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Accenture

Sales Director - Workday Higher Education - Northeast

Boston, MA

Role: Workday Higher Ed Account Executive
Organization: Accenture Technology
Location: United States

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We are:
People in the Sales career track grow pipeline and sales by supporting, managing, or leading the origination and/or closing of sales opportunities in a specific area or across a range of Accenture offerings. They progress by deepening sales skills and/or developing new related skills, growing into more complex sales roles, laterally, upward, or in their current role.

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Sales professionals drive the sales process and outcomes on a dedicated basis, growing a profitable pipeline and/or backlog of sales, through deal origination, sales negotiations, and closure.

You are:
The Workday Higher Education Account Executive manages the opportunity from sales pursuit to close using deep sales process and offering expertise. Develop relationships with key buyers and decision- makers at new and/or existing clients; protect and grow the business. Act as point of contact for resolution and escalation of all key items with the client and internally.
A professional at this position level within Accenture has the following responsibilities
- Provides solutions to complex business problems for area(s) of responsibility where analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
- Involved in setting strategic direction to establish near term goals for area of responsibility.
- Interacts with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters.
- Has latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
- Identifies key stakeholders and build relationships at institutions within assigned territory.
- Understand and communicate institution's needs and strategic initiative.
- Identify potential sales opportunities.
- Create and manage account plans to track and close opportunities.
- Educate institution's stakeholders on products and services.
- Raise Accenture brand awareness across the industry.
- Develop and enhance relationship with Workday Account Executives.
- Manage RFP responses and presentation.

Ability to travel up to 90%

Pursuant to theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, if you are located in Colorado, the expected salary range for this role is $125k - $174,999k and information on benefits offered is here. If you are not located in Colorado, the salary range may be different.

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Qualifications

Here's what you need:
• 5+ years of experience selling Workday Solutions or other ERP Solutions within Higher Education
• 8+ years of sales experience in a professional services organization

Bonus Points if:
• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in an information systems environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership and management skills

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Job ID: AccentureInc-00974811
Employment Type: Other