Sr. Account Executive - North America

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Visit us at www.miteksystems.com.
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The successful Sr. Account Executive will be responsible for driving new business development of Mitek’s Identity Verification & Customer Onboarding technology into key players within the banking and wider financial services marketplace across North America. You will have a strong and demonstrable track record of selling similar complex SaaS solutions to this sector.  A strong working knowledge of identity, or associated areas, such as Fraud / Risk / Compliance, is required. The ability to build multiple successful relationships at the most senior levels within major organizations, open doors and close sales, is essential.   We are targeting a self-starting, dynamic individual who can excel with the support of individuals across the business within marketing, presales, and product, to build a valuable, robust, closeable pipeline. 

What you will do:

• Source, develop, and maintain a pipeline of new business opportunities that are of considerable strategic and commercial value to the business 
• Achieve and exceed business sales targets set by the company through excellent consultancy skills demonstrable in all prospect engagements 
• Proactive prospecting through an array of targeted activity such as email, telephone, and face-to-face appointments to achieve qualified pipeline over time of value set by the Head of North American Sales.
• Attend and proactively contribute as presenter, panelist, and attendee at marketing led events and exhibitions to drive prospect engagement 
• Competently make use of sales enablement tools at all times to drive success 
• Establish an opportunity development plan for target accounts and qualified new business leads 
• Accurately complete CRM and sales documentation which supports the sales process 
• Work with Marketing to build and execute marketing & sales campaigns with telemarketing and event activity 
• Provide information to manager and other internal individuals / departments in an accurate and timely manner 
• Own the management and response content of RFI/RFP processes within the business, to ensure high standards are maintained to maximize success 

What you need to be successful in this role:

• Knowledge of banking and financial services verticals, and ideally, a contact base within these organizations 
• At minimum of 10 years of supporting and / or driving major new business sales in one, or several of these markets  
• Highly skilled at opening doors, establishing long-term valuable relationships across multiple key stakeholder roles, such as (but not limited to) operations, finance, marketing, compliance, transformation, and digital channels
• Excellent core ability to conduct needs assessments and discovery through intelligent questioning, listening skills, and collaboration with clients and prospects  
• Deliver highly consultative workshops with pre-sales resource to support the building of robust pipeline 
• Strong negotiation skills to support closing sales to meet and exceed quota  

Who you are:

• Strongly self-motivated to find creative ways to engage and win new clients by owning the end-to-end sales process 
• Passionate about becoming a subject matte