Solution Sales Executive - Sustainability (LATAM)

Successful candidates will build relationships and identify Workiva solutions and services that meet customer needs to drive customer acquisition within a specific territory. Sales growth is attained through new customer subscriptions, professional services, delivery and training.

What You’ll Do

• Actively prospects for sales opportunities while working strategically with Inside Sales, Solution Specialists and Partnerships to generate qualified opportunities

• Presents to Customers: Uses the facts found in the needs analysis phase to present a compelling demonstration of the Workiva platform and create a customer belief that they must have Workiva solutions

• Handles Objections: Skillfully probes for objections and removes obstacles or eliminates barriers to gain commitment; solves different client challenges, and can pull forward the best possible solution

• Closes Sales: Naturally leads the sales process to a close by demonstrating Workiva’s value proposition

• Reports Customer Contacts: Updates customer relationship management tools regularly and timely

• Forecasts Sales: Provides consistent and accurate forward-looking information though pipeline analysis

• Plans Sales Strategy: Plans and executes sales strategy with purposeful action to complete the sale

• Optimizes Internal Resources: Gathers internal support to pursue an account

• Prioritizes selling activities and follows through in a timely fashion

• Maintains a strong knowledge of Workiva solutions through a commitment to ongoing training

What You'll Need
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of related experience

• Carbon accounting and/or sustainability reporting related experience including familiarity with various sustainability reporting frameworks such as CDP, GRI, SASB, CSRD, ISSB, TCFD, etc.

• Fluency in Spanish and English

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model

• Ability to demonstrate complex software applications

• Strong business acumen and and ability to understand complex business issues

• Executive presence; ability to communicate at the most senior level

• Ability to identify and understand the power of influencers versus buyers and how to navigate the nuances of each during the sales cycle

• Ability to manage multiple complex sales cycles simultaneously

• Ability to negotiate pricing with a focus on retaining value

• Capability for achieving (and exceeding) sales quota targets

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• Up to 30% Travel

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office