Senior Account Executive (Americas)

at  Oyster HR

✨ ONE PLATFORM, A WHOLE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY

Right now, the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the world’s wealthiest cities, yet brilliant people are everywhere. Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world, Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere.
When it comes to global employment, we walk the walk. We’re proof that companies don’t need an office to create a highly-engaged culture. Since the company’s inception in January 2020, Oyster has:
Created a fully-distributed, vibrant team of 500+ employees across 60+ countries
‍Featured in Forbes having ranked #9 in Flexjobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs
Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base that’s 60% female
Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class
Raised $286 million to date, with a current valuation of $1.2 billion!
Our momentum speaks to the power of global employment—and we’re just getting started! If you want to change the world with Oyster and be empowered to work remotely while doing so, we’d love for you to apply!

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT

Following our successful $59M Series D funding and $1.2B valuation, Oyster is accelerating our mission to remove barriers to global employment. We’re seeking ambitious Senior Account Executives to drive our next phase of growth across AMER.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Oyster is looking for individuals with 3-5 years experience of value based selling with the following experience, skills, and attributes:

• Full-cycle sales experience with proven success utilising structured sales methodologies to consistently closing small or mid-market deals
• Ability and desire to generate and manage your sales pipelines, utilizing data-driven strategies to identify, qualify, nurture and advance leads
• Demonstrated quota attainment and the ability to talk in detail about your past sales performance as well as the experiences and lessons learned that help you manage your performance more effectively today
• Experience with the digital tools and tactics of B2B prospecting (e.g., Sales Navigator, SalesLoft, LeadIQ, Cognism)
• You will naturally thrive in an autonomous, distributed and global atmosphere where async communication and collaboration is critical
• You will be collaboratively self-sufficient, adept of ambiguity while maintaining a proactive approach
• Experience with Salesforce or another tier-one CRM
• Being enthusiastic, passionate and motivated about the work you do ensures that customers enjoy every engagement they have with you
• Strong team-player orientation with a demonstrated contribution to the success of others you’ve worked with
• You show genuine curiosity in your customers’ businesses and can share concrete examples of how you’ve helped them solve problems
• Drive for the social impact mission and desire to use skills to influence global change and employment opportunities.
• Excellent written English communication and presentation skills

THE ROLE ‍

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote, and you can work from home. Forever. This role requires you to be based within AMER time zones to ensure optimal collaboration with our teams and clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO…

• Get prospects excited about our global employment platform and the opportunity remote employment offers to expand their business.
• Our prospects come in many shapes and forms: speak with HR, legal, finance and C-level stakeholders on how Oyster can help them on their remote work journey.
• Understand the customer’s pain points as it relates to global hiring, highlighting Oyster’s differentiators, effectively demoing the product over video conference, and guiding them through the sales process
• Partner with Business Development Representatives to convert qualified leads into new business
• Generate new business opportunities through a combination of outbound calls to remote-first and remote-open companies by reaching out and starting conversations with their HR and hiring functions
• Strategically build and maintain a solid pipeline to ensure we meet our plans for growth
• Close deals professionally and efficiently, with a focus on a fantastic customer experience
• Work collaboratively with the extended sales team to develop and improve the effectiveness of our go-to-market efforts
• Utilize Salesforce to forecast revenue accurately, update customer records, and track activity across accounts and contacts