Commercial Account Executive II

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.

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Denver, Colorado office. 

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 ideas.

About this role

Account Executives on the Corporate team will prospect, consult, and sell to companies with 200 - 1,000 employees, across all industries. 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

• Managing full cycle from discovery to negotiation, selling both transactional and multi-year 5 figure deals
• Building pipeline with prospect companies and current clients through expansion, by setting meetings with HR/L&D and other Line of Business department leaders
• Driving value to your prospects by identifying business needs and align Udemy’s offering through a strategic evaluation
• Creating and delivering accurate sales forecasts through strong pipeline management
• Collaborating with the greater sales team to share best practices and innovate

What you’ll have 

• 2-4+ years relevant closing experience
• B2B sales experience (SaaS preferred)
• Strong writing, strategic thinking, ability to prospect efficiently, and strong 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

About Your Skills:

• Capability in the face of both internal and external changes, embodying a growth mindset and general business positivity.
• Prioritization. As a results-driven AE, you take ownership of your business, and manage your time and resources with precision. You are a strategic and savvy outbouritical 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 a true solution.  You demonstrate adnder, and are constantly looking for creative ways to bring in future business. You communicate clearly and proactively with your client, by setting clear expectations, managing the vision, and consistently driving your business forward.
• 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.
• Collaboration. You celebrate diverse perspectives, leveraging the strengths of individuals to drive collective success. Within deals, you adeptly multithread and engage multiple stakeholders. You are constantly reading your deals to identify when to engage additional stakeholders and turn toward team selling. You are aware of your cross functional partners’ scopes, and able to support them as they support you.

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 

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

• We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a di