Account Executive, Workday
Large Enterprise, Retail
+ Equity (ESPP+ RSUs)
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Enterprise management cloud platform
Open for applications
Enterprise management cloud platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ Equity (ESPP+ RSUs)
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrated ability in field sales, selling enterprise SaaS/cloud-based ERP, HCM, financial, planning, and analytics solutions or cloud software/applications to C-level executives
- Proficient in developing relationships with large enterprise net new customers and achieving new business acquisition in enterprise software sales, consistently meeting or exceeding sales quotas
- Proven track record in value selling, driving customer engagement and sales for complex enterprise solutions with long sales cycles (12+ months) by effectively highlighting product value
- Excellent communication skill/business fluent in German and English, with strong ability to clearly and effectively convey information through diverse channels
Desirable
- Experience collaborating with some of our key sales & implementation partners including Salesforce, AWS, Deloitte, Accenture, Cognizant, KPMG etc
- Experience partnering with internal teams (pre-sales, value, inside sales) to develop and execute account strategies for short- and long-term prospecting and territory management, achieving quota while managing multiple deals simultaneously
- Ability to leverage both business acumen and industry insights to understand market dynamics, interpret business situations, and drive informed strategic decisions
- Adept in account development strategies, including the creation and management of customer accounts, with a focus on driving expansion and revenue growth
- Ability to strategize and execute sales acceleration techniques to shorten sales cycles and optimize sales team performance
- Exhibits deep product knowledge expertise, encompassing the skill to articulate product features, benefits, and use cases effectively
What the job involves
- Here at Workday, our Account Executives are key players in our Field Sales Operations organization
- This phenomenal team of hardworking professionals plays a key role in guiding new customers on a journey that can see them leave the limitations of legacy platforms behind and move forward with a new class of enterprise management cloud
- Develop strategy for prioritizing, targeting, and closing key opportunities in assigned territory
- Performs account planning for assigned accounts, coordinating with pre-sales and other resources to ensure strategic alignment
- Initiate and support sales of Workday solutions within Large Enterprise prospects and shares Workday value proposition
- Build and nurture relationships with new customers, managing the deal process and connecting them to Workday solutions, particularly core financials
- Negotiate deals with a variety of C-Suite Executives to close opportunities
- Maintain accurate and timely customer/prospect, pipeline, and service forecast data
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.
The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company benefits
- Company equity
- Vision and dental insurance
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Virtual primary care
- Flexible time-off policy
- Global mental health resources
- Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
- Global well-being days
- $25k fertility/family planning benefits
- North Star financial wellness
- Retirement funds and matching
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(CEO)Worked for Morgan Stanley for 3 years and took a Stanford MBA, before spending almost 6 years at Oracle as SVP. Co-founded Workday in 2005 while working as a Greylock Advisory Partner.
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