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State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

Vice President Sales Representative

Account ExecutivePosted on Nov 9
Full-timeBurlington, MA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of direct sales experience, preferably in enterprise, software as a service, fintech, or financial services environments with annual contract values over $1 million.
  • Ability to proactively source, manage, and progress sales opportunities.
  • Ability to operate as an individual contributor in a performance-driven environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to engage professionally with client stakeholders.
  • Experience using customer relationship management platforms; Salesforce is preferred.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

  • Drive new business opportunities across designated North American territories through proactive prospecting and relationship development.
  • Manage the full sales cycle for assigned opportunities, from initial outreach and discovery through qualification, negotiation, and contract closure.
  • Conduct discovery conversations to understand client needs and clearly articulate the company’s value proposition.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers and influencers at prospective client organizations.
  • Partner with Client Management to identify and close opportunities within the existing client base.
  • Maintain accurate and timely records of sales activities, opportunities, and next steps in Salesforce CRM.
  • Manage multiple opportunities simultaneously with strong organization and follow-through.
  • Provide regular updates on pipeline progress, deal status, and activity metrics.
  • Support forecast accuracy by ensuring opportunities are properly staged and documented.
  • Work with Marketing, Sales Enablement, and Product teams to align messaging and outreach efforts.
  • Develop knowledge of the platform, client use cases, and the financial technology landscape.
  • Stay current on trends in investment management, fintech, and capital markets to support informed client conversations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience selling financial technology, enterprise software, or solutions to institutional investors, asset managers, or financial services firms.
  • Familiarity with investment management workflows, front-office systems, or capital markets concepts.
  • Exposure to complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes.
  • Desire and demonstrated ability to grow into more senior sales responsibilities over time.
  • Salesforce experience.

About the Company

State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

State Street holds and services investments for pension funds, insurers, fund companies, and other large institutions, and it also runs index funds through State Street Investment Management. It launched the first US-listed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, in 1993, and in 1924 it became custodian of the first US mutual fund. As a custody bank, it safekeeps clients' stocks and bonds, completes their trades, calculates what their funds are worth, and lends their securities to other investors. It earns fees on the assets it services and manages, plus income from currency trading and from interest on client cash. State Street traces its roots to a bank chartered in 1792 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1792

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