Vice President, Sales Executive - Oracle Cloud ERP – Higher Education Focus
Are you a senior level sales professional that has an entrepreneurial spirit, relevant Higher Education marketplace experience, and demonstrated sales expertise and success? If so, Deloitte Services LLP is looking for a top-performing technology Sales Executive to focus on the Human Capital (HC) and Enterprise Performance (EP) area within our Higher Education practice.
The Team
The Sales Excellence organization supports Deloitte’s public sector/higher education business in uncovering, qualifying, nurturing, and closing sales opportunities. Working hand-in-hand with Partners, Principals and Managing Directors, these sales executives focus their highly skilled efforts in securing relationships with qualified targets and decision makers to uncover opportunities, develop effective sales and go-to-market strategies, manage the entire pursuit lifecycle and act as an advisor and driver of the pursuit team throughout the sales process.
What You'll Do:
The Sales Executive (SE) is responsible for identifying, developing, managing and closing deals based on a qualified pipeline of opportunities involving Deloitte’s Human Capital and Enterprise Performance Services and Products. Key responsibilities of the job are to:
- Drive demand for Human Capital (including Student Information Systems) and Enterprise Performance consulting and related ERP services across the Higher Education sector by engaging clients, account team leaders and service line practitioners
- Manage the sales process from initial identification through closure and “own” the sale. This includes:
- Prospect, target, and build a pipeline of 3x your target with prospective Cloud ERP clients with a focus on Oracle platforms
- Develop relationships and credential Deloitte with higher education clients through fluency in the Human Capital, Student and Enterprise Performance technology as it relates to a range of business issues
- Devise and execute sales strategies and tactics that result in exceeding sales goals and assist Deloitte in further penetrating the market. Work with Oracle ecosystem partners for Human Capital, Student and Enterprise Performance in coordination with account leaders and alliance team members to develop these strategies
- Advise and educate account team leaders on Deloitte’s value proposition for the Human Capital, Student and Enterprise Performance area and develop pursuit strategies, win themes, and solution architectures that meet the specific needs of the account/client
- Engage with industry and sector leaders to develop the Human Capital, Student and Enterprise Performance market strategies and solutions that will position Deloitte as #1 in the category
- Connect SMEs to pursuits and engage them in architecting the solutions
- Work with the Pursuit, Marketing and Sales Excellence teams to create and execute cloud sales campaigns
- Assist in facilitating cloud experience labs
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience selling to and managing large client relationships in the Higher Education space
- 7+ years successful track record selling ERP Platforms or Services for ERP Platforms
- Fluency and technical acumen related to Oracle Cloud/Enterprise Platforms
- Working knowledge of the cloud technology landscape and marketplace.
- Deep knowledge and relationships in the Higher Education space.
- Competent at engaging and developing business with alliance / ecosystems partners
- Experience selling high end, project-based, professional consulting services, characterized by long sales cycles and both large and small dollar transactions
- Track record of business relationships with senior client executives
- Ability to work as a team player and solution catalyst
- Highly motivated self-starter
- Demonstrated leadership expertise
- Proven expertise in leading a complex sales process
- Ability to craft sophisticated solutions with creative value propositions and economic models
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Exceptional executive presence and business acumen
- Team facilitation skills
- An ability for gaining access and influencing decision-makers at the highest levels in client organizations
- Experience developing and executing strategic and tactical plans to realize sales objectives
- Ability to travel up to 70%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Preferred:
- Previous administrative leadership experience in Higher Education/Government
- Cloud architecture or engineering experience
- Project management experience or experience delivering ERP platforms.
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $137,000 to $282,000.
You may also be eligible to participate in a sales incentive program, whereby you may be eligible to receive certain incentive compensation amounts based on achievement of certain sales goals set forth each year, subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable program document.
Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html
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