Account Executive, Parks and Recreation

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About the role

  • Account Executive selling Traction Rec’s Salesforce-built recreation management platform to Canadian parks and recreation departments. Owning public-sector sales cycles from prospecting through contracts and handoff.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle from first conversation through RFP, contract, and handoff
  • Conduct consultative conversations with recreation leaders, finance teams, and IT
  • Plan territories and conduct prospecting activities
  • Generate leads at target accounts and engage key stakeholders
  • Promote and attend municipal and recreation industry events
  • Conduct sales discovery and qualification using established sales methodology
  • Navigate public-sector buying processes, including RFPs, procurement rules, council and committee approvals, and budget cycles
  • Drive sales strategy plans and execution to achieve or exceed revenue and activity goals
  • Identify organizational pain points and objectives and align them with Traction Rec solutions
  • Manage relationships with recreation directors, program managers, finance, IT, and procurement stakeholders
  • Deliver remote and onsite client presentations
  • Manage contracting, negotiation, objection handling, and client procurement processes
  • Provide ongoing account management and advocate for client success
  • Build brand awareness in municipal parks and recreation markets
  • Work with external partners to execute joint strategies
  • Seek growth opportunities and new business value
  • Coordinate clients, partners, and internal team members for mutual success
  • Work hands-on with internal business applications for collaboration
  • Keep Salesforce current for pipeline management and forecasting
  • Travel roughly every other month

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in client-facing B2B sales
  • SaaS-specific experience is a benefit
  • Experience selling to public sector, government, or municipal buyers
  • Parks and recreation experience is a strong asset
  • Comfort with long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles and formal procurement, including RFPs and council approvals
  • Track record of successful quota achievement and net new customer acquisition
  • Ability to build relationships with client leadership and establish trusted advisor status through strong business acumen
  • Passion for working with municipalities and community organizations
  • Experience or strong interest in business application or CRM technology
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication, including RFP responses and executive summaries
  • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset demonstrating collaboration and excitement to build a business
  • Proven proficiency in account/territory planning and account engagement strategies
  • Implementation of sales strategies and methodologies such as MEDDIC
  • Success in fast-paced, collaborative team selling environments
  • Bonus experience in local government, parks and recreation, community centers, or the Salesforce ecosystem
  • Successful completion of background and reference checks

Benefits

  • Living Wage Certified employer in British Columbia
  • Pledge 1% for the Planet, dedicating 1% of time, product, profit, or equity to environmental and community causes
  • Competitive benefits offered (specific benefits not listed)
  • Equal opportunity and support for candidates from all backgrounds
  • Travel opportunities roughly every other month

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$85,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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