Sales Head

A BIT ABOUT US

Appknox is one of the top Mobile Application security companies recognized by Gartner and G2. A profitable B2B SaaS startup headquartered in Singapore & working from Bengaluru.

The primary goal of Appknox is to help businesses and mobile developers secure their mobile applications with a focus on delivery speed and high-quality security audits.

Appknox has helped secure mobile apps at Fortune 500 companies with Major brands spread across regions like India, South-East Asia, Middle-East, US, and expanding rapidly. We have secured 300+ Enterprises globally.

We are a 40+ incredibly passionate team working to make an impact and helping some of the biggest companies globally. We work in a highly collaborative, very fast-paced work environment. If you have what it takes to be part of the team, we are excited and let’s speak further.

The Opportunity

The Sales team @ Appknox is one of the most active and agile teams in the organisation. With multiple channels to penetrate the  global markets, the team is a right mix of dynamic ,aggressive and experienced professionals added with a go getter attitude. The team interacts with the CXOs and leadership teams of global firms  and has closed high value deals including Fortune 500 / 100 Enterprises. This role provides the candidate with an opportunity to own, learn and grow along with the organization scaling new heights in both professional and personal grounds. 

What An Ideal Candidate Would Look Like: 

• 4-5 years of experience in End to End Enterprise sales in a SaaS company/IT company.
• The candidate will be resourceful enough to set-up processes and working methods, strategic enough to provide thought leadership and execution oriented enough to build a robust pipeline
• Highly Proactive, Open to Feedback and has growth mindset 
• Willing to generate pipeline on their own and works closely with the SDR team sharing best practices and regional intel 
• Relevant experience in a cyber security company building a strong sales pipeline is good to have

Requirements:

• Advanced skill set for gathering requirements, writing SOWs, documenting RFI/RFPs, and submitting commercial proposals
• Understands and drives BANT/MEDDPICC/MEDDICC on deals 
• Has experience with Outbound and is willing to drive his/her pipeline 
• Expertise in working on executive presentations and other sales and marketing-focused automation tools is a plus.
•  Has worked on a HubSpot/Salesforce CRM at his previous organization and also has a good idea about CRM Hygiene. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to persuade, influence, negotiate, and make formal presentations in meetings and training environments
• Open to working in shift timings, if required

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end sales cycles, including lead generation, sales presentations, technology demonstrations, commercial proposal submissions, contract negotiations, and revenue generation.
• Develop a consulting and a trusted advisory relationship with client stakeholders and executive sponsors.
• Proactively assess, clarify, and validate client needs on an ongoing basis and convert client needs into enterprise contracts to meet sales quota/target
• Work cross-functionally with the the business development, marketing, delivery, and finance teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of solutions that meet client needs and objectives.
• Analyze the latest marketing trends using CRM and analytics tools, tracking competitors' activities and providing valuable inputs for fine-tuning marketing strategies.
• Go the extra mile to make it an excellent experience for the client and build a great organization with a get-things-done attitude

Interview Process:

Round 1: Profile Evaluation by HR

Round 2: Assignment (Call script)

Round 3: Interview with Head of Sales

Round 4: Assignment Demo of call script product

Round 5: Expectation Setting

Round 6: Salary negotiation/work culture fit by HR

Compensation:

As per Industry Standards

Why Join Us:

• Responsibility: If you enjoy challenging work and pushing your boundaries, this is the right place for you. 
• Great Salary & Equity: We keep up with the market standards & provide pay packages considering updated standards. Also, as Appknox continues to grow, you’ll have a great opportunity to earn more & grow with us. Moreover, we also provide equity options for our top performers.
• Holistic Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and take a much more holistic approach to training and developing our assets: the employees. We shall also support you all on that journey of yours.
• Transparency: Being part of a start-up is an amazing experience, one of the reasons being the open communication and transparency at multiple levels. Working with Appknox will give you the opportunity to experience it all firsthand.
• Health insurance and Cult live: We offer health insurance coverage up to 5 lacs for you and your family, including your parents. Cult live membership for all team members who are looking at fitness.

Job Title: State Sales head Job Category: Full time

Qualification Graduate in computer science, BE, /MBA Location Gujarat State

Salary Range 50000 PM + Incentives Experience: More than 5 years

Position Overview: We are seeking a State Sales head with a passion for education and a proven track record

in sales to lead and expand our presence in the Gujarat state. Ambitious and energetic candidates required

expertise in customer acquisition strategy & dedication for effective sales & marketing strategy to drive

sustainable financial growth with forging strong relationships & product knowledge.

Key Responsibilities:

● Sales Strategy: Develop & execute a comprehensive sales strategy that aligns with the company's

goals and objectives. Continuously evaluate and refine the strategy based on market trends & customer

feedback.

● Revenue Growth: Meet and exceed revenue targets by identifying business opportunities, negotiating

contracts, and managing the sales pipeline. Foster long-term relationships with key accounts.

● Market Analysis: Stay updated on industry trends, customer needs to inform product development and

sales strategies. Conduct market research,competition & competitor analysis to identify opportunities

for growth.

● Sales Process Optimization: Implement & improve sales processes, systems & follows the best

practices in sales and customer relationship management, use tools to enhance efficiency &

effectiveness.

● Reporting and Analysis: Regularly analyze sales data and performance metrics to provide insights

and recommendations for improvement. Present reports to senior management to track progress and

make informed decisions.

● Customer Engagement: Collaborate with the marketing team to create targeted marketing campaigns,

promotions, and events to attract and retain customers. Ensure exceptional customer satisfaction

through effective communication and support.

● Collaboration: Identify and establish strategic partnerships with educational institutions, organizations

& other stakeholders to expand the company's reach and influence in the EdTech sector.

Qualification and experience:

● Proven working experience as a State Sales head in K-12 or CBSE school business,

● Proven sales track record, computer Proficiency for proposal development & CRM tools

● Market knowledge, strong relationship is expected with ability to build rapport

● Good analytical & Strong problem solving skills, listening and questioning skills, combined with the

ability to interact confidently with clients, able to work under pressure in result oriented manner

● Graduate from any branch computer science, MBA, BA, B.Com

● Edtech/Book publisher or sales & marketing experience are added advantages

Company Profile: Scholarclone is an innovative EdTech company committed to transforming education

through cutting-edge technology solutions. We provide a range of online learning & administrative platforms,

resources, & tools designed to empower educators and learners alike. With a mission to make education

accessible and engaging, administrative solutions and integrated business applications to a wide spectrum of

clients including education institutes

About Us

Aakash is synonymous with trust in India's test preparation landscape, offering a blend of superior classroom and online learning experiences, granting students an invaluable edge. We specialize in preparing students for Medical and Engineering entrance exams such as the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE - Main & Advanced), alongside school/board examinations, including prestigious scholarship exams like NTSE and Olympiads.

AESL (Aakash Educational Services Limited) adopts a student-centric ethos in test preparation, acknowledging the uniqueness of each student and catering to their individual needs. Our team comprises highly qualified and experienced instructors deeply committed to nurturing students' aspirations. Our programs are meticulously crafted for flexibility, and our teaching methodologies are enriched by cutting-edge technologies, ensuring students are thoroughly equipped for their examinations.

Aakash Advantage:

35 Years of Excellence: Providing comprehensive and result-oriented test preparation for over three decades.

Nationwide Presence: With over 315 branches across India, we facilitate preparation in your city.

Expert Faculty: Our pool of 6000+ expert faculty members serve as mentors and guides, ensuring personalized attention.

Proven Success: In 2023 alone, 122,000+ Aakashians qualified in NEET & JEE examinations.

Digital Integration: Embracing the future, our classrooms are 100% digitized across all branches.

Hybrid Learning: Offering the best of both worlds, our hybrid classrooms seamlessly blend traditional and online learning experiences.

A Great Place to Work: We take immense pride in announcing that Aakash has been honoured with the prestigious Great Place to Work title for three consecutive years, a testament to our unwavering commitment to fostering a positive and enriching work environment.

Purpose of the Admission Officer role:

Admission officer is responsible for lead generation through variety of marketing activities resulting in counselling and enrolling the students.

As an Admission officer, you are expected to:

1.      Generate admissions by maintaining a continuous influx of data by conducting “Above The Line” (ATL) & “Below The Line” (BTL) marketing activities such as- seminars in schools, open seminars in town & residential spots within a specified territory.

2.      Contribute towards set targets by doing school visits for meeting principals, coordinators and management personals for business development.

3.      Ensure a delightful customer experience while going for home visits to counsel students and parents and close admissions resulting in enrolling the students.

4.      Capitalize on business opportunities by liaising with local tuition teachers.

5.      Ensure adherence to internal processes and compliances.

To be successful in the Admission Officer role you are required to have:

1.      Ability to handle customers in a calm, empathic & patient manner, along with strong sales persuasion skills.

2.      Excellent networking and presentation skills to conduct seminars.

3.      Proficiency in Microsoft Office and writing emails, & comfortable while working on software related to Sales & Services.

4.      Fluency in communication of English and Regional Language.

5.      Comfortable for traveling and public speaking.

Must Attitude:

1.      Customer Orientation

2.      Sense of Ownership and Accountability.

3.      Result orientation

4.      Emotional intelligence for working in a team.

Qualification:

1.      Must have bachelor’s degree.

2.      Preferred BTech / MBA /Masters in Psychology, Education etc.

Experience:

1.      Previous experience in counselling in education or careers counselling.

2.      

Previous experience of Business to Customer (B2C) Sales across industries.

Key Interactions:

·        External

o  Students, Parents & Schools.

o  Partners and Vendors for Above The line (ATL) and Below The line (BTL) activities.

·        Internal

o  Branch’s Academic & Non-Academic teams.

o  Regional Student Support Centre.

o  Regional Sales & Operations Team.

• The incumbent will report to Manager/Sr. Manager - Business Development and will be Executive/Sr. Executive depending upon the relevance and no. of years of experience.-
• Collaborating with Regional Sales Managers to accelerate the influx of business opportunities in the assigned territory.
• Reaching out via Phone/Email/Social Media to connect with prospective customers.- Conducting secondary research into company financials, line of business, technology requirements, etc., to personalize prospecting efforts-
• Staying up to date with the latest procurement industry trends & best practices- Competitor analysis & positioning against them-
• Delivering first-level Corporate Overview Presentations- Pre-qualification of business opportunities (Gauging- Budget, Authority, Need & Timeline)-
• Strategizing cross-functional campaigns to be conducted by BD & Marketing Necessary

• Educational Qualification:
• Graduation is a must (B.E.and MBA referred)-
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English (Public Speaking background is preferable)-
• Soft Skills (Pitching, Probing, Objection Handling, Rapport Building)-
• Strong, in-depth analytical skill-
• Proficient in professional business conversational etiquette-
• Account Mapping & Social Selling ability-
• Networking & Team Management
• Work Location: Mumbai
• Education: Any Graduate/ Post Graduate

• LOCATION: Mumbai
• COMPENSATION: Competitive
• WHY ZYCUS? :- Be a part of one of the fastest-growing product Companies in India-
• Come join a young, dynamic & enterprising team-
• Work on the latest technologies-
• Flexible working hours (As per business requirement).

Future Analytica is looking for a driven, results-oriented Sales director with experience in the SAAS business. This sales director is expected to lead a team of sales executives covering English speaking markets and manage the revenue and market penetration goals. The Sales Director will be responsible to hire, develop, and lead a team of high-performance individual contributors to scale our presence globally.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop, analyzes and implements sales strategy across key accounts to attain company strategic objectives
• Own and hit annual sales targets within enterprises accounts
• Partner with customers to understand their business needs and objectives
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships
• Effectively communicate the value proposition through proposals and presentations
• Support marketing by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
• Oversees a team of individual contributors to meet or exceed customer acquisition and retention goals.
• Owns strategic plan, quarterly revenue forecast, territory design, and resource planning for sales of products in all stages of the lifecycle
• Develops team talent and pipeline includes attracting, identifying, developing, rewarding, managing, and coaching includes methodologies, consultative techniques, negotiation, and ABM strategy & tactics.
• Identifies solutions for process and product improvement to increase revenue, profitability, and customer experience.

Ideal Qualifications

• MBA degree and 10+ years with direct Mid-Market or Enterprise Software selling and management experience.
• 5+ years managing individual contributors selling B2B SaaS software
• Experience selling analytics, data, databases, predictive modelling, or business intelligence software in the US and UK.
• Experience selling in core AI industries including Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Insurance, and Manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, creative, and critical thinking skills to deliver solutions for both internal operations and customers.
• Proven results with both early-stage and market-proven software products
• Experience negotiating large contracts, including working with internal partners (legal, product, management) and external partners (channel, technology, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Genuine flexibility and temperament to succeed in a high-energy, fast-growing startup.

About The Company

AI is the next big revolution for the World. Our technology enables AI for the future. Future analytica is an AI-SAAS platform that enables 10x acceleration and democratization to the entire data science journey. The company is well funded and has a team with decades of operational experience and best practice that can be shared with our clients. We are looking for top talent to help us continue our growth — and grow with us!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Why work for us?

It would be a Challenging, grounds up a promising circumstance for you. You get an opportunity to chip away at AI/Data analytics alongside stunning specialists with strongly backed up funding.

Since the organization is as yet in the beginning phases, you will see the total lifecycle of the start-up from getting the underlying clients to raising funding rounds. If you stick it out, you will experience extraordinary career growth.

What is the leadership team at FutureAnalytica and who are backing you?

Started by two young entrepreneurs, AI enthusiasts and have a solid experience in data science and analytics.

Dhiraj.K- Founder & CEO

Mridu Andotra-Co-Founder

Are you okay with remote employment?

Yes, but only in the India or U.S due to time zone convenience. Sometime in 2022, we may get back to offices and prefer working together.

Have you raised any money?

Yes, we raised seed funding by foreign investors

What is work/life balance like at your company?

As an early-stage startup, we wouldn’t want to hide this reality to prospective candidates: raw hours make a big difference in the impact we can make right now. This won’t always be the case, but it is at present.

So, often we find ourselves working later in the evening, on rare occasions a weekend, but it’s mostly driven by personal ambition. We don’t have any expectations of anyone to do so.

However, we love our employees to work flexible with an open-door policy where any employee can reach founders directly.

Our cultural values are...

Customer First: You put the best interest of customers first. It means doing the right thing for the customer even when none (the customer, your manager) is watching.

Innovation: Be an out of the box thinker

Love of Learning: Be curious to learn and implement

Impact: You accomplish an amazing amount of work

Ownership Taker: You take ownership of your goals and don’t blame others for lack of success and be a problem solver.

Authentic and Honest: You are quick to admit mistakes, learn from it. Always assume everyone is working with the best intention. No behind-the-door criticism.

Pro-active- Do it before someone come to ask for it.

Co-operative- Finally gel well with the team.

So, if you think you’re a right fit and ready to take the challenge why late write to us and our People and Culture department will come in touch with you to discuss further.

Job Description:

• Individual Contributor role reporting to Business Development Manager.
• Minimum 1 year of experience from B2B Presales/ Sales/ Business Development/ Customer Service with upselling involved.
• Communication should be above average in both Oral and written with emphasis on vocabulary.
• Should be from international focused companies/teams. Domestic also can be considered if communication is excellent.

            Involving Business Development activities for US market

• B2B sales experience (US Market)
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Lead Generation
• Cold calling
• Outbound sales experience
• Hard core sale
• Pre- sales / Online Marketing/ Email Marketing