This role is responsible for generating new revenue through the sale of Vertex transaction tax solutions across a defined territory. The successful candidate will combine enterprise SaaS sales experience, strong pipeline generation capability, and value-based selling to open new logos, build strategic customer relationships, and close complex software opportunities across Tax, Finance, IT, Procurement, and C-suite stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate new revenue by selling Vertex transaction tax solutions to prospects and customers within a defined territory.

• Develop and execute GTM plans, territory strategies, account plans, outbound campaigns, and pipeline generation activity to create demand and open new logos.

• Manage the full new business sales cycle from prospecting and qualification through negotiation, forecasting, objection handling, and close.

• Navigate complex stakeholder environments, engaging senior decision-makers across Finance, Tax, IT, Procurement, and C-suite audiences.

• Use a commercial, value-based selling approach to uncover customer pain points, build compelling business cases, and position Vertex solutions against measurable business outcomes.

• Build trusted relationships with prospects, customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to support strategic account development and long-term revenue growth.

• Maintain strong market knowledge across enterprise SaaS, tax technology, transaction tax, VAT/sales tax, ERP, compliance, and adjacent software markets.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven enterprise SaaS sales experience selling complex software solutions, ideally within tax, finance, ERP, compliance, or transformation-led environments.

• Hunter mentality with demonstrated success self-generating pipeline, prospecting, creating demand, opening new logos, and consistently attaining quota.

• Strong GTM execution capability, including territory planning, account strategy, outbound campaigns, and pipeline generation.

• Excellent executive-level communication, presentation, negotiation, closing, forecasting, and objection-handling skills.
• Strong knowledge of the software and tax industries

• Strategic relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish credibility quickly with senior stakeholders, prospects, customers, partners, and internal teams.

• Commercial and value-based selling mindset, with the ability to identify customer pain points and link solutions to measurable outcomes.

• Results-driven, resilient, and accountable, with a strong sense of urgency and consistent delivery against revenue goals.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise software, tax technology, transaction tax, VAT/sales tax, or adjacent compliance software markets.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or demonstrable work experience in enterprise SaaS, software, or transaction tax sales required.

• Experience selling to mid- and senior-level decision-makers across Finance, Tax, IT, Procurement, and executive audiences required.

• Strong working knowledge of Vertex or comparable transaction tax, ERP, finance, or compliance software highly desirable.

• Demonstrated success managing complex full-cycle sales opportunities from prospecting through close required.

Pay Basis: Monthly

The expected base salary range for this role varies by location and is expressed in local currency. The posted range reflects the anticipated hiring range for successful candidates at the time of hire, based on relevant job‑related skills, experience, geographic location, and business needs. Base pay offered to new hires may vary within the posted range depending on individual qualifications and market considerations.

The posted salary range reflects compensation at the time of hire. Employees may experience additional compensation growth over time through performance‑based increases, expanded responsibilities, role progression, or internal career opportunities, in accordance with company policies and local practices.

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for other elements of Vertex’s total compensation package, which may include participation in the Vertex Bonus Plan (VOB), a role‑specific sales commission or bonus, and/or equity grants, where applicable.

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*In all cases, compensation will comply with applicable local pay transparency and minimum wage requirements.