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Account Executive II

We connect people with jobs by providing businesses, communities, and education institutions with the best labor market data possible.

Lightcast

Employee count: 501-1000

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The Account Executive II will be responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and execution of sales objectives to prospects and existing base of customers. They will play a vital role in our company’s obsession with giving customers the unexpected and adding value at every interaction. They will work with Customer Service as appropriate to upsell, and cross sell as appropriate for best-in-class customer value.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Sales Achievement Plan: Develop and execute outcomes based strategic sales practices via competitive analysis, customer segmentation and product utilization, market and prospect/account penetration plans, as well as thoughtful product positioning. Responsible for establishing with their sales leader the necessary action as needed to assure the sales targets are achieved. Rigorous sales qualification and pipeline management.
  • Sales Performance: Meet or exceed assigned targets for sales volume, market share and other key financial performance objectives. Identify and close sales opportunities, negotiate contracts with support from legal counsel and other internal stakeholders as appropriate for deal execution.
  • Sales Cycle Management: Using a motivated and disciplined approach, successfully manage the full sales cycle for each opportunity from prospecting, qualifying, and nurturing the opportunity to presenting the offer, handling objections and closing the sale. Expected to maintain excellent notes and use company approved tools to facilitate sales enablement and exceptional client care.
  • Sales Forecast and Pipeline Management: Demonstrating they always understand prospects and opportunities, must be able to forecast with accuracy, manage, and successfully drive opportunities to closure. Continually focus on sustaining a 3x pipeline.

Successful Candidate:

  • Energetic, self-motivated, and maintains focus on winning outcomes
  • Super passionate about engaging all kinds of prospects/clients regularly to find out what they are challenged by and how we can help them.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of activity, manage multiple competing priorities, and work effectively in a competitive, results-driven culture
  • Continuous learner who wants to develop and work with others to be the best at creating and sustaining win-win prospect/client-company outcomes
  • Able to work independently without constant supervision, yet also willing to learn and be coached
  • Thrives in a sophisticated, highly collaborative professional and fun sales culture

Skills:

  • Sales Territory Management
  • Account Planning
  • Consultative Selling
  • Sales Process
  • Account Growth

Abilities:

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Great interpersonal skills to develop rapport with colleagues and customers
  • Proven success with cold calling, emailing, appointment setting, customer research, social selling, sales presentations and Lightcast product offerings.
  • Advanced CRM such as Salesforce and Allego
  • Ability to sell multiple products across different platforms.
  • Ability to execute on signed contracts
  • Strong consulting and solution selling skills.
  • Proficient understanding of business technology tools including Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, project management, timekeeping, travel, expense reporting and additional tools as needed.

Education and Experience:

  • 3+ Years of experience
  • Education as applicable
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities. Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.

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About the job

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Aug 21, 2024

Posted on

Jun 22, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid-level

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About Lightcast

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We connect people with jobs by providing businesses, communities, and education institutions with the best labor market data possible. Our data-driven insight enables better, faster decisions.

What we do

At Lightcast, our software products, APIs, and consulting solutions bring clarity to the fast-changing world of work.

Formerly Emsi Burning Glass, Lightcast has over two decades of experience in finding solutions and delivering the competitive edge our clients demand. With world-class customer service, we provide the answers and insight to meet your specific need—because every decision made without data is just a shot in the dark.

By helping communities, businesses, and education institutions succeed, our ultimate goal is connecting individuals with the right skills and right jobs in the right places. People are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to create a job market that works for everyone.

How we do it

Lightcast is a global pioneer in the collection and big-data analysis of information on the labor market. Our data provides the world’s most detailed information about occupations, skills in demand, and career pathways.

Our tools collect real-time data from over 65,000 sources every day, contributing to a database with over 1 billion job postings and billions of other data points. We combine that with curated input from dozens of other statistical sources, like government agencies, to provide the most complete view possible of the fast-changing labor market. We put that information to work for businesses, communities, and education providers by showing them the granular details and big-picture trends they need in their organizations.

Whether you’re interested in software salaries in Seattle, need new skills in New Zealand, or looking for anything in between, Lightcast data can provide the insight you need.

Where you can find us

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and Moscow, Idaho, we are active in more than 30 countries and have offices in the United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, and India. Lightcast is backed by global private equity leader KKR.

Lightcast Principles

Live the mission: We genuinely care about the work we do and never lose sight of the human behind the data.

Innovate, inside and out: We take personal responsibility for finding new and better ways to do all things—large and small, internally and externally.

Give customers the unexpected: We aim to exceed customer expectations and seek opportunities to excite and delight with every interaction.

Hide nothing, own everything: We strive to be transparent in our actions, own our mistakes, and remain humble in our approach.

Teamwork makes the data work: We work together, respect our differences, play to our strengths, and celebrate our successes. #crushedit

Employee benefits

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Employee Ownership

Recognizing dedication, Lightcast grants employee ownership shares, aligning team success with company growth.

Retirement Savings Match

Employees at Lightcast can take advantage of a 401(k) plan with a company match to build their retirement savings.

Life & Disability Insurance

Lightcast offers life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage to protect employees and their families.

Commuter Benefits

Lightcast supports its employees' commute by providing parking, gas, and public transit benefits, easing the daily journey to work.

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