Enterprise Sales Business Development Executive

About the Role
WeWork is currently seeking an Enterprise Business Development Executive. This full-time position is based in London and will report directly to the Director of Enterprise Business Development EMEA. This individual will be responsible for working with the Enterprise team locally and globally, to support our aggressive growth ambitions & to generate a robust enterprise pipeline with Fortune 500 companies.

As a successful Enterprise Business Development Executive your primary responsibilities will include (though will not be limited to):

• Based in our EMEA HQ offices, map prospective Enterprise accounts around organizational structure, people and potential real estate/workplace needs
• Develop and support outbound enterprise sales opportunities that lead to pitches, engagement, relationship building & growth in the Enterprise pipeline that converts to incremental revenues
• Be a brand ambassador & deliver the WeWork story & value proposition at Fortune 500 global events
• Collaborate with sales & marketing team to develop enterprise marketing collateral and messaging
• Strategize with enterprise sales teams to improve sales processes
• Ensure operational excellence in the day-to-day management of the business including forecasting, pipeline development, training, hiring, performance management and team collaboration.
• Develop and implement best practices to maximize pipeline creation, conversion rates, forecasting accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration

Duties

• Achieve or exceed monthly quota.
• Manage high-level conversations with senior clients and other business leaders in target and prospect accounts.
• Attend industry events to represent WeWork and effectively deliver our Mission and value proposition
• Regularly host tours of WeWork offices, hold off-sites, planning sessions and Real Estate portfolio reviews
• Develop targeted account list, outbound strategy, and marketing material to increase our enterprise pipeline.
• Research and build new and existing accounts (i.e adding contacts, sending enterprise newsletter, demand from events, and coordinating strategic meetings).
• Work in Salesforce CRM to efficiently input and track data.
• Be a creative thinker who looks outside of the box to find solutions to meet growing sales targets.
• Communicate the WeWork brand and lifestyle to the enterprise community, to highlight our culture enhancing benefits to corporate organizations.
• Offer consistent partnership and support within the global sales team and marketing team.
• Understand target companies’ business needs, develop proposals and accurately articulate WeWork’s value​ proposition at the executive level.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of the WeWork offerings while staying current in understanding the competitive landscape and industry trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Enterprise sales experience, with a history of outperforming targets & comfortable prospecting
• Financial Services, Management Consulting, Technology or Real Estate experience ideal
• Demonstrated ability to continuously increase the effectiveness of team, recognizing opportunities for creating new systems, structures, and processes.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit – WeWork is growing incredibly quickly, meaning each​ employee will be given significant responsibility and autonomy. This will mean hard work, but will also mean much room for innovation in developing processes and/or programs that could benefit the company and create room for significant personal and career growth
• Exceptional organization skills and multitasking skills
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce reporting and dashboards, and highly focused on numbers and process.
• Proven track record working in a high-growth, fast pace environment

Do’er:

• You do what you love!
• Credibility is earned at WeWork through execution and getting things done. You are able to get into the details and deliver results under highest expectations on time and quality.
• Pragmatism and outcomes orientation are valued and lead to wins.
• Exceptional organisational and multi-tasking skills

Customer-centric:

• Ability to identify needs of customer and create/drive solutions
• High level of empathy and ability to anticipate needs – understanding as much of the importance of what is unsaid

Collaborator:

• There is no room for “I” at WeWork. Every role and individual is in the organization to serve We.
• Builds trust across the organization by being a good listener and inclusively soliciting input. You’re open to new and innovative solutions and are also willing to adjust course when appropriate new ideas or objections are raised.
• You love working with people!