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Senior Solution Sales Executive for Sales Performance Management (SPM) Strategic

SAP
Palo Alto, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Sept 2025
💰 $397,300/yr($186,800/yr$397,300/yr)

About the role

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

We are looking for talented Sales Executives with former Callidus or competitive SPM experience to join our team and help grow the business within the SAP Lines of Business (LOB) and the Industry Teams. The Senior SPM Solution Sales Executive is responsible for working with their LOB and Industry counterparts in each region to identify and qualify opportunities, develop and drive sales strategies, develop opportunity plans, value propositions for all of SAP's SPM line of business solutions, and close SPM deals for customers & prospects in their territory. SPM Solution Sales Executive will be responsible for meeting and exceeding his/her quota in their territory through sales of the SPM portfolio.

As the Senior Solution Sales Executive for Sales Performance Management (SPM), your primary objective will be to achieve your overall revenue goals by creating a robust territory business plan, generating at least 5x your quota in pipeline opportunities.

Key responsibilities include:
Revenue Generation: Identify and qualify opportunities while developing and executing strategies to drive sales success.
Territory Development: Create an opportunity plan that effectively communicates the value proposition of SAP’s targeted line of business solutions to potential customers and prospects.
Collaboration: Work closely with the SPM Sales Leadership and team to implement programs that enhance pipeline growth and facilitate deal closure.
Account Planning: Collaborate with the Value Added Team (VAT) to educate target accounts on SPM solutions and strategize for key accounts.
Sales Cycle Management: Uncover and manage sales cycle opportunities to maximize engagement with prospects.
Market Expansion: Lead initiatives to establish, develop, and expand market share and drive revenue within assigned accounts.
Sales Best Practices: Develop and implement sales best practices to ensure repeatable success across named accounts.

What You Bring:
Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of sales experience in business software and/or IT solutions, with at least 2 years specializing in Sales Performance Management or Commissions SaaS solutions, AI solutions, and application development (low-code/no-code technologies and middleware).
Executive Engagement: Proven experience selling to CXOs with a strong track record of managing large accounts and facilitating technology discussions.
Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated success in meeting targets and driving new business opportunities with a proven track record of consistent quota achievement.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.
Relevant sales certifications such as Challenger Training, SPIN Selling, Sandler Training, and technology-specific certifications are beneficial.

Meet Your Team:
Join a dynamic team of enthusiastic SPM technology evangelists who are committed to challenging the status quo and bringing innovative technology to the forefront of transformation initiatives. We believe the Sales Performance Management (SPM) is key to modernizing their landscapes and empowering business processes with Generative AI capabilities, all while harnessing the power of data.

 

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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