Director, Enterprise Sales

Yext · Paris

Sales & Businessposted 5mo ago

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com.

As a Director, Enterprise Sales, you are responsible for growing our client base with a focus on Financial Services. You are committed to winning and taking advantage of the untapped customer base that could benefit from Yext’s product offering. Individuals should have a proven track record of consultative sales; the ability to negotiate complex six and seven figure contracts; a strong understanding of the digital landscape and a willingness to embrace innovative, fast paced technology companies. If this is you, we offer best in class compensation with uncapped commissions!

What You’ll Do

Build, lead and grow your own book of business, selling to our top accounts and working with FSI Customers.
Drive significant growth in the market for both existing and new clients, achieving or exceeding individual quota
Focus on implementing transactions in an assigned territory and prospect for new opportunities
Manage complete and complex sales-cycles presenting to C-level executives the value of our product
Define, implement, and own an engagement plan for key prospects
Develop and manage positive relationships within our Enterprise market segment, looking for opportunities to make valuable contributions for the customer and develop additional revenue
Territory/Vertical identification and research, to formalise a go to market strategy and build qualified target accounts
Forecast sales activity and revenue achievement, while creating satisfied and referenceable customers

What You Have

BA/BS degree or similar university level education. In lieu of degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience
Ideally 10+ years experience selling SaaS technologies
All candidates, who may not have the above-listed years’ experience, but can demonstrate the vital skills, may apply and will be considered
Ability to reach and develop relationships with C-level executives in key verticals
Understanding of digital ecosystem landscape and relationships
Track record of success in carrying a quota, closing FSI deals
Successful history of net direct new business sales, with the ability to prove consistent delivery against targets
A track record of success in selling business applications and complex solutions
Balance a strategic view to an account with a fast-paced transactional approach
Track record of over-achieving quota (top 10-20% of company) in past positions
Experience managing and closing complex sales-cycles- demonstrated ownership of all aspects of territory management
Experience in bringing innovative / market defining products to market
Must work well in a team selling environment
Ability to travel

Bonus Points

Experience in a marketing performance environment with a solid understanding of SEO and SEM
Local, Display and/or Search market experience

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Yext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven, engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company, perform at the highest possible level, and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics, and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience, Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation, and better serve its customers.

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