About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. AI is changing how customers find brands, and Yext gives enterprises the infrastructure to compete: Scout analyzes 10 billion signals monthly across four AI models to surface where you're losing and why, the Knowledge Graph maintains the verified data AI cites, and content generation and distribution agents syndicate brand content across LLMs, listings, social platforms, and review sites in real time. Thousands of brands in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to win across AI and traditional search. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work globally by Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®.</p></div><p>As a <strong>Director, Enterprise Sales</strong>, you are responsible for growing our client base with a focus on <strong>Financial Services</strong>. You are committed to winning and taking advantage of the untapped customer base that could benefit from Yext’s product offering. Individuals should have a proven track record of consultative sales; the ability to negotiate complex six and seven figure contracts; a strong understanding of the digital landscape and a willingness to embrace innovative, fast paced technology companies. If this is you, we offer best in class compensation with uncapped commissions!</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build, lead and grow your own book of business, selling to our top accounts and working with FSI Customers.&nbsp;</li> <li>Drive significant growth in the market for both existing and new clients, achieving or exceeding individual quota</li> <li>Focus on implementing transactions in an assigned territory and prospect for new opportunities</li> <li>Manage complete and complex sales-cycles presenting to C-level executives the value of our product</li> <li>Define, implement, and own an engagement plan for key prospects</li> <li>Develop and manage positive relationships within our Enterprise market segment, looking for opportunities to make valuable contributions for the customer and develop additional revenue</li> <li>Territory/Vertical identification and research, to formalise a go to market strategy and build qualified target accounts</li> <li>Forecast sales activity and revenue achievement, while creating satisfied and referenceable customers</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You Have</strong></p> <ul> <li>BA/BS degree or similar university level education. In lieu of degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience</li> <li>Ideally 10+ years experience selling SaaS technologies</li> <li>All candidates, who may not hav