Commercial Sales Executive

We are on the front line of recruitment, enabling organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage - our team members. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission‑critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, identity solutions, and verification services. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, we have an internationally distributed workforce of about 10,000 employees spanning 17 countries. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to modernize their hiring and onboarding processes on a global scale.

This role is a remote position; individual must be authorized and working from the United States.

We are looking for intelligent, energetic, transformational, and progressive Commercial Sales Executives who are mentally ready to own the what, why, and how to help our clients hire the best talent. Then, this is the place for you if you are ready to help us deliver innovative solutions and insights within a fast‑paced, start‑up environment with highly motivated team members that help our clients manage risk.

We need talent, that is… Informed & Insightful, Transformational, and Progressive.

Our Commercial Sales Executive for our financial and business services vertical is a collaborative, strategic, and critical thought leader who generates best‑in‑class credibility and contributes to First Advantage's industry leadership position. You will drive transactions that create action and urgency within a client organization in this role. This individual uses critical, innovative thinking to build sound business cases and influence others to close deals and expand the business.

Success in this area requires the capacity for critical, creative thinking and the ability to build sound business cases and influence others.

• Drive a disciplined sales process that includes prospecting, identifying, and building relationships with internal & external stakeholders.
• Create and deliver compelling messages that link our solutions value proposition to customer needs and effectively manage the closing timeline, which leads to a natural ending and winning the business.
• Drive total growth and profitability for an assigned vertical, including accountability to meet and exceed quotas, profit goals, and other financial targets and performance metrics.
• Ensure that the company's vision, brand, and strategy are communicated, inter‑connected, understood, and embraced by potential clients.
• Drive client communications, service, and retention by establishing and growing relationships with top clients and serving as a credible company representative.
• Lead the discovery process by asking probing questions, preempting resistance, and communicating a compelling business case.
• Build the sales pipeline, create momentum, and anticipate industry opportunities and needs through a proactive, prescribed process.

Experience

Required:

3+ years of consultative sales experience in a best‑in‑class B2B SaaS, Background Screening, HCM or ATS. Record of negotiation and closing of new client sales, including the development of contracts, pricing, terms, conditions, and SLAs. Proven track record in developing leads, pipeline, relationships, and presentation opportunities through a targeted and proactive strategy. Verified ability to attain quota on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

Demonstrated experience gaining access to and creating credibility within the VP-suite of targeted clients.

• Exposure to working in a virtual environment.
• Previous experience in a Fin Biz vertical.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.