Key Account Manager (EMEA Video API)
About this role
Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!
Why this role matters:
This role is crucial for driving the growth and success of Vonage's API/CPaaS solutions, particularly for the Video API vertical team. As a Video API Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in expanding existing relationships with tech-savvy customers and cultivating new ones, focusing on high-growth digital and cloud software companies. Given Vonage's position as a leader in WebRTC Video solutions, your work will directly contribute to helping innovative companies integrate video into their customer experiences, setting them apart in their respective industries.
Your key responsibilities:
Drive opportunities through the entire sales cycle from pipeline generation through to close and post-sales / up-sell
Employ a value & solution oriented sales methodology with a focus on real time video communication solutions
Build upon the growth & adoption of our Video APIs in the Mid-Market segment in the EMEA region
Own cross functional opportunity management from Pre-Sales through to working with Customer Success
Drive a pipeline generation cadence to develop expansion opportunities and land new target accounts
Lead compelling presentations of Vonage’s CPaaS product and vision to a broad range of audiences from c-level executives to individual contributors leveraging Vonage’s value-based sales methodology
Provide timely and accurate forecasts and clear visibility on sales and revenue performance by actively handling your pipeline of opportunities on pre-committed revenue deals
Leverage and coordinate cross-functional internal teams to efficiently navigate complex sales cycles (incl. Sales Development, Pre-Sales, Legal, Engineering, Security, Marketing, Product and Customer Success)
What you’ll bring:
Requirements
- Fluent Spanish and French
- Experience in Enterprise technology sales, SaaS, Cloud, or API based communications, with a proven track record of success.
- Experience selling WebRTC based solutions or other Video technologies
- Demonstrated success in prospecting, identifying new customers through cold calling, lead generation and networking.
- Strong relationship-building skills with executives across business, marketing, and technology teams.
- Experience collaborating effectively with Pre-Sales Consultants.
- A proactive attitude, creativity, curiosity, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively across the business.
- Experience we consider a plus:
- A solution-oriented sales approach that spans the full delivery lifecycle, with a focus on consistently growing and maintaining a robust new business pipeline that meets and exceeds targets.
- Experience in gaming, finance, social or healthcare verticals selling Video products
- Experience working closely with pre-sales teams to design innovative CPaaS solutions, especially for clients looking to migrate their communication infrastructure to the cloud and integrate APIs into their customer experience flows.
- How you’ll benefit:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Group Pension Plan
- Life Insurance and Group Personal Accident
- Ericsson Care Line
- Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
- Additional benefits and perks will be shared and discussed with you by the recruiter during the interview process
About Vonage
Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today. Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.