SuccessFactors - Senior Solution Sales Executive

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. 

What you'll do

The Solution Sales Executive (SSE) partners with the end-to-end account owner to drive Human Capital Management sales motions, bring deep HR knowledge and expertise to solve customer business challenges, and grow the customer's SAP SuccessFactors footprint through renewal and expansion to support long term customer success.

• Generate demand, manage pipeline, and close opportunities
• Develop opportunity plans containing compelling solution value propositions
• Conduct White Space analysis to identify growth opportunities
• Work with wider account team on sales campaigns
• Manage customer relationships across HR and HRIT
• Progress opportunities for move to cloud and expand footprint accounts or accounts which are new to the solution area
• Utilize deep knowledge of how companies operate, business models, strategies, and end-to-end business processes
• Stay informed about SAP's competition and value drivers
• Leverage SAP's comprehensive team of experts and industry knowledge to effectively address customer needs
• Build customer participation in relevant SAP communities, programs, and events
• Facilitate collaboration with the partner ecosystem

What you bring

• Proven track record in HR SaaS sales or consulting with overachievement of quota
• 5 years + experience in sales of HR related business software or consulting services
• Deep understanding of the HR SaaS Market and competitive landscape
• Experience in consultative sales and leading on value  
• Demonstrated success with large scale transactions and challenging sales pursuits
• Proven contractual and negotiation skills
• Experience driving renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions
• High level of motivation and a growth mindset

Meet your team

• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinker, high degree of creativity and innovation
• Excellent executive presence
• Results-driven
• Strong commercial/deal support skills, especially subscription-based

Skills you'll use:

Professional Skills

Learning Agility

Collaboration

Complex Problem Solving

Creative Thinking

Effective Communication

Tech Industry & SAP General Skills

Agile Methodology

Process Improvement

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

SAP Cloud Suite Portfolio

RISE and GROW with SAP

Role Specific Skills

Net New Sales

Competitive Positioning

Customer Engagement

Demand Generation

Customer Value Proposition

Demonstration Skills

Industry Knowledge

Negotiation

Overcoming Objections

Relationship Building

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  

We win with inclusion
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Requisition ID: | Work Area: Sales  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid