Account Executive, National
Achievers
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6 days ago
About Achievers
The Achievers Employee Experience Platform™ empowers employees to recognize each other in real time and aligns them to the values and goals of the company. With almost 4 million global users, the Employee Experience Platform enables employees in over 170 countries. Visit us at www.achievers.com to learn more, and check out our platform in action here. Join us in our mission to Change the Way the World Works™!
Our commitment to you:
At Achievers, we hire you for you because we value the unique perspective and individuality that each person brings to our team. We are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where you belong, and your contributions are celebrated. Youll have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues who appreciate your strengths and are excited to learn from your experiences.
As a National Sales Account Executive at Achievers, you will play a key role in driving business growth by helping organizations transform their employee engagement strategies. Leveraging the Achievers Employee Experience Platform™, you will guide midenterprise-level clients (5,000-10,000 employees) across North America to foster a culture of recognition and performance. Your expertise in complex software sales, particularly in the HR tech space, will empower you to demonstrate how Achievers’ solutions—spanning recognition, rewards, feedback, and engagement tools—can drive talent retention, productivity, and organizational success.
Achievers Account Executives thrive in fast-paced environments, using their entrepreneurial spirit to build relationships with senior decision-makers, educate them on the value of employee engagement, and align Achievers’ platform with their business needs. You will engage with companies across various industries, positioning Achievers as the leading partner in building meaningful employee experiences and creating high-performing, resilient workforces.
Responsibilities:
- Prospecting and Lead Generation: Identifying and reaching out to potential clients using various methods, such as cold calling, email campaigns, networking, and inbound marketing leads.
- Product Demonstrations and Presentations: Conducting in-depth product demos to showcase the SaaS solution’s value to prospective clients, emphasizing how it addresses their specific needs.
- Consultative Selling: Engaging with prospects to understand their business challenges, providing tailored solutions that align with the SaaS platforms capabilities, and building a strong business case for adopting the product.
- Pipeline Management: Managing a sales pipeline through different stages of the sales process, tracking interactions, and moving deals towards closure. This often involves CRM tools like Salesforce or HubSpot.
- Contract Negotiation and Closing: Working closely with decision-makers and procurement teams to negotiate contracts, address objections, and close deals. This also involves navigating through pricing discussions, and legal and procurement processes.
- Collaboration with Internal Teams: Working cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success teams to ensure alignment on product offerings, sales goals, and customer needs. Often, AEs collaborate with technical experts to provide clients with more in-depth product knowledge.
- Quota Achievement: Meeting or exceeding sales targets (quota) is a primary responsibility. This requires disciplined time management, strategic planning, and continual focus on revenue generation.
- Market and Product Feedback: Gathering insights from prospects and customers about market trends and feedback on the SaaS product to provide back to the product development team for improvements or new features.
- Sales Reporting: Regularly updating sales performance, forecasts, and progress against quotas to sales leadership, often utilizing CRM systems to track activities and outcomes
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in technology/SaaS sales, preferably within the HR tech space
- Bachelors degree
- Have a consistent track record of exceeding your quota and revenue goals
- Are a hunter with a keen passion for net-new sales
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have demonstrated experience and comfort selling to the C-suite
- Are a self-starter with the ability to work in a dynamic environment
- Experience in demonstrating software to customers/prospects in sales cycles previously. - Proficiency using the following (or similar sales technology); Salesforce, Outreach and the Microsoft Suite
Why you’ll love working at Achievers:
We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science, research and data.
We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been recognized in numerous publications for our contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace culture!
We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel at home, without reservation.
We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change.
We enjoy coming to work every day because we believe in our product and love our culture.
We’re committed to achieving excellence in everything we do.
Benefits & Perks for permanent full time employees:
· Competitive Pay 💰
· Parental Leave Top-up 👶🏼
· Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage Upon Your First Day 🩺
· RRSP Matching 🙌🏼
· Flexible Vacation 🏖️
· Employee and Family Assistance Program 🤝🏽
· Full access to the LinkedIn Learning Library 👩💻
· Internal Mentorship Program 🎓
· Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups 👏🏼
· A beautiful office space located in Liberty Village, Toronto 🇨🇦
· Participation in our Points-based Employee Recognition Program ✨
· Opportunities for professional development and career growth 📈
Our work environment:
Achievers is a hybrid-first company located at 99 Atlantic Ave in Liberty Village, Toronto. Our hybrid work experience is designed to cultivate an engaging employee experience, where pioneering research intersects with cutting-edge technology. We strongly believe that collocating teams increases the chance to innovate together, foster passive learning, create spontaneous connections, and promote better communication.
Achievers does not offer employment to prospects without first ensuring that qualified candidates speak directly with the hiring manager and a member of our HR team. All qualification will be done face-to-face, whether that is in person or over Zoom. Achievers does not send out offers of employment without meeting candidates and does not offer employment via text. If you are requested for any personal information via text and/or without having met a member of our hiring team in person, please disregard.
Our employees are a diverse and inclusive team of passionate, hardworking individuals. Achievers is committed to creating an environment where our employees can do the best work of their lives. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply to join our A-Player family. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Achievers is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.