Account Executive

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Description

The best salespeople achieve the most when they are selling outstanding products, solutions, and services backed by an extraordinary company. That's what you get when you sell for Appian. We are passionate about bringing AI to work to drive digital transformation by delivering Appian solutions that provide the speed, agility, and efficiency needed to compete and grow. Are you inspired by the chance to solve your customers' biggest challenges? You can make that kind of difference here. Join our team, where you can not only grow your career, but share the success of an industry pioneer.

The Account Executive role is responsible for selling solutions within the banking industry. Key to the role are top of funnel marketing activity & prospecting whilst effectively managing complex sales cycles (approximately 6-12 months) to a successful close.

To be successful in this role, you need:

• Experience navigating a complex banking industry sales cycle from start to finish in big 5 banks.
• Success in leveraging internal resources within the larger sales organization, the ability to work cross functionally with the Customer Success (Professional Services) team and externally across customer and partner ecosystems.
• Strong presentation skills for delivering primarily in-person presentations to senior LOB & IT audiences, highlighting your ability to perform client discovery, communicate ROI and build business value.
• Experience building relationships and engaging at the C-level within the big 5 banks.
• The ability to align customer goals and KPIs to the Appian value proposition, helping our customers to accelerate their objectives.
• To be a trusted advisor to both customers and colleagues and leverage multiple stakeholders throughout complex deals.
• To understand industry trends to help position against competitors.
• To operate with urgency, diligence and determination within a collaborative and supportive environment.
• The willingness to be fully accountable for your territory and to be the leader of your pod; crafting, refining and executing on your territory and account strategies.
• To have a strategic and focused mindset, with the ability to clearly communicate and lead this vision internally and externally.
• To have strong sales operations hygiene (Salesforce updates, account and opportunity planning)

Basic qualifications: 

• years of direct selling experience and a minimum of 5 years banking experience as an Enterprise Account Executive, selling complex technologies to LOB and IT at the enterprise level to customers in the banking industry (Big 5)
• History of consistent quota achievement
• Examples of landing new customer logos
• Strong industry network within customer and partner base
• Strong job tenure: history of displaying loyalty and perseverance through long, stable job tenure and positive career trajectory

Tools and Resources 

• Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires. 
• Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.
• Community: We'll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups. These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

About Appian

Appian is a software company that automates business processes. The Appian AI-Powered Process Platform includes everything you need to design, automate, and optimize even the most complex processes, from start to finish. The world's most innovative organizations trust Appian to improve their workflows, unify data, and optimize operations—resulting in better growth and superior customer experiences. For more information, visit [Nasdaq: APPN]

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