Position
AVP Sales - BFSI
Location
San Francisco, CA
Experience
Minimum 15+ year
About Persistent
We are a trusted Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 14 of the 30 most innovative US companies, 80% of the largest banks in the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum by reporting $328.2M in Q1FY25, delivering 16% Y-o-Y growth. Our 23500+ global team members, located in 21 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We’re also pleased to share that Persistent won the 2023 Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance within the IT sector. Acknowledging our cloud expertise, we were named a Challenger in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services. Throughout this market-leading growth, we’ve maintained strong employee satisfaction - over 94% of our employees approve of the CEO, and 89% would recommend working at Persistent to a friend.
About the position
We are recruiting for a Sales professional at Persistent in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance domain who will be responsible for leading sales activities in his/her respective region for our banking and financial services business. Activities include lead generation towards hunting new logos, identifying opportunities and closing the same. Key to the role is to inspire customers on their enterprise journey and how Persistent could play an integral part in that journey. Thinking out of the box and demonstrating the art of the possible is key to this role.
What you will do –
- Passionate about the innovation economy, love to dabble in new age technologies and excited about the future that technology is shaping – Cloud, Mobility, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Blockchain for BFSI industry.
- Manage and grow existing customer business in Banking Financial services Strong focus on understanding lines of business across Retail and Wholesale banking
- Demonstrable experience in achieving annual revenue targets.
- Able to communicate and manage senior client stakeholders (CXO -1, -2, -3 levels).
- Eagerness and experience in successfully growing and partnering with clients.
- Highly motivated to sell services, solutions and platforms to Banking and Financial Services customers.
- Excellent Relationship Building Skills.
- Building and Managing a strong Sales Pipeline.
- Customer profiling, sales planning and set revenue / margin targets by services line at the account level.
- Anchor client meetings and pursue any opportunities generated with the help of pre-sales, delivery and external partner
What you will bring –
- Excellent Farming experience in Banking segment of BFSI.
- Proven experience of managing and growing a portfolio.
- Strong large deal sales skills, particularly in outsourcing and transformation deals.
- Customer profiling, account planning and set revenue / margin targets by services line at the account level.
- Anchor client meetings and pursue any opportunities generated with the help of pre-sales, partner units and external partners.
- Consultative skills.
- Possesses strong product / technology / industry knowledge.
- Ability to manage in a complex matrix environment.
- Strong focus on Client Service excellence.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and ‘Long Service’ awards.
- Annual health check-ups as well as insurance: Group term life insurance, Personal accident insurance and Mediclaim hospitalization insurance for self, spouse, two children, and parents.
We provide a people centric work environment that enables our employees to:
- Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
- Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
- Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
- Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best
Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers
“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”
