Sr. Software Sales Executive

The Global Large Law Firm Senior Sales Executive is responsible for selling HighQ, Contract Express, and Thought Trace to the legal community within an assigned territory. This individual will leverage their expert consultative sales approach and honed professional demeanor to effectively manage complex relationships, while capitalizing on opportunities within Large Law accounts. This is accomplished through an in-depth understanding of West products, sales techniques appropriate for a long sales cycle and the needs of the legal profession in order to bundle information solutions to meet broader firm needs.

About the Role:

• Drive Results: Identifies the best channel for engagement with customers, defaulting to virtual for the majority of deals where value is insufficient to warrant travel; Support in developing and executing territory growth strategies
• Closing: Prospect new customers, validate their needs, shape product plans and drive deals to close
• Relationship Management: Focus on new logo acquisition and mid-contract upsell/cross-sell opportunities and renewals
• Product Proposition: Possess core knowledge across products within the sub-segment and engage Sales Specialists where deep product expertise is required to drive to close
• Reporting: Utilize an automated and insight-driven Salesforce workflow to progress deals; KPI's include: Nurturing opportunities and moving more complex sales to close, i.e. New logo sales and existing 'non-named' account incremental sales
• Client & Market Intelligence: Understand specific customer archetypes and needs which are most prevalent within the sub-segment and territory

About You:

• Minimum 5 years successful software sales experience in a consultative selling environment to C-level players
• 4 year college degree, or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of sales concepts, methods and techniques
• Ambitious self-starter with high energy and motivation
• Excellent communication skills and closing skills
• Effective time management skills
• Able to work from home office and travel to customer locations
• Proficient in MS Office/Internet
• Working knowledge of West products, experience selling into large law accounts, and strong knowledge and background in the legal profession and/or legal publishing industry required
• High level of competency with regard to internet, periodical and internal prospecting
• Proficient database management skills
• Law degree preferred
• Able to travel as required

What's in it for you?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

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Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following (New York City, San Francisco, Culver City). The target total cash compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $200,200 - $371,800. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following states (CA, CO, CT, NV, WA) and/or remote. The target total cash compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $182,000 - $338,000. This is inclusive of both base pay and any target sales incentive. Pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay and any target sales incentive are part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

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