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<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold">Junior Account Executive</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"><br>Location:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> Remote – USA<br><span style="font-size: 10pt"><em>Please note that due to operational requirements, candidates <span style="text-decoration: underline">must be based</span> in one of the following locations: <br><span style="font-weight: bold">New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dalla<span style="font-weight: bold">s</span>, or</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">Chicago</span>. Applicants must have valid right to work in the USA. Occasional travel to client sites may be required.</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"><br></span><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold">About Us</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Quantanite is a global customer experience and digital solutions partner that blends cutting-edge AI with the human touch. Headquartered in London and operating across four continents, our teams support fast-growing global brands by helping them scale smarter, work faster, and deliver exceptional outcomes.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">We’re not a traditional outsourcing business. We partner closely with our clients to rethink processes, unlock growth, and build high-performing teams supported by smart technology and strong human capability. Our work sits at the intersection of people, process, data, and AI — helping clients imagine what is possible and then build the operational capability to deliver it.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">If you’re looking for a role where commercial thinking, intellectual curiosity, performance, and progression genuinely matter, you’ll feel right at home here.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold">Position Overview</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">The Junior Account Executive plays a key role in driving new business growth for Quantanite by identifying, developing, qualifying, and progressing commercial opportunities across target markets. This role is suited to a commercially mature sales professional who can operate beyond traditional lead generation, confidently navigate complex sales narratives, and engage prospects around strategic business challenges, operational transformation, and technology-enabled customer experience solutions.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Reporting into the Sales Leadership function, the Junior Account Executive will work across outbound prospecting, opportunity qualification, early-stage deal progression, and structured pipeline development. The role requires someone who understands modern Go-To-Market motions, can use sales acceleration tools effectively, and is comfortable engaging economic buyers early in the sales process.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">This is a target-driven role for someone who can combine disciplined outbound execution with consultative questioning, commercial judgement, and the ability to identify where Quantanite can create meaningful value for prospective clients.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold">Key Responsibilities</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Sales Development, Opportunity Creation & Pipeline Progression</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Identify, research, and engage prospective clients across Quantanite’s target markets, with a focus on organisations that may benefit from technology-enabled customer experience, call centre, BPO, consulting, AI, or operational transformation solutions.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Execute structured outbound campaigns using multi-touch and multi-modal GTM cadences across phone, email, LinkedIn, and approved sales acceleration platforms.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Develop and progress qualified commercial opportunities, moving beyond initial interest to understand the prospect’s current state, strategic pain points, decision-making structure, and potential business value.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Engage prospects in commercially meaningful conversations that uncover the “why behind the why” and identify whether a real, valuable, and winnable opportunity exists.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Confidently articulate Quantanite’s value proposition, including how our blend of AI, technology, operational expertise, and human capability can help clients solve strategic business challenges.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Secure early access to appropriate senior stakeholders and economic buyers to improve opportunity quality, deal momentum, and probability of win.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Support the development of mutually agreed benefits and business outcomes that clearly exceed cost and demonstrate measurable value to the prospect.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">GTM Execution, Sales Technology & Sales Acceleration</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Use modern sales acceleration and GTM tools such as Orum, Clay, Lemlist, Unify, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and similar platforms to increase prospecting effectiveness and pipeline quality.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Build, refine, and execute targeted outbound sequences, using data-led prospecting and account research to improve relevance and conversion.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Apply advanced GTM motions and multi-touch cadences to identify, engage, and convert high-potential prospects.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Leverage CRM systems and associated automations to manage sales activity, improve efficiency, and maintain accurate pipeline visibility.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Create or configure basic automations within CRM or sales engagement tools to improve workflow efficiency, follow-up discipline, and reporting accuracy.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of prospect interactions, opportunity status, next steps, qualification criteria, and forecasted pipeline value.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Qualification, Commercial Judgement & Reporting</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Apply recognised sales qualification frameworks or methodologies to assess opportunity quality, buyer intent, value potential, and sales readiness.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Accurately determine whether an opportunity has genuine funnel value by assessing budget, authority, need, timeline, strategic fit, and buyer motivation.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Operate within formal pre-sales reporting structures, providing clear visibility of activity, conversion, pipeline generation, opportunity quality, and quota progress.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Carry and manage individual sales targets, contributing to pipeline creation, qualified opportunity progression, and revenue growth.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Provide structured feedback to Sales Leadership on market trends, prospect objections, campaign performance, and opportunities to improve messaging or targeting.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Collaboration & Continuous Improvement</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Work closely with Sales Leadership, Account Executives, Marketing, Solutions, and Operations teams to align outbound messaging, target account strategy, and opportunity handover.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Participate in sales meetings, coaching sessions, pipeline reviews, and performance discussions.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Continuously refine outreach techniques, qualification discipline, objection handling, and commercial storytelling.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Stay informed on Quantanite’s service offerings, AI-enabled capabilities, value propositions, industry positioning, and target markets.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Contribute to a high-performance sales culture built on accountability, curiosity, learning, and measurable impact.<br><br></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold">Qualifications</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Essential</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">3–5 years’ experience in SaaS, AI, consulting, technology-led BPO, CX, call centre solutions, or a related B2B sales environment.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Proven experience in outbound pre-sales, opportunity creation, and early-stage deal progression using formal Go-To-Market frameworks.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Demonstrated experience carrying a sales or pipeline quota for at least 1–2 years, ideally at a level of </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">$1.2M or greater</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Strong understanding of modern GTM motions, multi-touch cadences, and multi-modal prospecting approaches.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Hands-on experience using sales acceleration tools such as Orum, Clay, Lemlist, Unify, or similar platforms.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Strong foundational experience with CRM platforms, sales engagement tools, and associated automations.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Ability to configure or write basic automations within sales tools or CRM environments.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Practical experience using qualification frameworks or consultative selling methodologies.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Ability to identify genuine business pain, understand commercial value, and distinguish real opportunities from low-probability pipeline.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and economic buyers professionally.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">High level of organisation, discipline, attention to detail, and comfort operating within formal reporting structures.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Commercial maturity, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to navigate complex “art of the possible” sales narratives.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Preferred</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Experience in a tech-led BPO, call centre, CX, AI-enabled operations, or consulting environment.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Prior exposure to complex solution selling where the buyer journey involves multiple stakeholders, strategic problem-solving, and longer sales cycles.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Formal sales training, with a strong preference for Miller Heiman methodology.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Experience selling into industries such as eCommerce, online retail, food delivery, travel, technology, home services, or customer operations-heavy businesses.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Experience working in global or distributed commercial teams.<br><br></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold">What We Offer</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Remote Work Model:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> A remote role for candidates based in the USA, with occasional travel to client sites where required.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Career Development:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> Structured coaching, sales leadership exposure, and clear progression opportunities within Quantanite’s growing commercial function.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Performance-Driven Culture:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> A results-focused environment that recognises commercial impact, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Global Exposure:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> The opportunity to engage with international clients and contribute to Quantanite’s global growth strategy.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Collaborative Team:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> Work alongside experienced sales, marketing, solutions, and operations professionals across global markets.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Modern Sales Environment:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt"> Access to tools, structure, leadership, and GTM support designed to help high-performing sales professionals succeed.<br><br></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt">Quantanite is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</span></p>

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