Commercial Account Executive

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.

We help customer experience and IT leaders become the heartbeat of their organizations, empowering them to unlock the potential of every interaction. With one platform, one ecosystem, and one data model, you can turn every team into a customer-facing team and unify your CX to conquer the complexity. 

As an organization, we are looking for Team8s who are AI-proficient, open to innovation, and skilled in leveraging AI for efficiency and growth.

Learn more on our company website at www.8x8.com follow our pages on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

8x8 is looking for a Commercial Account Executive (AE) that has a successful track record in the field selling Unified Communications and Contact Center solutions. You will be placed at the forefront of our evolution and tasked with driving and executing 8x8s enterprise market. As an integral part of our enterprise business, you will be tasked with understanding the communications needs of large-scale customers and designing solutions to meet their unique business needs. 8x8 is the trusted provider of secure and reliable cloud-based unified communications and contact center solutions to more than 50,000 businesses operating in over 150 countries across six continents.
Responsibilities
Responsible for selling the company’s products or services to new accounts with 100-499 total employees;
You will have thorough knowledge of the 8x8's products/services, identify customer needs and determine optimal company products & services to effectively address customer's needs.;
Develops account specific plans to optimize sales through successful execution of account strategy;
Identifies and resolves customer issues/problems by providing appropriate resources and/or materials to address problem/issue;
Updates customer information in company systems;
Responsible for meeting/exceeding assigned revenue targets.
Qualifications
2+ year successful sales experience selling SaaS/UCaaS/CCaaS/VoIP products to customers with 100-499 employees;
Closes deals of minimal complexity involving one product in most situations;
Has moderate knowledge level of core products;
Works on problems of limited scope applying consultative analysis of the customer situation;
Requires some manager support on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments;
Salesforce.com experience;
Experience in forecasting and pipeline management;
Telecom industry preferred.

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