Anaplan - Account Executive, South & Sub Saharan Africa (Dubai based)

• Extensive experience in consultative sales to Fortune 2000 companies, ideally in SaaS solutions Enterprise Software • Must be based in Dubai with experience of sales in South and Sub Saharan Africa • 'Hunter' with a strong growth mindset, motivated by developing new business essential • Experience in African Enterprise customers • Shown success selling into Vice President / Senior Vice President buyers, • Track record of overachieving sales quota & targets, including demonstrated history of multiple high six-figure annual contract value (ACV) deals (services and/or software), • Demonstrated network in your industry territory, with a mix of some customers and implementation partners, • Demonstrated experience with sophisticated partner & internal team organizations, • Domain understanding (Supply Chain, FP&A, Workforce Planning & Sales) and knowledge of how these functions plan, process work and make decisions, • Strong, demonstrated opportunity management practices (e.g. sales process, qualification, executive presentation skills, quote presentation and negotiation), and ability to balance multiple (3-5) opportunities at once, • Business, Finance, Economics, related BS/BA degree or relevant years of experience. • Fluency in Local language and English • Experience with Outreach, SFDC, LinkedIn Sales Navigator a plus, • Account Planning experience Altify, MEDDPICC, • Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) • We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! • We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. • Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer • It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals. • Anaplan does not: • Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person. • Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication. • All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to [email protected] before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence. • Candidate data processed during our recruitment activities is handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice. This may include the use of artificial intelligence or automated tools to assist our team in evaluating qualifications.