About us
At Udemy, we're on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through
our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors,
we've helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve
their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the
skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for
themselves and others.Hybrid work
Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia,
India, Ireland, Turkiye, and other US locations. Our robust hybrid work
model spans San Francisco, Denver, Ankara, Dublin, Mexico City and
Melbourne. This hybrid position requires two days per week in the office at
the
About you
You're an active listener and a determined person who thrives in a
collaborative environment like ours. You want to use your skills to help
others progress, whether that's internally with your team or seeing the
impact your work can have on people around the world as you help us expand
into new markets. You're ready for a challenge and aren't afraid to try
new ide
About this role
Account Executives on the Commercial team will prospect, consult, and sell
to companies with up to 1,000 employees, with an industry focus of
Professional Services, Consulting, Financial Services, Technology and
Manufacturing. This is a complex and challenging role involving both
transactional and longer sales-cycle/strategic deals, across both new
business and existing clients. In this role, you will learn to master more
complex sales tactics, balance short term vs long term pipeline, and how
to effectively source deals from a wide variety of channels.
What you'll be doing
Prospecting into current customers and new logos to generate pipeline
Managing full cycle selling from discovery to close, selling both
transactional and multi-year, 5-figure deals
Driving value to your prospects by identifying business needs and aligning
Udemy's offering through a strategic evaluation, leveraging our Value
Selling methodology and MEDDPICC for qualification
Creating and delivering accurate sales forecasts through strong pipeline
management and deal knowledge
Collaborating with the greater sales team to share best practices and innovate
What you'll have
A minimum of 4+ years of closing experience in B2B Enterprise sales (SaaS
experience preferred) or equivalent
Strong communication, strategic thinking, prospecting and planning skills
Ability to adapt, or willing to learn how to develop a growth mindset
Motivated with a competitive drive, eager to learn, and humble
Your values align with Udemy values: Lead the Way, Embody Ownership, Act
as One Team, Relentless Focus and Never Stop Learning
About Your Skills:
Account Management. You're capable ofindependently managing a book of
assigned accounts, taking ownership of customer relationships and
satisfaction. You develop and implement account management plans, focusing
on customer retention and revenue growth. You proactively identify customer
needs and opportunities, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver
solutions. You're able to resolve complex customer issues and conflicts,
demonstrating strong problem-solving skills. You proactively identify
opportunities to expand customer relationships and upsell/cross-sell Udemy
Business solutions. You communicate clearly and proactively with your
clients, by setting clear expectations, managing the vision, and
consistently driving your business forward. You maintain accurate and
up-to-date customer records in our CRM, tracking all interactions and
activitie
Prioritization. As a Commercial AE, your success hinges on your ability to
prioritize effectively. You'll strategically focus on the most promising
opportunities, identifying deals with the highest potential value, fastest
close times, and best alignment with Udemy solutions. This means analyzing
your pipeline, rigorously qualifying leads, and allocatingtime to nurture
your key accounts. By saying "no" to less impactful activities, you'll
efficiently deploy your resources to drive impactful results and consistently
exceed sales targets, making you a top performer.
Critical Thinking. Your critical thinking sets you apart in your business.
Your curiosity leads you to go deeper in discovery - you aren't interested
in surface-level solutions for surface-level problems; rather, you ask
insightful questions to get to the core issues, which enables you to provide
true solutions. You are constantly looking for creative ways to bring in
future business.
Coachability. You constantly take initiative toward your own skill
development, exploring new resources and soliciting feedback to improve. You
are both a mentor and a mentee, and enjoy being part of a team that
celebrates wins, learns from losses, and improves together. You are
celebrated for your emotional intelligence. You seek out leadership
opportunities, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness in driving team
and business growth.
At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual
compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not
limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific
work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base
salary, this role is also eligible for benefits, equity and uncapped OTE.
OTE Compensation Range
$122,000-$153,000 USD
We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications.
However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add
value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly
align, we'd love to hear from you!
Life at Udemy
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inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the
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