Account Executive - Public Sector

at  SAP

WE HELP THE WORLD RUN BETTER

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.
What you’ll do:

The Account Executive (AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:

• Account & Customer Relationship Management:
• Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment.
• Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
• Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.
• Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.
• Utilize SAP’s comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
• Sales Excellence:
• Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
• Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the “OneSAP” approach.
• Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.
• Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
• Leading a (Virtual) Account Team:
• Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives.
• Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.
• Maximize the value derived from SAP’s extensive sales support ecosystem.

What you bring:

• 5 years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.
• Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.
• Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.
• Fluent in Business English and Italian, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.

Soft skills:

• Exceptional communication, both verbal and non-verbal.
• Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.
• Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.
• Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization.

Meet your team:

• Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP’s solution portfolio.
• Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success.
• Align with product/solution management teams to enhance your strategic engagements.
• Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP’s customer engagements.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Customer Orientation
Effective Communication
Establishing Trust
Collaboration
Results Orientation

TECH INDUSTRY & SAP GENERAL SKILLS

Software as a Service (SaaS)
Artificial Intelligence
Process Improvement
Technology Innovation
SAP Cloud Suite Portfolio
RISE and GROW with SAP
SAP Corporate Strategy

ROLE SPECIFIC SKILLS

Cloud Strategy
Complex Sales
Customer Engagement
Customer Relationship Management
Industry Knowledge
Negotiation
Sales Forecasting
Sales Qualification
Competitive Positioning
Account Governance

The Account Executive (AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:

• Account & Customer Relationship Management:
• Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment.
• Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
• Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.
• Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.
• Utilize SAP’s comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
• Sales Excellence:
• Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
• Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the “OneSAP” approach.
• Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.
• Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
• Leading a (Virtual) Account Team:
• Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives.
• Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.
• Maximize the value derived from SAP’s extensive sales support ecosystem