Commercial Account Manager - UK
Commercial Account Manager - UK
Apply locations UK-London Office time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R1303
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) believes that CX limits were meant to be shattered. We connect people and organizations through seamless communication on the industry's most integrated platform for Customer Experience—combining Contact Center, Unified Communications, and CPaaS APIs. The 8x8 Platform for CX integrates AI at every level to enable personalized customer journeys, drive operational excellence and insights, and facilitate team collaboration.
As a Commercial Account Manager in our sales team, your role is to be the primary contact point for 8x8 customers. As such, driving customer success is critical to growing your book of business. You will be tasked with managing key customers throughout the assigned territory, working with heads of functions and C level leaders supporting them with their business initiatives, especially their Cloud Communications journey, and ensuring they have a great customer experience.
Responsibilities
1. Establish and manage relationships with current customers by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of their business and challenges and therefore their specific business needs as well as an in-depth understanding of the 8x8 solutions and the respective business impact.
2. Maximise existing relationships to contact new business leads within the customer to maximise on cross sell and upsell opportunities.
3. Pursue, negotiate, and close cross-sell opportunities maximising the customers use of the product and our opportunity with the customer.
4. Work with internal teams, especially Professional Services, to ensure the customers are maximising the use of the solutions and services.
5. Work closely with direct and channel sales teams throughout the sales processes.
Qualifications
1. 2+ years of Commercial level (100-499 employees) solution-based selling required (UCaaS, CCaaS, Hosted Solutions, Telecommunications, SaaS); SaaS highly preferred.
2. Proven track record within Cloud Communications, Unified Communications, Contact Centre or SaaS.
3. Thorough understanding of Subscription based sales.
4. Demonstrated experience managing complex sales cycles and negotiating agreements based on value-based selling while consistently meeting and exceeding quota.
5. Proven ability to handle revenue responsibility and meet monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goals.
6. Excellent time management skills and attention to details.
7. Accurate forecaster.
8. Deep understanding of business concepts for national and international corporations.
9. Strong ethic for fulfilling service requests and keen interest in forming relationships with executives.
10. Willingness to travel as required.
11. Skilled with creating and delivering presentations, online web demos and remote sales processes.
12. Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to convey and relate ideas to others.
13. Track record of successful sales and account management experience, including holding negotiations with senior decision makers.
8x8 believes diversity makes our company stronger which is why we are a proud equal opportunities employer and encourage all of our staff to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe in fairness which is why we have been a member of the Living Wage Foundation for many years and we believe in security so reserve the right to undertake background checks on anyone that we extend an employment offer to.
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