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Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Account Executive to drive growth and deepen customer relationships within the Real Estate industry. This role is responsible for prospecting, qualifying, selling, and closing new business—both in existing accounts and with net-new customers. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will leverage SAP's portfolio to solve complex business challenges, drive digital transformation, and deliver measurable value to clients.

Key Responsibilities

Account and Customer Relationship Management
Quota Achievement: Consistently meet or exceed annual revenue targets for software licenses and cloud subscriptions.
Strategic Account Planning: Create and execute detailed account plans tailored to each customer's business needs and industry dynamics.
Trusted Advisor: Build strong, credibility-based relationships through a deep understanding of the customer's business goals and the ability to map SAP solutions to those needs.
Industry Insight: Stay informed on trends, technologies, and strategic developments in the Consumer Products and Manufacturing sectors.
Customer Intelligence: Monitor key developments in assigned accounts (e.g., leadership changes, earnings reports, M&A activity) to proactively align SAP's value proposition.
Demand Generation, Pipeline & Opportunity Management
Pipeline Management: Develop and maintain a healthy, rolling pipeline to ensure consistent revenue delivery.
Lead Generation Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Partners, and Channels to generate and qualify leads across the assigned territory.
SAP Portfolio Engagement: Leverage SAP's full range of Industry, Line-of-Business, and Technology solutions to create comprehensive offerings for customers.
Opportunity Advancement: Lead the sales cycle end-to-end — from discovery to proposal to closing.
Sales Excellence
Value-Based Selling: Focus on business outcomes, using value engineering, benchmarking, and ROI analysis to guide customer decisions.
White Space & Expansion: Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities across the account landscape.
Team Leadership: Orchestrate cross-functional virtual account teams to align resources and deliver customer success.
Competitive Awareness: Maintain deep understanding of competitive offerings and develop strategies to differentiate SAP solutions.
CRM Discipline: Ensure accurate and timely updates of all sales activities and pipeline data in SAP's CRM system.
Lead Virtual Account Teams
Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead and align internal teams, partners, and solution experts across the customer lifecycle.
Strategic Enablement: Ensure all team members are informed of customer goals, touchpoints, and strategic initiatives to drive consistent value delivery.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Experience:
10+ years of successful enterprise software sales experience, ideally with complex solution selling in a fast-paced, consultative environment
Proven ability to close large, multi-stakeholder deals and manage long sales cycles
Demonstrated success with large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, consultative and competitive market.
Experience leading remote and cross-functional sales teams
Strong record of C-suite engagement and stakeholder influence

Core Competencies

Strong business acumen and understanding of the Consumer Products/Manufacturing value chain
Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
Familiarity with SAP or other enterprise platforms
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple opportunities in a dynamic environment
Collaborative mindset with a high level of self-motivation

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

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Requisition ID: 454703 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: