Sales Enterprise Client Account Executive, Higher Education

Enterprise Client Account Executive

As a key member of the Blackbaud Enterprise Sales Team, the Enterprise Client Account Executive will be responsible for identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities within the assigned territory of existing Higher Education customers. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the full sales cycle, from lead to close and will also help internal teams continue to innovate by sharing knowledge of client challenges as well as their understanding of Blackbaud's portfolio of our offerings to Higher Education institutions. We want you to work with these customers to uncover needs and opportunities to expand the use of our products and services, helping them to achieve success with their fundraising, financial, academic, website, and organizational goals.

What you'll do :

• Qualifying, pursuing and closing sales opportunities within an assigned territory
• Exceeding monthly, quarterly and annual sales quotas
• Using / maintaining internal sales tools (salesforce.com) for CRM and pipeline management
• Engaging with technical and / or executive team members in complex sales scenarios
• Developing client proposals that effectively communicate our products and offer customized solutions for each unique nonprofit organization
• Ongoing, self-directed monitoring of higher education marketplace and competitor developments
• Regular engagement with product management to deliver intelligence on client needs

What you'll bring :

The starting base salary and annual proposed commission is $122,200.00 to $168,800.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, sales quota, Company finances, and other operational considerations.

Benefits Include :