Area VP Public Sector Apply to This Job

Company: ExecuNet
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

The ultimate source for official answers about a business online should be the business itself. However, when consumers ask questions on company websites, too often they are left in the dark with wrong answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud, solves this problem by organizing a business's facts so it can provide official answers to consumer questions - wherever people search. Starting with the company website, then extending across search engines and voice assistants, businesses around the world, like Taco Bell, Marriott, and Jaguar Land Rover-as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department-trust Yext to radically improve the search experience on their websites and across the entire search ecosystem.

Yext is seeking a proven--Area Vice President of Public Sector, who will build out a world class sales organization to serve our Federal, State & Local government agencies across the United States. The role will be responsible for hiring and managing a team of Account Executives generating revenue by closing sales with government agencies, via virtual and face-to-face contact. This is a hands-on player/coach--management role with opportunity for growth.

You are committed to winning and taking advantage of the untapped agency base that could benefit from Yext's product offering. Ideal candidates will have a demonstrated track record of success of building a Federal and State sector team from the ground up, with a strong understanding of the digital landscape and a willingness to drive disruptive technology to improve Constituents' Digital Journey.--

What You'll Do

• Build, oversee and help drive a team of field sales representatives that maximize sales revenues, attain corporate objectives and exceed sales goals
• Forecast annual, quarterly, and monthly sales revenue streams accurately
• Identify, develop, and implement effective sales plans and strategies
• Develop specific revenue plans for sales teams as needed to ensure growth in all products/services targeted by the organization.
• Provide coaching, advice, support, motivation or information to help individuals meet and ideally exceed their defined sales objectives
• Train and coach sales representatives to structure deals that exceed revenue expectations
• Serve as escalation point for issues beyond team authority; resolve team conflicts as necessary
• Perform sales activities for an assigned geographic area to achieve or exceed assigned revenue objectives
• Develop and test new sales strategies and tactics, replicating those that are most successful
• Keep abreast of and disseminate new product and industry knowledge to the team
• Maintain open communications and collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Client Services, Product Management, Consulting and Marketing to ensure timely and appropriate client solutions
• Work closely with Product Marketing on go-to market strategies and see them through to successful completion
• Participate in sales team meetings, sales management meetings and quarterly business reviews What You Have
  • BA/BS degree or similar college level education. In lieu of degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience exceeding quota in an individual contributor federal sale
  • 3+ years of demonstrated success leading and managing a federal sales team and exceeding team quotas
  • Familiarity with GSA contracts, while creating demand for opportunities without a formal RFP
  • Strong sales, recruiting, leadership, organization, planning and prioritization skills
  • Results oriented with multiple years of meeting or exceeding quota
  • Experience in bringing innovative / market defining products to market
  • Good interpersonal skills to align and foster positive working relationships across the organization (internal and external)
  • Exceptional Project Management skills
  • Ability to develop and critically analyze a sales pipeline and forecast
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly motivated and flexible individual
  • Ability to travel Bonus Points
    • Experience in a marketing performance environment with a solid understanding of Search, SEO and SEM.
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