Job Description

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness. As part of our strategic growth initiative in the LATAM region, we are expanding our Mid-Market sales team to accelerate market penetration and drive revenue growth.

Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

We are looking for smart, energetic, transformational, and progressive Enterprise Sales Executives who are mentally ready to own the what, why, and how to help our clients hire the best talent. If you are ready to help us deliver innovative solutions and insights within a fast-paced, start-up environment with highly motivated team members that help our clients manage risk, this is the place for you.

We need talent that is… Informed & Insightful, Transformational, and Progressive

Our Enterprise Sales Executive is a collaborative, strategic, and critical thought leader who generates best-in-class credibility and contributes to First Advantage's industry leadership position. In this role, he/she drives transactions that create action and urgency within a client organization. This individual uses critical, innovative thinking to build sound business cases and influence others to close deals and expand the business. This is a remote position work, but individual must reside in São Paulo area for regular visits to client sites.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage a disciplined sales process which includes prospecting, identify and build relationships with internal & external stakeholders, build and deliver a compelling message that links our solutions value proposition to customer needs, and effectively manage closing timeline which leads to a natural ending and winning the business.
• Drive total growth and profitability for an assigned vertical, including accountability to meet and exceed quotas, profit goals, and other financial targets and performance metrics.
• Ensure that the company's vision, brand, and strategy are communicated, inter-connected, understood, and embraced by potential clients.
• Drive client communications, service, and retention by establishing and growing relationships with top clients and serving as a credible company representative.
• Lead the discovery process by asking probing questions, preempting resistance, and communicating a compelling business case.
• Build the sales pipeline, create momentum, and anticipate industry opportunities and needs through a proactive, prescribed process.
• You will implement value-selling processes alongside a wealth of knowledge of FADV’s products and portfolio

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of consultative sales experience in a best-in-class, progressive human capital, BPO, or technology-based industry
• Record of negotiation and closing of new client sales, including the development of contracts, pricing, terms, conditions, and SLAs
• Proven track record in developing leads, pipeline, relationships, and presentation opportunities through a targeted and proactive strategy
• Verified ability to attain quota on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Demonstrated experience gaining access to and creating credibility within the VP-suite of targeted clients
• Ability to build relationships, communicate effectively throughout an organization, influence, negotiate, and establish mutually agreeable expectations
• Achievement and goal-oriented; conscientiously work to meet and exceed organizational goals
• Strategic mindset; self-directed, organized, analytical, and possesses excellent problem resolution skills
• Diligent, resourceful, versatile, and able to multi-task
• Thrive and excel in a fast-moving, sophisticated, and demanding environment
• Strong teamwork and collaboration with an outgoing personality

Required knowledge of:

• Capable of building exclusivity, urgency, priority, and enthusiasm within prospective client organizations
• Ability to accurately project, track, and deliver sales activities for multiple products and services monthly using a CRM system, such as Salesforce.
• Ability to lead the discovery process, preempt/overcome objections, and champion/communicate the benefits of a highly differentiated and value-added brand/partnership in a compelling manner
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Willingness/flexibility to travel as required

What Else You May Need to be Successful:

• Exposure to working in a virtual environment
• Entrepreneurial style with a proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, changing environment where a critical key to success is the ability to optimize and leverage limited resources

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