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Enterprise Account Director (New Business)

Vonage · Hybrid · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
2mo ago

Still open · checked 13 min agoon Vonage's careers page

The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 60 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
5 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percent of reps hit quota last year?

    Not in the posting

  2. 2.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Explains the attainment number

  3. 3.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No pay listed

  4. 4.

    What's the annual quota, and how was it set?

    Not in the posting

  5. 5.

    What share of last year's closed deals did reps source themselves?

    Mostly self-sourced

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    Always ask

The role

Hunt net-new enterprise and high-growth digital/cloud accounts to sell Vonage's SMS, voice, video, and CPaaS communications APIs. The role is 100% new business, with pre-sales support and handoff to customer success after implementation.

Enterprise · New Logo · Outbound

Selling motion

New Logo

Who you are selling to

Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide! Vonage Communications APIs: As an emerging leader in the $10B+ communications API market, we empower global brands to connect better with their customers, employees, and partners through transformative communications experiences. For example, Vonage API solutions empower organizations to build their custom omnichannel communications structure. This allows them to reach and engage customers on their preferred schedule and channels including voice, video, and messaging. Think of a rideshare service instantly connecting with customers, hospital staff conducting remote monitoring, customers verifying their identity before completing a purchase, AI virtual agents servicing customers around the clock, and much more. Why this role matters: As an Enterprise Account Director you’ll build new relationships (100% hunter role) with organizations as you target high-growth digital, cloud software companies, and large enterprises. Vonage serves the hottest companies that are building communications into their unique customer experience to differentiate their businesses, and we are looking for leaders who love to work with innovators. Your key responsibilities: Territory Management and Revenue Generation: - Develop and drive sales strategies, discuss industry trends with strong focus on new logo opportunity creation and prospecting mindset. This is a 100% hunter role - Analyze assigned account base to determine focus accounts for prospecting and creation of opportunities - Create and present sales and revenue forecasts - Develop and execute business development plans to drive revenue and profits. Team Collaboration: - Collaborate with the sales organization to ensure timely and accurate quote provision and order processing. - Work with engineering and technical teams on project scope, managing and reconciling demands across diverse functional teams to achieve desired results for the benefit of the client. - Support implementation through ongoing and supportive customer contact, ensuring a smooth transition to customer success management post-implementation. What you’ll bring: Required: - 8+ years of experience selling to large Multinational Enterprise companies - Extensive knowledge of International Messaging (SMS, WABA ETC), Voice and Video products and solutions in SaaS or PaaS models - Experience building solid relationships with mid-level and senior executives across business, marketing and technology teams. - Previous experience partnering with a strong PreSales Consultant - A self-starter attitude, creativity and curiosity with the focus and openness it takes to work both independently and collaboratively across the business Experience we consider a plus: - Providing a solution-oriented sales approach over the full delivery lifecycle, driving company growth by consistently growing and maintaining a healthy new business pipeline that will meet and aggressively exceed targets. - Work closely with the pre-sales team to aid in designing innovative CPaaS solutions for prospects looking to migrate their Communication Infrastructure into the Cloud, integrating APIs into their customer experience flows. - Permanently checking the best set of actions to deliver against the revenue plan. - Contributing to and building the regional plan, with clear focus on quick execution. - Accurate and timely forecasting, acting as a business leader to build a solid, predictable and recurring revenue. How you'll benefit There are many benefits to working at Vonage, including exciting work, career advancement opportunities, and a collaborative work environment. In addition, we offer the following local benefits for the UK: - Private Medical Insurance (BUPA) - Group Income Protection (Metlife) - Group Pension Plan (Legal & General) - Group Life Insurance (Utmost) - Discretionary Time Off (DTO) - Volunteer Time (VTO) - Ericsson Care Line Additional benefits and perks will be shared and discussed with you by the recruiter during the interview process. #LI-YB1 There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you. To learn how we process your personal data during the recruitment process, please refer to our Privacy Notice. Who we are: Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today. Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.
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