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Senior Account Executive (SaaS)
Location: New York City (3–5 days onsite)
About the Role
We’re looking for a driven, consultative sales professional to help scale our enterprise business. You’ll own strategic deals end-to-end, working directly with executive stakeholders across legal, fintech and health industries. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex sales environments, loves building pipeline, and excels at value-based selling.
What You’ll Be Working On
- Prospect & qualify mid-market to enterprise opportunities by identifying and engaging high-value organizations
- Own the full sales cycle from initial outreach through close, leading strategic, high-impact deals
- Run sharp discovery using a consultative selling approach to uncover operational challenges and identify high-value use cases
- Deliver compelling demos that map product capabilities to customer pain points and clearly demonstrate ROI
- Sell to the C-suite by building stakeholder consensus and leading complex, value-based negotiations
- Drive predictable revenue through disciplined pipeline management, accurate forecasting, and clear next steps
- Partner cross-functionally with Growth and Product teams to structure strategic pilots and ensure strong value delivery
What We’re Looking For
- 3–7 years of enterprise SaaS sales experience owning complex sales cycles from discovery to close
- Proven ability to generate pipeline through outbound prospecting (cold calling, LinkedIn, email campaigns)
- Strong value-based selling skills with experience selling to executive stakeholders
- Track record of closing 6-figure contracts and tying product impact to business outcomes
- Comfortable navigating legal, procurement, and security reviews
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple deals simultaneously
- Proficient in modern sales tools, CRM systems, and methodologies
- Excited to work onsite in NYC 3–5 days per week and collaborate in a fast-paced environment