<p>Every day, we work together for what matters - bold, swift, and equitable climate action.</p> <p>ABOUT THE ROLE</p> <p>The overall goal of the Senior Account Executive, Global Business Solutions, North America is to develop senior-level relationships with enterprise-class companies and close new business that incorporates the entire suite of 3Degrees' climate and renewable energy products and services to deliver against an aggressive annual sales plan. These include renewable energy certificates (RECs), RNG certificates, carbon credits, greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy consulting, renewable energy procurement advisory services (PPAs and VPPAs) and other services related to climate mitigation. Day to day responsibilities include managing the entire sales opportunity cycle, including cold outreach, attending conferences, engaging and qualifying prospects, defining requirements, building business cases, and negotiating and closing new business.</p> <p>This role reports to the Senior Director of North America. Interested candidates must have recent business development experience and industry related professional networks. This role is eligible for candidates to join us in a voluntary flexible hybrid work style at one of our office hubs in San Francisco, CA; Portland, ME; or New York, NY. We also encourage exceptional remote candidates within the US to apply for this role. Periodic travel may be required for training or team collaboration and to conferences and customers as required. Frequency and cadence is team dependent, but on average is 10% to 15%.</p> <p>For exceptional remote candidates, we strongly prefer those located in states where we are currently eligible to hire: CA, OR, NY, WA, ME, TX, CO, MI, FL, MA, MN, VA, DC, GA, UT, and IL. While we prioritize candidates in, or open to relocating to, these states, we may consider outstanding remote candidates from other US states. Please note that hiring in a new state would involve evaluating the implications of establishing a new hiring presence there. Additionally, 3Degrees does not provide relocation assistance for this position.</p> <p>Please Note: 3Degrees does not provide sponsorship and/or relocation assistance; therefore, pre-existing right-to-work status is a prerequisite to be considered for this position.</p> <p>WHAT YOU'LL DO</p> <ul> <li>Develop sales strategy for your assigned market, identifying, qualifying, and prioritizing sales opportunities using your network, research, and a variety of external and internal resources </li><li>Generate leads through direct prospecting and networking efforts, including attending regional or national conferences. Expected travel is approximately 10% - 15% </li><li>Actively listen to and engage prospects, identifying needs, educating and providing guidance to the product that best meets the needs communicated </li><li>Manage a complex sales cycle from prospect identification through contract completion, ensuring accuracy in communication and documentation throughout the process </li><li>Maintain and grow existing accounts in your assigned territory by ensuring loyalty through excellent customer service, timely communication and follow through </li><li>Work cross-functionally, collaborating with various internal partners to ensure service excellence </li><li>Deliver accurate, up-to-date sales forecasts and activity tracking in Salesforce </li><li>Proactively contribute to continuous improvement, providing input on 3Degrees products, marketing strategies, sales improvements and team collaboration </li><li>Stay abreast of the renewable energy industry and climate solutions, 3Degrees' competitors, new product offerings and pricing through 3Degrees staff, industry publications, webinars, etc. </li></ul> <p>HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS</p> <p>Within 30 days,</p> <ul> <li>You will complete the full onboarding process for new hires </li><li>You will have a firm understanding of 3Degrees' products, services, sales structure/processes, and key tools (Salesforce, Groove, Google Drive, etc.) </li><li>You will have begun identifying key target companies in your assigned territory and developed an initial outreach plan </li></ul> <p>Within 90 days,</p> <ul> <li>You will complete a territory plan for sales execution, outlining priority accounts and strategies for engagement </li><li>You will have initiated outreach to at least 10 high-priority prospects and started to establish relationships with key decision-makers </li><li>You will have scheduled at least 3 introductory meetings with enterprise-class companies to present 3Degrees' offerings </li></ul> <p>Within 6 months,</p> <ul> <li>You will be successfully creating high-level contacts at assigned organizations and effectively representing 3Degrees products and services </li><li>You will have closed your first new business deal, contributing to quarterly sales goals </li><li>You will have established yourself as a subject matter expert in environmental attributes (EACs), carbon credits, and climate consulting services, actively participating in internal strategy discussions and external client education </li></ul> <p>Within 1 year,</p> <ul> <li>You will have consistently met or exceeded your sales targets </li><li>You will have developed strong, ongoing relationships with enterprise clients, becoming their go-to partner for renewable energy and carbon reduction solutions </li><li>You will be recognized as a proven contributor within the sales team, contributing to team success through sales production, collaboration, and feedback on sales strategies and processes </li></ul>