Company: POLITICO
POLITICO is looking for an entrepreneurial Sales Executive to join our pioneering and growing media company.
POLITICO Pro, POLITICO's premium B2B policy news subscription service, seeks experienced, talented and smart candidates who work proactively to achieve business objectives while maintaining a culture of collaboration, development and achievement. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a growing team in London and beyond.
This is a full-time, hybrid position located in London, England, and involves some travel around the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.
What You'll Do
- Conduct demos and sales pitches to experienced policy professionals and executives across the UK on the power of POLITICO Pro's tools to enhance government and business strategy
- Perform in-depth needs analyses and develop strategies for effective sales pitches and campaigns
- Customize marketing presentations and proposals to meet prospective client needs
- Mentor business development associate to analyze the market, identify prospective clients, build a pipeline and support the entire sales cycle
- Analyze and channel market feedback to improve upon Pro service offerings
- Represent POLITICO at member briefings, network events and industry conferences
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What You'll Need
Required:
- 3 to 5 years of professional experience, including B2B sales
- A university degree, or equivalent through work experience or other professional qualifications
- Experience with the UK market - managing client relationships and maintaining a robust pipeline
- Interest in, and understanding of, current political and policy issues
- Entrepreneurial mind set, outgoing nature, flexible working style and strong client service ethic
- Proven ability to meet or exceed high sales targets
- Ability to prioritize and recognize business critical matters
Preferred:
- Experience with political stakeholder engagement
- Experience in information services or software sales with a consultative selling approach
- Exposure to Salesforce or other CRM tools is preferred
About POLITICO
POLITICO is a global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy. It is the essential online, mobile and print destination for the most influential people in the world. With publications based in London, Brussels, Paris, Washington, D.C., New York, POLITICO boasts an enormous roster of the most talented reporters and editors in the world.
POLITICO Pro is POLITICO's premium real-time policy news service, designed to provide policy professionals with the fastest and most reliable intelligence. Pro keeps professionals ahead of the curve on all legislative and regulatory issues that are important to their work. Pro currently provides in-depth coverage of twelve different policy areas.
Equal Opportunity
It is POLITICO's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age or any other characteristic protected by local laws and regulations.
Additional Application Instructions
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a cover letter and your CV in English via the apply button.
Questions? Email recruitment@politico.eu with the subject line: Sales Executive, POLITICO Pro.
Location: London
Employment level: Full-time
Type of role: Specialist
Updated: March 20, 2024
Job ID: 00512
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