Enterprise Account Executive, Google Cloud (French, English)

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Google is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive for Google Cloud focused on new customer acquisition in Swiss Romandie, onsite in Zürich, fluent in French and English. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in quota-carrying cloud or software sales or consultative B2B account management, proven ability to prospect, build relationships, manage cycles, and close negotiations with C-level stakeholders. Preference goes to those with 3+ years in quota-carrying cloud sales or account management and experience acquiring new logos to accelerate consumption revenue. To apply, tailor your resume to show Greenfield wins, quantify results, and demonstrate multilingual collaboration, with readiness to be based in Zürich.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in quota-carrying cloud or software sales, or consultative account management at a B2B software company.
• Experience prospecting, or building customer relationships from scratch.
• Experience managing the full sales cycle (e.g., pipeline management, forecasting, reporting) and managing commercial negotiations and agreements.
• Experience engaging and building relationships with internal teams and customer stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate in French and English fluently in order to manage relationships with clients in the region.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience with quota-carrying cloud or software sales, or account management at a B2B software company.
• Experience prospecting, or building customer relationships from scratch.
• Experience acquiring new logos and securing foundational workload(s) to accelerate consumption revenue.
• Passion for building Greenfield territories.

About the job

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

As a Field Sales Representative (FSR) focused on new customer acquisition for enterprise accounts, you will grow Google Cloud by acquiring new logos and securing the foundational workload(s) to accelerate their consumption revenue. You will drive long-term revenue growth by gaining a deep understanding of new customers' critical challenges and aligning them with Google Cloud's portfolio of solutions. You will lead the end-to-end sales process, from initiating customer conversations to orchestrating internal and external teams to deliver revenue commitments and increased consumption. You will be a strategic partner to your customers, while leveraging consultative value selling methodology. You will advocate the innovative power of our products and solutions to make organizations more productive, collaborative, and mobile.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead prospecting and acquisition of new customers in Swiss Romandie, creating and building customer relationships from scratch, and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor on their long-term technology and business decisions.
• Become an expert on the customers' business, including their SaaS product portfolio, technology strategy, strategic growth plans, business drivers, financial structure, customer base, vertical market offering and competitive landscape.    
• Lead account strategy to develop business growth opportunities, working cross-functionally with multiple teams and Google Partners, to maximize business impact within enterprise customers.
• Manage complex business cycles, presenting to C-level executives and negotiating terms.
• Drive business development, own operational excellence at scale, forecast accurately, and achieve strategic goals by leading customers through the entire business cycle.