Area Vice President

2 months ago


New York, United States Appian Corporation Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Here at Appian, our core values of Respect, Work to Impact, Ambition, and Constructive Dissent & Resolution define who we are. In short, this means we constantly seek to understand the best for our customers, we go beyond completion in our work, we strive for excellence with intensity, and we embrace candid communication. These values guide our actions and shape our culture every day. When you join Appian, you'll be part of a passionate team that's dedicated to accomplishing hard things.

The best salespeople achieve the most when they are selling outstanding products, solutions, and services backed by an extraordinary company. That's what you get when you sell for Appian. We are passionate about driving digital transformation by bringing Appian solutions that provide speed, agility, and efficiency needed to compete and grow. Are you inspired by the chance to solve your customers' biggest challenges? You can make that kind of difference here. Join our team, where you can not only grow your career, but share the success of an industry pioneer.

Appian is looking for a high-energy, results driven sales leader to drive and manage the growth of our Enterprise sales team.

The Area Vice President is responsible for achieving booking targets across the Northeast. They will lead a team of Regional Vice Presidents and Account Executives. This role reports directly to the Vice President, North America Sales, and will work with other members of the sales leadership team to ensure the overall quota is met.

To be successful in this role, you need to:

  • Work with and through other functional areas, responsible for all aspects of the customer relationship life-cycle, from initial lead to sale, delivery and fulfillment of business case

  • Be responsible for managing sales operations including pipeline and forecasting, and achieving quarterly and yearly bookings targets

  • Manage sales staff to ensure they make yearly quota

  • Build relationships with key individuals within our prospect and customer base

  • Engage in strategy and tactical discussions with Account Executives and with coaches/champions to ensure Appian is best positioned to win

  • Ensure the team is successful in all facets of their job responsibilities: software revenue, relationship building, pipeline building, forecast accuracy

  • Maintain excellent relationships with other departments within Appian (Customer Success, Finance, Marketing, Sales Development Representatives)

  • Function as a member of the executive team, making valuable contributions to the overall go to market and sales strategy of the company

Basic qualifications:

  • 10+ years as a software sales team leader

  • Successful track-record in enterprise software and technology sales

  • Strategic thinker, capable of leading sales efforts across all functional areas of the enterprise

  • Ability to establish and maintain executive relationships with customer key decision makers and thought leaders

  • Keen management skills that include strategy and tactical planning/execution, territory decisioning, pricing/proposing, negotiating, and more

  • Adept at skillfully building and leading a sales organization selling into multiple verticals throughout the region, coaching sellers through the sales lifecycle, including customer facing meetings

Tools and Resources

  • Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires.
  • Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.
  • Community: We'll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups. These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

About Appian

Appian is a software company that automates business processes. The Appian AI-Powered Process Platform includes everything you need to design, automate, and optimize even the most complex processes, from start to finish. The world's most innovative organizations trust Appian to improve their workflows, unify data, and optimize operations—resulting in better growth and superior customer experiences. For more information, visit appian.com. [Nasdaq: APPN]

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Appian Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further, Appian will not discriminate against applicants for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co‐worker, Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination. Appian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees in accordance with all applicable laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at ReasonableAccommodations@appian.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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