Gain a solid understanding of your customer’s internal transitions and mitigate the risk of churn.

Within 6 months, you will…

• Have built solid relationships at the C-Level with your “book of business".
• Represent Sprout at conferences and engage potential leads in person at trade shows and events to continue to build our customer base.
• Become a Sprout Social and social media expert to confidently speak to ever-changing trends, new product features and platform enhancements to help our customers realize their full potential and accomplish their goals.
• Consistently achieve your revenue targets.

Within 12 months, you will…

• Mentor and develop your BDR to become best in class at their respective functions and further advance their skill sets and career trajectory.
• Step up as a leader to share best practices across the organization and help others grow from your experiences.
• Consistently meet and exceed monthly activity, pipeline and new business metrics.

Of course what is outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on business needs and other projects and tasks could be added at the discretion of your manager.

Sprout Social offers deep social media listening and analytics, social management, customer care, and advocacy solutions to more than 25,000 brands and agencies worldwide. We are relentless about solving hard problems for our customers and building elegant, sophisticated software. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, we are a team of 700 people located across more than 25 cities worldwide. In addition to our headquarters in Chicago, Sprout has offices in Seattle and Dublin.

About Sprout Social
Sprout Social powers open communication between individuals, brands and communities through elegant, sophisticated software. We are relentless about solving hard problems for our customers and committed to both customer and team success. Our team’s shared belief in Sprout’s mission promotes a culture of openness, empowerment and fun. 

We’re proud to regularly be recognized for our team, product and culture. Our benefits program includes:

• Insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families
• Progressive policies to support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave program 
• High-quality and well-maintained equipment—your computer will never prevent you from doing your best
• Wellness initiatives to ensure both health and mental well-being of our team
• Ongoing education and development opportunities via our Grow@Sprout program, employee-led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and mentorship programs for aspiring leaders
• Growing corporate social responsibility program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team members
• Beautiful, convenient and state-of-the-art offices in Chicago’s Loop and downtown Seattle, for those who prefer an office setting

Whenever possible, Sprout wants to provide our team with the flexibility to work in the location that makes the most sense for them. For those that prefer an office setting, this role may be based in our Chicago or Seattle locations. If you prefer to work from your home, we can accommodate that for many locations across the United States. We are not set up in all states, however, so please take a look at the drop down box in our application to see whether your state is listed.

Sprout Social is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based on identity- race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged or sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our 2020 DEI Report.

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