VP, Strategic Accounts

ASAPPUnited StatesOn-siteFull-timePrincipal, 12–15+ yearsListed 3 weeks ago

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About this role

The role is right for you if you are

- Someone who can create a long-term, compelling vision and join the customer in partnership on their journey to solve their most significant challenges

- Someone excited to create raving fans out of early adopters, risk takers & visionaries

- Motivated by venturing into and believing in something to create a market that no one has invested in before

- Aren’t afraid of driving transformational change; you thrive in the ambiguity of creating the playbook, where one may not yet have been written

- Thrive in complex, multi-constituent large enterprise selling environments

- Excited about becoming an expert in understanding the application of AI, ML, and NLP to solving modern enterprise problems and want to represent a product that seeks to make people fundamentally better, not replace them

What you'll do

- Serve as a trusted advisor to our customers, educating them on the contact center space, industry-specific adoption of AI and ML technologies, and overall methods of optimization for their business leveraging ASAPP

- Act as a liaison for the customer internally, advocating for optimization of our product and process continuously identify creative strategies to engage customers and generate incremental value

- Develop and execute a comprehensive account management strategy that is grounded in personalized research and a focused value hypothesis

- Work closely with customers and channel partners to evangelize ASAPP and gain greater market adoption

- Work on critical projects that increase our effectiveness across the customer lifecycle, from early business development through the steady-state (e.g., effective messaging, commercial positioning, time to value, optimized operations)

- Meet or exceed quarterly/yearly bookings targets while delivering consistent and reliable forecasting

- Drive communication and collaboration among team members to win the business and maximize the full scope of the opportunity

- Partner cross-functionally with various teams across ASAPP, including Marketing, Product, and Engineering, to optimize customer experience and business outcomes

What you'll need

- 10+ years exp selling enterprise SaaS

- 5+ years exp selling enterprise SaaS to Customer Experience and/or Contact Center industry

- Extreme curiosity with a bias towards consultative, solution-oriented selling

- Passionate about helping customers with transformative business outcomes and value

- Solid understanding of Customer Service/Experience industry

- Technical proficiency with advanced software technologies (eg AI)

- High integrity and humility, leading to trust and credibility

- Persistent follow-through driven by care

- Positive attitude; finds ways to win and never quits

- Tireless work ethic; operates with a sense of urgency at all times

- Presumptive closer

What we'd like to see

- Knowledge of how to navigate a complex organization across all levels, including the C-suite, IT, and the primary decision-maker. You can effectively identify and empower an internal champion who speaks the company’s “language” and can help position ASAPP within the company.

- Not “just” a product salesperson - you prioritize relationships and open dialogue to identify and provide solutions to a customer's needs. You are hyper-focused on the customer rather than the product being sold.

- Showing up differently than a product vs. product seller - you do your research, ask the right questions, listen with the intent to meet the customer where they are & guide them to where they need to be

- Knowledge of which resources to bring in & use the full force of the business and all of its assets

Benefits

- Competitive compensation with stock options

- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance

- 401k matching

- Fitness and wellness stipend

- Mobile phone reimbursement

- Mental well-being benefits

- Professional learning and development stipend

- Parental leave, including adoptive and foster parents

- 3 weeks paid time off (increases with tenure) and unlimited sick leave

The actual salary may be different depending upon non-discriminatory factors such as qualifications, experience, and other factors permitted by law. For Sales positions: this role is eligible to earn commissions and eligible to participate in ASAPP's equity plan. The range listed is just one component of ASAPP’s total compensation package; other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives, including the benefits listed above.