Requisition State and Local Government and Education Account Executive - Iowa and Minnesota

State And Local Government And Education Account Executive For Iowa And Minnesota

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Location: Must live in the Des Moines, IA area.

About The Job

As a SLED (State and Local Government and Education) Account Executive, you will be building and leading SAS's sales strategy in Iowa and Minnesota government and education accounts. The Account Executive will work with State government and education leaders to identify and pursue opportunities where SAS's portfolio of analytics and big data solutions can be aligned to key priorities, leveraging data to improve outcomes, operational efficiency and mission critical capabilities with unparalleled insights.

As a State and Local Government Account Executive focused, you will:

• Sell software, solutions and services to current and prospective customers in a variety of subject matter areas; works with other sales personnel to position and leverage sales opportunities to acquire, grow and retain customers within assigned territory.
• Manage broad base of existing customers focused on superior customer service and customer retention
• Fulfill wide range of requests for information from prospective customers. Qualifies level of opportunity and type of account.
• Prospect within a territory or account to uncover business needs.
• Implement aspects of territory and account management and development; identifies accounts with high "close" potential, qualifies, and forecast time frames to close business.
• Follow-up with customers to track satisfaction levels and to discover additional revenue opportunities.
• Develop a basic understanding of company pricing and licensing procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Business, Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
• Superb communication skills.
• Knowledge of Iowa State and Local Government, or selling software solutions to State and Local Government.
• 5 years of sales experience.
• Previous experience selling in State and Local Government.
• Experience with state procurement rules.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate account dynamics, develop a sales plan, and accurately forecast.
• Effective and polished communicator capable of engaging audiences of varying levels, including
• C-level customers

World-class Benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that's free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it's not about fitting into our culture it's about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it's essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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