Commercial Account Executive, Box
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Securely manage, share and access your content from anywhere
Posted today
Securely manage, share and access your content from anywhere
1001+ employees
Posted today
+ ESPP
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it easy to access information from anywhere and collaborate with anyone. Its mission is to power how the world works together.
Role
Who you are
- We are an AI-first company. This means you approach your work with a growth mindset and find ways to leverage AI to help make faster, smarter decisions that will 10X your impact at Box
- Fluent German speaker
- 2+ years of experience in a closing sales role, with a proven track record of success
- Strong hunter with demonstrated pipeline generation creativity (events, social selling, automation tools)
- Skilled in qualification and deal progression frameworks (MEDDIC familiarity helpful; outcome-focused mindset essential)
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn about Box’s product, new technologies, the industry, and your customer's businesses
- Clear examples of successfully closing deals using an established sales process
- Effectively utilizes a repeatable method for identifying untapped opportunities and expanding into new territories
- Previous experience in building relationships and selling to executives at all level
- If you are head-over-heels about this role but unsure if you meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply!
What the job involves
- As an Commercial Account Executive on our Commercial team you'll be responsible for seeking out new opportunities within both new logos and our existing customer base
- You will have experience prospecting, running discovery calls/demos, negotiating, and a track record of closing new business.
- You should also understand use cases and how to sell across multiple departments and industries. To be successful in this role you will understand how to go after new business and build relationships with potential customers. Intrigued? We want to speak to you!
- Manage the entire sales cycle, which includes prospecting, conducting discovery calls and demos, negotiating deals, and closing new & existing business across all industries in the Small Medium Business segment (1-2000 employees)
- Conduct thorough research to understand your customers and prospects better. Gain insight into their unique business challenges and how Box can provide value
- Drive the sales process by influencing key stakeholders both internally and externally
- Develop a comprehensive territory plan that covers all aspects of your target market
- Schedule visits to meet customers face-to-face within your assigned territory if you feel appropriate
Our take
Large enterprises always need solutions that connect their people, data, and applications. Box is a cloud content management company that has partnerships with huge technology companies like IBM and Microsoft, giving the company credibility and helping it expand in Europe and Asia.
The trend for businesses to switch to cloud computing is unlikely to slow down any time soon, giving Box a wave to ride, so growth should continue for a long time.
Over the 2010s, Box signed up a group of leading universities to help with their digital transformation and modernising their IT strategy. They're continuing to find innovative ways to help businesses move to cloud services.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexible working-hybrid model of work
- Sign-on RSUs
- Employee stock purchase plan to purchase discounted Box stock
- Your birthday off within a two week window
- 3 x paid charity days to use own your own, with your team or Box.org
- 100% top up 20 week paid maternity leave. 100 % paid 12 week paternity leave
- Fertility and surrogacy support. Box reimburses 100% of eligible cost up to £7,600
- Private consultation support for all expecting and new parents
- Subscription to headspace and spring health
- Paid sabbatical leave up to 4 weeks for all Boxers who have 7 years of service
Company values
- Blow our customers' minds - Boxers wake up every morning and think about how they can make our customers happy. We're always asking, "What can we do better?"
- Bring your ___self to work - Box recruits a diverse group of people with interesting backgrounds and values — and we wouldn't have it any other way. You fill in the blank, and own who you are
- Be an owner. It's your company too - Box truly believes that the most epic dreams are possible. Don't ever let anyone tell you that your ideas aren't feasible. Own your ideas and take Box to new and exciting horizons
- Take risks. Fail fast. GSD - We encourage everyone to take risks and move past slow decision-making. If we fail fast, we can iterate and learn from our mistakes
- Make mum proud - Do right by your colleagues, customers and community
- Be candid and assume good intent - Listen to one another, share feedback, and make a conscious effort to be your best
- 10x it! - The bigger the better - especially when it comes to ideas. Dream up something big, then 10x it!
Company HQ
Centennial, Redwood City, CA
Articles
Leadership
Aaron Levie
(Co-Founder & CEO)Aaron originally developed Box as a college project at the University of Southern California and dropped out of college to work on it full-time.
Dylan Smith
(Co-Founder & CFO)Dylan Smith, Box's co-founder and Chief Financial Officer, was Aaron's childhood friend.
People progressing
Joined as a Senior Enterprise Customer Success Manager and was promoted to Team Lead, then Manager and Sr. Manager. Now, Laura is the Team Director of Customer Success.
Joined as an Implementation Consultant I. Then promoted to Implementation Consultant II after 1 year. Moved to Solutions Engineering III before being promoted to their current position as Staff Solutions Engineer.
Kenneth started at Box as a Commercial AE. He was promoted within the sales team 4 times before moving into a Team Director role for the Commercial Sales team!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Box
Takayla King (Head of Belonging)
- Our company is built on people: We call them Boxers. They come from a range of backgrounds and experiences, and each has a unique story to tell. Our goal is to fully leverage and engage the individual talents and capabilities of our diverse teams, ultimately creating an inclusive environment where Boxers feel they belong. Our company values and diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives are intentionally designed to lift up each and every member of the Box team.
- Our Employee Resource Communities (ERCs) are employee-led affinity groups that support a culture of belonging globally. Available both remotely and across office locations, ERCs bring Box culture and values to each region while remaining inclusive of Boxers worldwide. All Boxers are welcome and encouraged to engage in ERC programming and events.
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