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Develop Prospecting Plan for top 30-50 strategic banking prospects focused on Super Community, Regional and Direct banks.
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Work with Marketing to create Account Based Marketing Plan for targeted banks.
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Research/profile prospect banks to identify and penetrate top prospects.
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Stay attuned to market trends, competition, customer needs, pricing and other factors that may impact sales and growth.
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Develop account strategies and a network of contacts at various levels/functional responsibility within each prospect organization.
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Plan and organize work schedule to contact prospects through various communication channels to build pipeline that builds to ~10 prospect meetings per month, and ~3-6 new client contracts per year.
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Provide prospects with information and advice on research products and services.
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Conduct a needs assessment and develop recommendations/proposals.
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Demonstrate working knowledge of Research solutions over the phone and Internet with an ability to articulate the value proposition of various products that meet the client’s needs.
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Follow leads through all stages of the sales cycle – lead generation, interest, proposal, negotiation, closing.
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Work with Account Team for successful client onboarding and transitioning.
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Actively manage sales pipeline (prospecting to close) within CRM.
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Provide realistic sales forecasts to facilitate growth.
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Bachelor's degree required.
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A minimum of 3+ years of experience in new Client Development and direct experience in business-to-business solutions selling.
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Experience in the financial services industry required.
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Experience selling B2B products and services to Mid to Upper market financial services clients.
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Experience selling products in Data, Analytics, Research, and/or Software as a Service (SaaS).
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A desire to grow by generating new business through prospecting.
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Strong organizational skills and proven approach to new client sales.
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Ability to work collaboratively with other functions (Marketing, Product, SME’s, Client Success, etc.).
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Demonstrated success creating leads and sales through prospecting.
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A history of meeting or exceeding assigned sales quotas for new business.
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Technologically savvy, with extensive use of the Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn and demonstrate proprietary systems.
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Demonstrated high-energy, tenacity and dedication to excellence as a sales professional.
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Desire for professional development.
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Motivated by an internal desire to win and a desire to increase your own personal wealth.