Job Summary
We are looking for a results-driven Senior Sales Executive with 11+ years’ experience in B2B sales and business development within technology-driven environments. The successful candidate will own the full sales cycle, drive new business growth, and expand key accounts through a consultative, value-led approach. Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management skills, and a proven track record of exceeding revenue targets are essential.
What you'll do:
- New Business Development
- Identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities aligned to Impression’s products and services.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline through outbound prospecting, inbound lead follow-up, and partner referrals.
- Conduct discovery sessions to understand client needs, challenges, and commercial objectives.
- Position our business solutions as value-driven, outcome-focused offerings.
- Sales Cycle Ownership
- Lead the end-to-end sales process, including proposals, pricing, negotiations, and deal closure.
- Collaborate with Sales Administration to prepare accurate quotes, proposals, and order confirmations.
- Work with finance teams to finalise contracts, pricing structures, and commercial terms.
- Ensure seamless handover of closed deals to internal delivery and account teams
- Account Growth & Retention
- Manage and grow a portfolio of key accounts, driving upsell, cross-sell, and renewal opportunities.
- Maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
- Proactively identify expansion opportunities within existing clients’ environments.
- Support contract renewals in collaboration with Sales Administration and Finance.
- Forecasting & Reporting
- Maintain accurate CRM records, ensuring pipeline hygiene and reliable forecasting.
- Report on sales performance, pipeline health, and revenue projections.
- Contribute to quarterly and annual sales planning and target setting.
- Collaboration & Sales Enablement
- Work closely with Marketing to align campaigns, messaging, and go-to-market initiatives.
- Provide feedback on market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs.
- Support the development of sales collateral, presentations, and pitch decks.
- Mentor junior sales team members where required.
Your Expertise:
- Proven experience (11+ years) in a sales, business development, or account executive role.
- Strong track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets.
- Experience selling B2B solutions, preferably within SaaS, digital, or technology-driven
environments.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex sales cycles and senior decision-makers.
- Experience working with CRM systems and maintaining high data accuracy.
- Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, forecasting, and deal structuring.
Skills & Competencies
- Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Consultative selling approach with strong problem-solving ability.
- Highly organised, results-driven, and comfortable working to targets.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with sales operations, finance, and delivery teams.
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
- Experience in working with RFQ/RFI/RFPs
Technical competencies
- CRM systems (e.g. Netsuite, Salesforce or similar)
- Microsoft Excel (forecasting, reporting)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (client presentatoons and proposals)
- Technical understanding of applications integrations