Account Executive

We’re looking for an Account Executive to join our highly successful sales team in North America. Our frontline employees engage and support all companies to leverage EcoVadis solutions in order to foster continuous improvement of sustainable business practices in global supply chains.

As an Account Executive, you will help expand our brand in the North American region predominantly to medium-sized enterprises and will work alongside experts in our marketing and customer success teams to develop the go-to market strategy.

To achieve this you will:

• Manage the sales process through qualification, business analysis, product demonstration, negotiation and close
• Close new business consistently at or above quota level
• Conduct high quality meetings with prospects in your territory via online and in-person meetings
• Become an expert in sustainability and sustainable procurement
• Serve as a brand enthusiast for EcoVadis’ suite of products and solutions
• Develop business in the North American region through Account Based Sales Development
• Bring your thinking, strategies, and ideas to advance our company’s unique values and vision for the future.

Given the steep growth of EcoVadis, your role and responsibilities will be permanently evolving and might encompass part, all or more of the above.

You must have an exceptional level of drive and a desire to pursue a career in Sales in an international and dynamic environment. You should have excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation and sales skills.

What you need to have to qualify:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 2 years of B2B sales experience in North America  with experience in sustainability, procurement or compliance solutions a plus 
• Over-achievement versus quota in past sales roles
• Experience working in Sustainability, CSR or B2B Procurement would be a plus
• Autonomous and self-motivated
• Fluency in English and knowledge of North American corporate business culture
• Superior communications skills and the ability to capture an audience during a virtual presentation
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks

• Location: Toronto
• Starting date: ASAP
• Salary: 80K+ 80K (Base + commission) 

In return for your expertise, we offer:

• Friendly work environment
• Opportunity to work in a truly international atmosphere
• Base salary + variable compensation plan
• GRSP and TFSA matching program available
• Health, Wellness, and Dental Benefits 
• Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accidental death, long-term disability insurance
• Flexi-time 
• Home office allowance program
• Work from home & work from anywhere policy
• Employee referral bonus policy
• Paid employee volunteer day
• Access to online learning library 
• Free virtual Yoga/Pilates
• Virtual and in-person team building events

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, in English, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!

Don’t meet all criteria? Please apply anyway. We welcome diverse candidates and want to assess your skills and potential contribution to EcoVadis, regardless of your background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want all candidates, including people with disabilities, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse applicants, to feel confident demonstrating their potential. If you require adjustments, such as interview questions in advance, please inform the hiring team.

Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on characteristics such as color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. To reduce bias in hiring, applicants are encouraged to remove personal details such as photos, marital/parental status, religion, gender, postal code, university name/graduation date, past leave details, and nationality (instead, confirm eligibility to work in the job location).

Our recruitment processes do not include AI systems that make autonomous decisions impacting individuals’ rights without human oversight. Inputs and outputs of the system have been validated by humans and answers are based on algorithms that analyze previous data with which the system has been trained. We use SmartRecruiters as our applicant tracking system and to schedule interviews. Gemini is used to summarize notes from interviews and to refine job descriptions and social media messaging. AssessFirst is used to support talent assessment decisions.