Sales Executive - New Business Cision Nordics - (18 months Fixed-Term)

 

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.    Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow.    Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you. 

Cision is looking for a driven Sales Executive to accelerate new business growth across the Nordic market for the next 18 months with possibility of extension.

In this role, you will own the full sales cycle and work consultatively with senior decision makers in marketing, communications and executive leadership teams. Your mission is to identify opportunities, build strong relationships, and demonstrate how Cision’s SaaS solutions create measurable value for organizations.

Reporting to the Sales Director, you will be responsible for building a strong pipeline and consistently delivering against ambitious revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle: prospecting, discovery, demo, proposal and closing
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of Nordic prospects
• Engage with PR, Marketing and Executive stakeholders
• Conduct consultative sales conversations to identify business challenges
• Deliver tailored product presentations and value-based proposals
• Negotiate contracts and close new business deals
• Achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly revenue targets
• Maintain strong knowledge of the PR, communications and media tech landscape

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in relevant area
• Experience or strong interest in B2B sales, preferably SaaS
• Highly driven with a results-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Fluent in Swedish and English
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment

As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.   Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.   Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.   Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr.support@cision.com   Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process.