Senior SMB Sales Account Executive

Square is looking for a tenured Account Executive with a strong new logo sales background and self-starter disposition to join our Outside Sales Team. This role works with all merchant verticals. You will create your own outbound strategy while working with the Business Development team to build a book of business. You will be expected to source leads, cold call and email them to generate interest and close deals selling our Square ecosystem to prospective merchants. This role requires excellent communication skills, diligence, and a strong ability to build rapport with prospects to negotiate and close complex deals.
You will:

• Understand the business and technology needs of a merchant to execute a sales motion using a consultative approach
• Conduct prospecting, discovery calls, demos and develop a solution with first and third party offerings that best meets the prospect's needs
• As needed, go into the field to build strong relationships and increase win rates
• Deliver a predictable, repeatable and scalable outbound sales process to fill your pipeline and close deals (prospecting activities include:, cold calling, cold emailing, social selling, etc.)
• Partner with our Business Development Team to convert and close cold, outbound leads
• Lead the charge introducing Square to merchants in all verticals (restaurants, retail, services)
• Oversee the sales cycle from prospect to close and partner with other teams to ensure successful onboarding
• Achieve and exceed monthly sales goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) through proactive outbound sales efforts
• Partner with Product and Marketing teams to ensure our solutions meet the needs of the market
• Use your prior sales experience to inform a creative go-to-market strategy
• Utilize Salesforce to track, monitor, and report on sales activities, pipeline status, and outcomes

You have:

• 3+ years of sales experience in a full cycle closing role
• A BA/BS degree or relevant experience
• Demonstrated exceeding sales targets, selling a diverse ecosystem of products, and closing complex deals
• The ability to drive deals independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Business development experience (e.g. new logo sourcing and acquisition)
• A collaborative and team player mentality
• Prior Salesforce experience or equivalent

We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page .
Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Canada locations are categorized into one of two zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Zone A:
$87,240 - $130,920 CAD
Zone B:
$84,240 - $126,360 CAD
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Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.