Account Executive job in New York

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Ellevate Network is the leading community for professional women committed to helping each other succeed. This is a rare opportunity to gain broad experience at a tight-knit growing company that's passionate about social change.

We are looking for a full-time Account Executive to join our team. We strongly value diverse perspectives and care deeply about building a positive work environment; each of our small teams operates with a high level of flexibility, autonomy, and ownership for our path forward.

As an Account Executive, you will be on the front-line, supporting our global community of professional women, you will be responsible for identifying ideal partners and building relationships that will help them succeed in being employers of choice.

We’re looking for someone passionate about creating change in the world of business. You’re right for the position if you’re a problem-solver, a self-starter, collaborative, organized, and have strong communication skills. Experience in client relations or community management is a must.

What to expect in this role:

• You’ll join a small, collaborative, tight-knit B Corp with a big mission: equality for all.
• You’ll have a high level of responsibility and ownership over impactful projects.
• You'll have direct access to our leadership team, with open lines of communication to discuss the role you play in our growing business.
• You’ll receive competitive benefits, like flexible work hours and locations, unlimited vacation time, 401(k) matching, generous parental leave, time off to volunteer, a wellness stipend, and more.
• You'll receive full access to Ellevate Network’s resources, speakers, events, and content.

Your responsibilities will include:

• El(l)evate the overall client experience.
• Work find, develop, and close new enterprise accounts
• Assist in the development and implementation of strategic marketing plans, sales plans, and forecasts to achieve corporate sales objectives.
• Participate in account planning and lead follow-up
• Identify new revenue opportunities
• Ensure client business objectives are being met
• Represent Ellevate at industry events and present opportunities to collaborate to partners
• Set up, organize, and maintain organization products such as PandaDoc, Zoho CRM, etc.
• Work across teams to identify opportunities for collaboration
• Assist in management of our current Corporate Partner satisfaction
• Provide a world-class support experience by handling clients with grace and confidence
• Working interdepartmentally with our marketing, membership, product, and tech teams to communicate customer feedback and collaboratively improve our product and service.
• Invest heavily in the team, grow and find success in the job by learning from one another’s experiences, and actively work to improve.

Who will be successful in this role?

• You're collaborative - able to work independently or on a team.
• You're quick on your feet - you know when to be scrappy and when to invest and stop cutting corners.
• You're an effective communicator with team members and external users. You enjoy working with a variety of different personalities and with people from different backgrounds-- from young professionals to C-suite executives.
• You’re flexible, patient, and able to adapt to a changing environment.
• You're persevering and excited to contribute to our mission.
• You can present in an effective, actionable, and confident manner.
• You strongly believe that diversity is an asset.
• You consider yourself energetic, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic, with strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.

We’re looking for someone with:

• 2+ years in sales, relationship building, or a client facing role like Client Services or Account Management, with experience in our industry
• Relationships with D&I, HR, or marketing professionals working at top employers
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Canva, and Keynote.
• Experience working with Salesforce, Zoho or other CRM and marketing software.
• Experience dealing with multiple issues at a time, excellent time management, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Solid organizational and time management skills, detail oriented.
• A patient and professional demeanor, positive attitude.

Benefits of Working at Ellevate:

• Flexible Work Hours & Locations.
• Flex Fridays, closed every second Friday to rest and rechard
• Unlimited Vacation Time.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Parental leave policy.
• Retirement savings plan (401k).
• Time off to volunteer.
• Annual wellness reimbursement.
• Access to Ellevate’s resources, speakers, events, and content.

At Ellevate Network we believe that there is power in diversity. We value different perspectives and recognize that they help us grow.

Ellevate Network is an equal opportunity employer and as such recruits, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.