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Slack is more than just a tech company, we are on a mission to make your working life simpler, more pleasant and more productive. We believe that culture is the compass to success and so our Slack Values are woven into the fabric of all we do. We seek outstanding talent that is eager to do the best work of their life while supporting others in doing the same.

We are searching for an exceptional enterprise sales person to focus on our General Enterprise Customers, across a wide range of industries. The successful candidate will understand their customers business objectives and act as their trusted advisor for using Slack most effectively. They will gather customer feedback and requests while working with internal teams to help align our product roadmap. This individual needs to communicate effectively across multiple departments and customers, have the ability to shift gears at a moment's notice and enjoys the challenges of providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Slack has a positive, diverse, and inspiring culture. We look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. In our work together we seek to be smart, humble, hardworking and, above all, collaborative.

If you're an established sales professional with a proven track record in helping customers achieve lofty goals, we should chat.

What you will be doing

• You will own the full sales cycle from lead to close
• Establish lasting relationships with senior executives and decision-makers
• You will develop new relationships for Slack through outbound efforts
• Help educate customers on the value of Slack throughout the adoption cycle
• You navigate key decision makers to build Slack awareness within organizations
• Identify customer needs and collaborate with Slack teammates to ensure customer success with special emphasis on signup, upgrade, and renewal
• You will initiate, negotiate and close new and renewal contracts with customers
• You will communicate and organize/advance issues appropriately including billing, legal, security, onboarding, and technical inquiries
• You will collaborate and work with different members of the Accounts team (Technical Account Managers, Customer Success Managers, Leadership, etc.) to build strategic adoption plans for customers
• You will prepare and educate customers on new features and releases
• Provide recommendations based on customer's business needs and usage patterns
• You will conduct periodic customer health-checks with an emphasis on customer happiness
• You will serve as the voice of the customer and collect feedback to drive continuous improvement across all areas including product

What you should have

• 3+ years of Enterprise Account Executive experience.
• Relevant sales experience, preferably in a SaaS organization
• Excellent communication skills both with customers and within an organization
• Shown negotiation and closing skills
• Consistent track record of navigating within mid-market, smaller level enterprise organizations
• Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively
• Experience presenting to senior managers and the C-suite
• Ability to handle multiple opportunities simultaneously at various stages of the buying process
• Takes an active interest in increasing customer satisfaction and deepening customer relationships
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive
• Some travel required

Experience will be evaluated based on alignment to the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer work, etc.)