Account Executive - Enterprise
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Strategic Account Executive to focus on acquiring new customers and expanding our market presence in the enterprise segment. In this role, you will help large, complex organizations adopt and scale our cutting-edge data, AI, and analytics platform to drive transformation at scale. You will own the entire sales cycle, from strategic prospecting to contract execution and work closely with senior technical and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact, tailored solutions. This role is pivotal in driving revenue growth through the pursuit, development, and closure of high-value enterprise opportunities. The ideal candidate thrives in highly complex sales environments, is trusted at the executive level, and knows how to move big deals forward.
Key Responsibilities
- Enterprise New Business Development : Identify, qualify, and pursue large-scale enterprise opportunities to secure new logos and major expansion deals.
- Solution Selling : Use a consultative, value-based approach to diagnose enterprise challenges and align our platform to business and technical objectives.
- Executive Engagement : Build deep relationships with C-suite and VP-level leaders including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and business unit heads.
- Strategic Pipeline Management : Develop and manage a strong, high-value pipeline with clear deal strategy, close plans, and accurate forecasting.
- Targeted Prospecting : Execute strategic outreach including account-based selling, executive-level networking, and event-based engagement.
- Complex Sales Cycle Management : Lead all phases of multi-stakeholder, multi-month enterprise sales cycles including discovery, demos, proposals, business cases, negotiations, and closure.
- Market & Account Intelligence : Monitor industry trends, account priorities, budgets, and competitive activity to identify and shape opportunities.
- Cross-Functional Leadership : Partner with marketing, product, customer success, and leadership to support enterprise deal strategy and post-sale success.
- CRM Discipline : Maintain detailed and accurate activity, pipeline, and account information in CRM systems (Salesforce / HubSpot or equivalent).
- Revenue Performance : Consistently meet or exceed enterprise quota targets and key performance indicators.
Location : Remote with a high preference for candidates within the NYC & Chicago metro area(s).
Experience : 10+ years of enterprise sales experience with a strong record of closing large, complex deals (67+ figure ACVs), preferably selling SaaS, data, AI, or analytics platforms.
Education : Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field; MBA is a plus.
Skills :
Proven ability to prospect, develop, and close enterprise level opportunitiesExperience managing full cycle, multi stakeholder enterprise sales motionsStrong command of structured sales methodologies (MEDDICC, Challenger, Spin, etc.)Executive level communication, presentation, and influence skillsProven ability to navigate complex buying groups and long procurement cyclesExpertise in building business cases and articulating ROI at scaleComfortable delivering executive-level demos and strategy sessionsStrong negotiation and closing abilities, including contract and pricing strategyDeep familiarity with SaaS models, multi-year contracts, and expansion planningAdvanced CRM, pipeline management, and forecasting capabilitiesAbility to manage a small number of high-impact accounts with precision and disciplineAttributes :
Confident, strategic, and credible with senior executivesResults-obsessed with a strong sense of urgency and ownershipHighly resilient and comfortable operating in ambiguity and long sales cyclesStrategic thinker with the ability to execute at a tactical levelOrganized, disciplined, and detail-oriented with strong follow-throughCurious, commercially sharp, and continuously improvingComfortable being the quarterback for large, cross-functional deal teamsPolished, professional, and trusted both internally and externallyCollaborative but fully capable of running complex deals independentlyComposed under pressure and able to keep momentum through setbacks