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Account Executive Job Description

Sales
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Job Overview

We are hiring an Account Executive to own and grow a portfolio of mid-market and enterprise accounts at [Company Name]. You will manage the complete deal cycle, build deep client relationships, and be a trusted advisor to your customers. This is a quota-carrying role with significant earning potential for high performers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the full sales cycle from discovery to close for mid-market and enterprise accounts
  • Conduct discovery calls to understand prospect pain points and map to our solution
  • Deliver compelling product demos, proposals, and business case presentations
  • Manage multi-stakeholder deals involving procurement, IT, and C-suite
  • Negotiate complex commercial agreements and close high-value contracts
  • Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast in Salesforce or equivalent CRM
  • Achieve and exceed annual quota targets (ARR/MRR)
  • Collaborate with SDRs, solutions engineers, and customer success on deal strategy

Requirements & Qualifications

  • 3–6 years of SaaS or enterprise software sales experience as an Account Executive
  • Demonstrated track record of achieving $1M+ ARR quotas
  • Experience with multi-stakeholder complex sales cycles (3–9 months)
  • Excellent negotiation and executive-level communication skills
  • Proficiency with Salesforce and sales engagement tools

Core Skills & Technologies

Enterprise Sales Full Cycle Deal Management Salesforce CRM Business Case Development Executive Presentations Contract Negotiation Pipeline Forecasting MEDDPICC / SPIN Selling

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

  • Domain expertise in HR technology
  • Experience with expansion selling and upsell
  • Knowledge of procurement & legal processes

What We Offer

  • Competitive base + OTE ($150K–250K)
  • Equity and stock options
  • President's Club travel reward
  • Health & dental
  • Remote flexibility