Account Executive-Website Testing/Personalization Software (2991) (closed)

Location Chicago, IL
Salary/Pay Rate$125k base / $250k OTE
Employment TypeFull Time
Job Description
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PRE-IPO Client looking to expand in the US is now looking for ACCOUNT EXECS with backgrounds in MARKETING or COMMERCE SOFTWARE. We are seeking proven, quota-carrying sales performers to help grow our client’s US customer base in the West, Central and Eastern US.

 

Account Executive | Website Testing and Personalization Software

Our client is a UK-based company that is gaining traction in the North American market. The company emphasizes the integration of services and technology to support holistic online testing programs. They have a strong product strategy, bolstered by best-in-class reporting functionality. It is most suitable for organizations that require tightly coupled services with online testing technology to maintain a sophisticated and bold online testing program. To remain competitive, they must further establish itself in the United States, extend its appeal to self-service users, and expand support for the Web marketing ecosystem with its own technology as well as formal integrations with third-party applications.

COMPANY:

  • Established in 2006/ Profitable / Pre-IPO
  • SaaS Solution sold to marketing and commerce. Mostly to line of business versus IT.  All about websites and helping companies optimizing content and better target and reach customers and prospects.
  • Worldwide HQ in London / US HQ in New York.
  • Been in the US since 2010 and have hired two senior reps in the East & Central since September 2010.
  • 100 Customers in Europe, 15 in the US. 
  • Funding: VC, but mostly private. Company became profitable after only two years. Took their first small round of funding at that time to build out sales and marketing.
  • Competition:  Adobe, Autonomy, Webtrends.

POSITION SPECIFICS:

  • Open territories include: One in the Central (Dallas or Chicago)
  • Comp Plan: $125k base / $250k OTE
  • Quota: $1.6M
  • Quarterly commission plan with payout up to 15%
  • ASP: Three types of deals:
    • POC $50k - $100k ACV
    • $300k - $350k ACV.
    • $1M+ ACV.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS: 

  • 10 to 15 years of selling enterprise class technology. Can be license or SaaS.
  • Experience selling to Marketing and/or Commerce is ideal.
  • Experience working at an early stage company at one point in their career is a plus.
  • Must understand value based selling with an ROI.