Associate Account Executive Chicago, Illinois, USA - Hybrid

Cision employs the brightest, most passionate people in the tech industry. We’d love for you to join our growing team! We invest in our people through training and professional development while supporting you along the way—all so you can meet your career goals. To us, the most important measure of our success is yours.

Responsibilities:

1. Own an end-to-end inside sales cycle from prospecting to close.
2. Confidently outbound cold-call into target companies, identifying key decision makers and influencers.
3. Set and execute strong product demos weekly.
4. Manage personal pipeline and effectively articulate progress to key sales goals: know your business.
5. Represent company culture and values in all client conversations.
6. Hit and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales quotas.

Qualifications:

1. Minimum 1 year tech/SaaS sales in an SDR or BDR type role, preference for PR/Communication industry experience.
2. 4 year Bachelor's degree preferred.
3. Must be authorized to work in the United States (we do not sponsor at this time).
4. Innate hunger, self-motivation and work ethic.
5. Positivism and desire to uplift and share knowledge with those around you.
6. Stellar communication skills both over the phone and in writing.
7. Past examples of sales excellence and crushing quotas.
8. Previous management of the full sales cycle from hunting to closing.
9. Bonus if you have experience in a SaaS recurring revenue model, Salesforce CRM experience, experience in or strong understanding of PR, and sold to midsize and larger complex companies.

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Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.

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