OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

What is the role?

As an Account Development Executive, you will be a part of a high performing, dynamic and creative team of people that work cross functionally across sales, field marketing, channels, and solution consulting. The account development mission is to identify new business opportunities in strategic accounts, while engaging with clients to increase awareness of new OpenText products and solutions across a diverse set of industries. It is important that you have a basic understanding of B2B lead generation and business development.

Account development in OpenText is at the center of the company's success & supporting our future growth. The role requires our team members to be goal oriented, self-driven, creative, persistent, energetic, and positive.

You Are Great At:

• Building quality sales pipeline for our Account Executives by engaging with prospects and existing customers to identify potential Enterprise IT projects.

• Drive business conversations with senior prospective stakeholders from IT and the business - up to an executive level.

• Schedule and host discovery calls between your AEs and prospects.
• Design and execute prospecting plays/campaigns into strategic accounts.

• Follow up on leads generated by Field Marketing activities in a timely and organized manner.
• Researching, calling, emailing, and building relationships with clients using social media.

• Self-planning to support your training & enablement and attention to detail in management reviews.

What It Takes:

• 10+ years of proven successful outbound lead/demand generation experience or Inside Sales related position, with a background in Enterprise software or solution company.

• Essential to have a basic understanding of B2B lead generation and business development.
• Exceptional communication both written and verbal, with the ability to listen and understand client needs.

• Strong desire in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with client.

• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills are required

• Goal-oriented, positive, a self-starter, with strong financial and analytical skills

• Ability to think outside the box when researching leads and finding new and creative ways to show how OpenText solutions can help the client achieve their goals

• Ability to work cross functionally with a dynamic team who rely on each other to achieve overall corporate goals

• Coaching and training skill for external outbound resource

• Proven track record of driving highly successful marketing campaigns

• Track record of autonomy, ownership, and execution

• Previous experience working CRM

• High proficiency in the MS Office suite

• Language: Japanese Native (Required) / English Intermediate level (Preferred)

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

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