Position Summary
The Strategic Account Manager is an individual contributor role and is responsible for generating and developing sales opportunities withing our existing client base. This individual is focused on identifying opportunities and guiding life and annuity insurance carriers through the sales process. This individual is responsible for sales and growth of our product adoption within his or her assigned vertical. The Strategic Account Manager will be able to work independently to define strategic approaches within their vertical and execute on the strategy tactically. This position will work remotely.
About Us
Join a team where we encourage creativity and innovation, champion teamwork and are committed to being the best. In this environment we strive to provide our clients best-in-class solutions that transform business processes and empower sales across all insurance, retirement and investment products.
Hexure, started with a simple goal: transform the insurance and financial services industry through powerful end-to-end sales solutions. For more than 25 years, carriers and distributors have depended on our commitment to innovation, speed to market delivery and deep domain expertise. Our solutions have been implemented within industry-leading insurance carriers and distribution firms. And our track record of empowering client success speaks for itself.
Together as a team, we strive to provide our clients best-in-class solutions that transform business processes and empower sales across all insurance, retirement and investment products. We endeavor to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better solutions for our clients.
Why you’ll love working here:
- Generous benefit packages - We offer our employees competitive health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as long term and short-term disability insurance.
- Pre-tax savings programs including flexible spending accounts, and a 401K that is competitively matched!
- Lifestyle Spending Account. This provides an employee the flexibility to spend benefit dollars on the things that matter most to them.
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO). Work-life balance is a key part of our company culture here at Hexure, and we know that our employees do their best work when they can take the time they need to rest and recharge.
- Office Closures – Inclusion and Diversity are integral to enhancing our culture.? In support of this, we offer 6 companywide office closures and encourage all employees to use flexible PTO to celebrate religious or cultural holidays, employee birthdays, or other state or federal holidays that bring personal meaning.
- In addition to all the standard PTO options, Hexure proudly offers a generous and progressive paid Modern Family Leave policy.
- Professional Development - Hexure supports you and your professional development with a LinkedIn learning account.
- We also have employee anniversary perks, health, and wellness programs, and much more!
- Most benefits are effective on date of hire!
Deliverables and Performance Measures:
- Generate sustainable revenue, taking full responsibility for quota attainment to achieve and exceed quarterly and annual sales quotas.
- Identify new upsell/cross-sell opportunities with our life and annuity insurance carriers using a variety of methods that ensures a consistently healthy sales pipeline.
- Manage sales pipeline proactively and methodically to keep steady and growing sales volume.
- Obtain a deep understanding of the Firelight product and processes. Proactively stay informed of product features, capabilities, and product roadmap.
- Understand clients’ requirements, business, and strategic goals, and communicate understanding to internal teams using detailed account plans.
- Evaluate each client’s position in the industry, researching and analyzing to establish sales opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within each account. Adapts easily across sales, marketing, operations and technology in order to be credible and relevant across the clients’ functional areas.
- Proactively stay up to date on industry trends and work collaboratively to evolve messaging for clients and Hexure.
- Present and demonstrate Company products and services to clients ultimately leading to purchasing engagements.
- Consistently analyze sales activity and forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives and re-forecast promptly when changes occur.
- Assist with and follow through with all RFPs that are submitted to the Company in a timely and thorough manner.
- Actively participate in Industry events, working groups and associations to build networks as well as the Company’s reputation as an industry expert.
- Keep internal systems up to date with notes and required fields completed.
- Other duties as assigned.
What will make you successful:
- Minimum of 6+ years of experience in account management selling complex SaaS solutions in a business-to-business environment, preferably in the insurance industry.
- Life and annuities experience is preferred, but not required.
- Enterprise sales and account management experience as you will be working with Tier 1 – 3 carriers.
- Successful track record of over-achieving against quota.
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and Salesforce.com or other comparable CRM.
- Experience with the sales qualification methodology, MEDDPICC.
- Knowledge of Mutual Action Plans is preferred, but not required.
- Ability to travel 25% - 50% of the time.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Coachable, dedicated to improvement and willing to be a team mentor.
- Hands on and effective in a fast moving, creative environment.
- Ability to process questions, problems, comments, objections and apply appropriate feedback, professionally and quickly.
- Demonstrates notable written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks while successfully achieving deadlines to secure new business.
- Possesses strong leadership and relationship building skills combined with a collaborative personal style with desire and drive for results.
Core Values:
- Courage: At Hexure we bravely tackle challenging tasks by speaking up and taking the first step. We are looking for candidates who are not afraid to take on new tasks and ask for help when needed.
- Accountable: We take ownership of our impact on colleagues, customers and community. We are looking for candidates who understand the impact of their words, work, and actions, striving to ensure that goals and objectives are met with integrity, while leveraging their influence to enhance the lives of colleagues and customers.
- Resilient: We swiftly recover from setbacks by maintaining a solution-oriented mindset, staying focused and continuously seeking improvement. We are searching for candidates who exhibit strong resilience, showing the ability to bounce back quickly from adversity, embrace challenges with a positive attitude, and consistently drive towards overcoming obstacles.
- Inquisitive: At Hexure we seek innovative solutions and constantly challenge the status quo. We are seeking candidates who demonstrate a natural curiosity, actively ask questions, pursue new knowledge, and eagerly explore uncharted territories to drive innovation
- Nimble: We are flexible and adaptable. We are seeking candidates who can quickly adjust to changing circumstances, embrace new challenges with ease, and effectively navigate dynamic environments
- Growth: At Hexure we commit to nurturing the growth and development of our employees, business and communities. We are seeking candidates who will match our enthusiasm for continued growth.
Travel Expectations:
This position requires domestic US travel, up to 50% of the time, for strategic client meetings, sales presentations, industry events, and client events. Holds or can obtain a U.S. Passport for possible international travel as required for sales opportunities (Visa assistance will be provided where applicable)
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
- Work from home
Experience level:
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Travel requirement:
- Up to 25% travel
- Up to 50% travel
Work Location: Remote