Sales Executive - Microsoft

What You'll Do:

Avalara is looking for a Sales Executive to join a group of dynamic sales professionals. You will increase net new sales growth. Operating as part of a motivated team, our Sales Executives sell Avalara sales tax compliance. They increase sales of our products and services into our partner ecosystem. Additionally, they attach a holistic solution with sales of Consumer Use and Sales Tax, Exemption Certificate Management, License Management, and Research solutions. You will report to the Senior Manager, Sales.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Identify sales opportunities through lead follow up, partner relationships and direct prospecting.
• Manage sales process through qualification, need analysis, product demonstration, negotiation and close.
• Develop relationships with Avalara partners and other third parties to increase opportunities.
• Develop a high level of knowledge about Avalara's solutions and offerings.
• Maintain an understanding of the marketplace, competitive offerings and other business issues relevant to the position.
• Experience balancing multiple sales opportunities to maximize results.
• Document daily sales activities in Salesforce, prepare accurate reports and forecasts, manage pipeline and perform other tasks necessary to increase sales revenue and communicate activities to sales management.
• Be an active team player both on the sales team and throughout Avalara to help meet our goals.
• Provide feedback from field experience to other teams with regards to product and selling matters.

What You'll Need to be Successful:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience
• 5+years of successful B2B sales experience with an emphasis on acquiring new customers
• Experience handing high velocity and complex selling situations.
• Documented success achieving assigned quotas.
• Consultative, solution-based sales methodology.
• Sales experience with financial/accounting applications or hosted software solutions or the banking/financial services Industry.
• Knowledge in the ERP, E-Commerce, Billing/POS solutions.

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Pay Range Details

The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

Colorado $95,940 - $131,945 annually

Washington $95,940 - $145,750 annually

California $95,940 - $159,665 annually

NYC $105,976 - $159,665 annually

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. Your actual salary/wage may be based on multiple factors, such as geographic location, candidate experience and qualifications, and market and business considerations.

This role is eligible for the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or use, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and your role.

Avalara is an AI-first Company:

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.  Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Total Rewards 

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. 

 

Health & Wellness 
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. 

 

Inclusive culture and diversity 
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. 

 

What You Need To Know About Avalara:

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

 

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

 

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

 

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.