Workday Services Account Executive

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About the role

  • Account Executive driving new-client acquisition and full-cycle sales of Workday professional services. Managing enterprise relationships, complex negotiations, and territory growth for Kognitiv.

Responsibilities

  • Drive new logo acquisition across an assigned territory
  • Own the complete sales cycle from self-sourced prospecting and lead qualification through contract negotiation and closing
  • Achieve and exceed volume-based sales quotas
  • Act quickly and decisively when negotiating and removing deal obstacles
  • Build relationships with VP- and C-Suite-level decision-makers and local ecosystem partners
  • Generate high-value lead referrals and co-selling opportunities
  • Take full ownership and accountability for territory results
  • Maintain high sales activity through outbound calls, social selling, and strategic engagement
  • Build long-term strategic partnerships with new clients
  • Travel to regional events and critical customer meetings 15–20% annually

Requirements

  • Proven track record of driving new logo acquisition and managing extended sales cycles in the HR, Finance, or related enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) cloud ecosystem
  • Demonstrable success in structuring and selling high-value Professional Services
  • Experience navigating extended sales cycles and complex, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent opportunities
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to influence and manage stakeholders across all organizational levels
  • Fluency in English, written and verbal, required
  • Fluency in other regional languages highly desirable
  • Ability to meet travel requirements of 15–20% a year
  • Work authorization in the employing country without current or future visa sponsorship requirement
  • High energy, discipline, and action-orientation
  • Ability to operate as a self-starter in a remote, independent, and entrepreneurial environment

Benefits

  • Uncapped earning potential
  • Highly attractive and competitive compensation package
  • Uncapped incentive/commission structure tied to performance
  • Significant autonomy to develop and execute territory strategy
  • Minimal micro-management
  • Entrepreneurial role in a high-growth market
  • Equal opportunity employment

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

CloudERP

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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