Associate Account Director, Anchor (40)

Associate Account Director (AAD)

Bazaarvoice is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Associate Account Director (AAD) to join our high-performing Enterprise sales organization. This pivotal supporting role acts as a force multiplier for our most senior Account Directors (ADs) who manage complex, high-value enterprise accounts.

You will be responsible for ensuring operational efficiency and maximizing customer retention within some of our top customer accounts. This will include expertly managing smaller-dollar renewals, selling smaller dollar contracts, and handling paperwork questions and revisions.

What you'll be doing:

• Prospecting strategic accounts and clients, booking meetings for the CAS Enterprise team.
• Under Account Director leadership and direction, you will: run initial discovery calls for new prospects, leads deal cycles for select renewals and turn-key opportunities, and build proposals and quotes for standard business opportunities.
• Drive the proactive opportunity outreach strategy by drafting email templates, identifying high-fit accounts for opportunities, and partnering with Account Directors and your greater account team to deliver messaging to potential clients.
• Cold calling – making select outbound calls to potential clients, particularly brand managers and other budget holders in CPG product categories.
• Build and nurture new relationships at every level within client organizations with an emphasis on marketing decision makers and budget holders.
• Understand the customer category, brand, and business objectives to uncover opportunities and position the Bazaarvoice suite of solutions to meet these objectives.
• Support sales team in all efforts to meet or exceed all applicable sales quota goals.

Necessary Skills and Experience:

• 1-3 years of inside sales experience with a proven track record of success
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to competently conduct formal presentations & one-on-one client meetings
• Tenacity to handle rejection and move forward to the next opportunity with a positive attitude
• Creative thinker and problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Must be a collaborative team player

Key Performance Indicators:

• Volume of meetings booked each week, each month, etc.
• Sales pipeline contribution
• Closed/Won business for deal cycles you drive or support
• Overall contribution to attainment of team goals and quota

$80,000 - $120,000 a year At Bazaarvoice, we carefully consider multiple factors when determining compensation.Since we believe the transparency and integrity builds trust, we want to share that we expect the OTE (on target earnings) for this position to be in the range listed above is based on Bazaarvoice's good faith belief at the time of posting.Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level.

While this is a good faith estimate of the expected OTE range, Bazaarvoice reserves the right to pay outside this range if these assumptions and understandings are modified as we progress through the interview process.Your recruiter can share more about the OTE range and total compensation package during the hiring process.If this compensation is somewhere close to your desired range, we encourage you to apply!

Why join Bazaarvoice?

Customer is key

We see our own success through our customers' outcomes.

We approach every situation with a customer first mindset.

Transparency & Integrity Builds Trust

We believe in the power of authentic feedback because it's in our DNA.

We do the right thing when faced with hard choices. Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance.

Passionate Pursuit of Performance

Our energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive & curiosity.

We love what we do, and because we're laser focused on our mission.

Innovation over Imitation

We seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo.

We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage.

Stronger Together

We bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives.

We champion what's best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams.

As a stronger company we build a stronger community.

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Bazaarvoice provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants according to their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy, gender stereotyping, and marital status), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law in every location in which the company has facilities.Bazaarvoice believes that diversity and an inclusive company culture are key drivers of creativity, innovation and performance.

Furthermore, a diverse workforce and the maintenance of an atmosphere that welcomes versatile perspectives will enhance our ability to fulfill our vision of creating the world's smartest network of consumers, brands, and retailers.

As part of our final selection process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a routine pre-employment background check. This process is strictly conditional upon your prior written consent.