Job Description
Arc XP (www.arcxp.com )is a cloud-based digital experience platform that helps enterprise companies, retail brands and media and entertainment organizations create and distribute content, drive digital commerce, and deliver powerful multichannel experiences. A division of The Washington Post, Arc XP has powered the digital transformation of customers across the globe, currently serving more than 1,500 sites in 25+ countries that reach more than 1.5 billion unique visitors monthly.
Built 100% on AWS, the Arc platform follows a microservice architecture. All of our software teams use dev ops to deliver and maintain products. Our processes are lightweight, which allows our teams to innovate quickly to bring new ideas to market. New features and products are deployed to our customer base every day.
Do you have experience in selling SaaS? Content Management System (CMS)? Do you have experience working with enterprise organizations? Have you driven new revenue, built customer pipelines and/or exceeded targets for a new high growth business?
At Arc, we are looking for a Director of Sales in Energy, Auto, & Telecom to join a team whose primary focus is to work with customers who are re-platforming their CMS. Ideal candidates understand the growing role of cloud-based CMS, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and have experience in working with enterprise orgs. This individual can work with many different decision makers like CTO, VP of Digital and CMO.
The ideal candidate will possess a business development background that allows you to engage with businesses who currently have a home-grown CMS or use a third-party CMS. You need to be able to think strategically, manage complex negotiations, build polished customer-facing material and present it in one-to-one and one-to-many formats, and establish and grow relationships.
We expect everyone to be tenacious, scrappy, and wear many hats. You will confidently represent our team in front of leaders of all levels across enterprise organizations and educate prospects on what we have built and how to use it.
What you will do…
Manage a customer pipeline, revenue growth targets, and global go-to-market strategies
Develop proposals and negotiate/close complex contracts while protecting and managing risk
Manage pipeline and portfolios of $5M-$100M
Navigate complex, enterprise media corporations to embed Arc as a solution in their business operations
Work across functional groups within Arc to ensure Arc is meeting the customer demands and requirements to close deals
Work across functional teams to provide customer feedback attained during the sales process so as to help improve the Arc product portfolio
Conduct post deal RCAs to understand what worked well, what needs improvement, and where we as a business can double down to ensure future deal success
Understand first-hand the product and technology portfolio, conduct demos of the suite of tools to provide a deep overview to our customers of what Arc is and what we offer
Develop ‘Land and Expand’ strategies to meet the needs of the customer while allowing for future growth of Arc
Collaborate with PS, Product, and Engineering to provide custom prototypes for large customers that require additional personalization of the products to help close the deal
Be proficient in SalesForce to update leads, opportunities, and real time status of customers
Ensure a smooth transition from sales to Account management and PS after we sign a new customer
Work with legal as a partner, mitigating risk while working to meet the needs of the customer
Provide at every interaction with our customers and potential customers, a professional and customer first focused attitude and approach
Mentor and coach account managers, product specialists, and sales team members to bring the best out of each one of them all while keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do
Skills you have…
10+ years’ experience in a sales role with experience in Energy, Auto, or Telecom
2+ years’ experience in a SaaS business
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Product Design/Development, or related field, MBA a plus
Proven track record of delivering on quota
Welcomes ambiguity, utilizing it to shape strategic thinking
Able to communicate effectively with dozens of internal employees and customers, and synthesize their needs to engineering, product, legal, and finance teams.
Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a team environment
Have a good understanding of both business needs and technology capabilities—plus be capable of translating that knowledge in plain terms
When you join The Post…
When you join TWP, you are joining a mission to connect, inform, and enlighten those around the globe with the highest caliber, most trustworthy news and information. Our multicultural, multi-generational workforce is constantly creating and innovating, leading the media and technology industries to better solutions. We welcome all perspectives and celebrate diverse backgrounds.
Whether you contribute to journalism, engineering, finance, or marketing, you are helping define the future of news.
We continue to shine a light into the darkness and hope you’ll join us.
The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.
