Why We Work at Dun & Bradstreet

We are at a transformational moment in our company journey - and we’re so excited about it. Each day, we are finding new ways to strengthen our award-winning culture, and to accelerate creativity, innovation and growth. Our purpose is to help customers improve business performance with Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud and Live Business Identity, and we’re wildly passionate and committed to this purpose. So, if you’re looking to make an immediate impact at a company that welcomes bold and diverse thinking, come join us!

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Team Overview:

As part of our Sales East team, you’ll be joining a team of highly successful and accomplished Account Executives while collaborating with our Shared Services team that is equally accomplished to help support the selling motions and provide a foundation for customer success.

The Role:

In this role, you will be the face to help your customers leverage Dun & Bradstreet’s vast data cloud of over 420 million companies around the world to help better inform critical business decisions in the Finance Solutions, Sales & Marketing Solutions and Third Party Risk & Compliance areas.

This is a vital role leading the sales process working in conjunction with the shared services teams to drive Finance Solutions, Sales & Marketing Solutions and Third Party Risk & Compliance solution revenue within both existing customers and new logo prospects. This Account Executive position leads all efforts in building the “value story” to maximize customer success and mutually beneficial customer scenarios. This role is responsible for gaining a deep understanding of the customers’ business challenges, determining where D&B can provide value, proposing the best solution(s) to meet customer needs and creating a compelling customer value business case.

Responsibilities

• Sales – Responsible for building strong relationships at senior levels and identifying opportunities with D&B’s customers, by providing value added solutions in the areas of decision support & and overall portfolio management for credit risk management, sales & marketing solutions and supply & compliance management. Leverage knowledge of industry challenges and opportunities to build trust and respect with both internal and external customers.




• Client Relationships – Closely align with internal senior D&B sales leaders and peers to achieve revenue growth objectives with targeted customers and prospects. Leverage skills and Industry experience to develop and implement sales strategies to drive long term sustainable revenue growth, while building a most trusted relationship with all clients




• Account Planning – Lead the Account Process with team leader and other sales support team members in the area through quarterly detailed account planning process for each account.  Account Planning for each account will include:  Accounts D&B spend forecast, key insights from the client’s solution reviews, assessment of account’s needs, proposed steps for growing account spend including introduction of new products/solutions/services.

Experience

• 5-7 years of complex solution selling experience in a direct sales role




• Strong knowledge of enterprise wide business information solutions




• Strong knowledge of technology and how to apply technology to solve customers business needs




• Strong knowledge of Value Selling principles




• Strong knowledge of SFDC




• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to sell to senior leaders




• Solid planning and project management skills




• Results-oriented individual able to establish own priorities in an unstructured environment




• Ability to work individually and in team environment working closely with a shared resources team




• BA/ MBA preferred

Dun & Bradstreet is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, ancestry, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Dun & Bradstreet and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to TalentAcquisitionTeam@dnb.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

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