Customer Base Account Executive

Kainos

Posted 8 days ago

Full Time

Indianapolis, Indiana

Hybrid

Smart Summary

The role involves retaining and growing an existing customer base within a defined territory, potentially leading commercial activity for Kainos Workday Products for assigned accounts in the Americas. Key duties include delivering against revenue and activity targets, performing account planning, and engaging independently from discovery through qualification.

This role requires a minimum of 1 year of sales experience, specifically in closing deals within an Account Executive or Account Management capacity, demonstrating strong quota delivery and pipeline management. Candidates should possess excellent communication and presentation skills, coupled with a minimum Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or significant professional sales experience. Proficiency in CRM systems like Dynamics 365 or Salesforce is also essential.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Sales Experience

Closing Deals

Account Management

Value Based Consultative Selling

Quota Delivery

Pipeline Management

Forecasting

Communication

Active Listening

Presentation Skills

CRM Proficiency

Account Planning

Opportunity Qualification

Buyer Persona Understanding

Demand Generation

Workday

Job Description

Join Kainos and Shape the Future 

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.


We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.


Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

About The Team:

You will join our Customer Base Sales team selling into enterprise level clients across the world. You will work inside our Sales & Marketing function with a core focus on commercial activity. You will join a high performing team that thrives in a high-pressure environment. We are an international and super fun team that is diverse and collaborative. 

About The Person:

You are a team player with a positive can-do attitude and entrepreneurial mindset. Ideally, you have a strong understanding of Workday and or other HR and Finance platforms.  You are happy to go into our Indianapolis office 2 days a week.  

You thrive in a dynamic fast-moving environment that is constantly adapting to change. Willingness to travel at least once per quarter for client visits, conferences, and user groups. This person flourishes in a quota driven, highly competitive, high performance and pressurised environment. You pose the ability to plan and prioritise your time effectively to meet deadlines in accordance with business and customer requirements. 

Essential Requirements: 

  • Sales Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience closing deals in a Sales Executive or Account Management role. Experience in value based consultative selling and closing. Quota delivery, Pipeline management and accurate forecasting experience. Experience selling to the office of CHRO or CFO (HR / HRIT and Finance Leaders) 
  • Communication: Excellent communication skills, active listening, written, verbal articulation and presentation skills with proven capability of delivering a value-based proposal 
  • Educational Background or Professional Experience: Minimum Bachelor’s degree with concentration in Arts, Science, Business, Information Technology, or significant professional sales experience 
  • Proficiency in Dynamics 365 or other CRM (SFDC, HubSpot etc.). 

Desirable:

  • Experience in creating Account Plans, segmenting product whitespace, defining wallet share, using tech stack such as Zoom info and LinkedIn Sales Navigator 
  • Inside sales, sales development, or account management 

    About The Job:

    Retaining and growing an existing base of customers in your defined territory. You may become the Account lead for set of defined Accounts across the Americas. You may become fully responsible and accountable for all Kainos Workday Product commercial activity and account management matters with these customers. Initially you will work in close partnership with a group of Account Directors and Account Managers in the Americas region. 

    Your key responsibilities will include: 

    • Delivering against monthly, quarterly and annual individual and team targets (revenue and activity) in the pursuit of generating qualified pipeline 
    • Account Planning with Account Managers and Directors on prospecting and opportunity qualification activities - Working independently to engage and generate opportunity from initial Discovery to Qualification 
    • Understanding buyer persona challenges as they relate to Workday, actively listen, build trust, articulate their challenges, and propose potential solutions 
    • Collaborate with the Customer Base Marketing Manager, Account Managers, Directors VP to assist in the creation and execution of demand generation 

    At Kainos, we have a flexible work model, allowing you to enjoy a mix of 50% onsite work - either with customers or in our Indianapolis office - and 50% remote work.

    Embracing our differences   

    At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive.   We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are.   We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. 

    Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. 

    We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

    Kainos

    At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow. Our two specialist business areas, Digital Services and the Workday Practice, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.

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