Major Account Executive @ Anaplan

Anaplan. As the engine behind back-office system connectivity, you might not recognize our name, but our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Bayer are just a few of the 2,000+ companies that rely on our best-in-class platform and its native AI capabilities to see, plan, and lead their businesses. By dynamically connecting financial, strategic, and operational plans in real-time, companies trust Anaplan to give them the power to anticipate change, address complexity, deliver operational insights, increase profits, and stay ahead of their competition.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our commitment to our customers’ success and our collective motivation to achieve ambitious goals. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, and we behave like leaders irrespective of title. When you work for us, you’ll be part of a winning culture that’s dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers, partners, and employees. We hope you’ll join us. Let’s create something incredible together!

Anaplan is hiring a MAJOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – FINANCIAL SERVICES. In this role, you will take your consistent record of selling sophisticated technology solutions and account management and sell an incredibly versatile platform. Our sales team is helping industry leaders understand the impact of Anaplan’s product and how our connected planning solution is bridging the gap between financial and operational decision-making. You will help our customers achieve their immediate business goals while setting their business up for the future.

This role will be a catalyst to Anaplan’s continued growth while leading digital transformation. Reporting directly to the Regional Vice President (RVP), you will navigate large organizations handling between 1 and 8 strategic accounts, in most cases existing and meaningful Anaplan customers. You will be supported by an experienced, cross-functional team to assist in your success to build customer value and drive business and revenue onto the Anaplan platform.

Your Impact

Engaging with targeted financial services enterprise prospects to identify broken business processes and position Anaplan’s unique ability to solve the problem
Conduct highly effective presentations to VP through C-level executives and key C-suite level decision makers including CFOs, CROs, and senior leaders in supply chain, workforce, and other business functions
Develop and own coordinated account planning and opportunity planning process
Apply Anaplan’s value-based selling methodology and tools to run sales processes and accurately forecast business
Employ best-in-class account leadership skills to identify account expansion opportunities by cross-selling and up-selling opportunities within targeted accounts
Perform strategic sales planning, leading to accurate forecasting of the business
Work with cross functional members of Sales Development Reps, Marketing, Solution Consultants, and the Customer Success teams

Your Qualifications

8+ years consultative sales experience into Fortune 2000 companies, ideally in SaaS solutions
Success selling into the highest levels of accounts with a C-Suite focus
Track record of overachieving sales quota & targets, including shown history of multiple seven-figure annual contract value (ACV) deals (services and/or software)
Strong senior executive network in your territory with customers and partners in relevant industry
Proven experience with sophisticated partner & internal team organizations
Proven executive network in Financial Services industry, spanning from Director- to C-level executives
Business, Finance, Economics, related BS/BA degree or relevant years of experience
Demonstrated experience selling into financial services (FSI) accounts
Demonstrated understanding of the pressing business challenges faced by financial services organizations today

Preferred Skills

Experience with SFDC, People.ai and Demandbasea plus
Account Planning experience Altify, MEDPICC, Miller Heiman

Base Salary Range:

$139,000—$188,000 USD

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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