Enterprise account executive (UK)
About this role
We’re looking for a collaborative and builder-oriented enterprise sales rep experienced at helping prospective customers at large companies navigate the evaluation, business case development, and procurement of transformative technology.
Your objective will be to help convert enterprise prospects (3K-8K FTE, although tilted towards Fortune 1000) who are active in our trials or who request a sales demo from our website or within our product. While most of your pipeline will come inbound, you'll also be responsible for generating pipeline from ideal customer profile (ICP) accounts within your account set.
Your positivity, sense of curiosity, and ability to create champions from early adopters in the AI space will help shape our entire culture.
You'll be reporting to our RVP.
♀️ Your responsibilities
Develop a deep understanding of our users and why they are exploring Writer
Become a trusted product specialist, educating users on how to set up Writer to unlock value, going hands-on where needed
Become an expert in the wide range of use cases in which Writer can drive business transformation across different industries
Qualify inbound leads and guide them through the evaluation process
Generate pipeline from ICP accounts via value-driven outbounding
Guide prospects through trials with clear criteria for success; pull in key stakeholders early and help the team reach Buy consensus
Collect and share product insights that help product identify both scalable and unscalable ways to educate and activate the user base on the product
Lead champions through their internal budgeting, legal, security, and procurement processes (this is an evangelical sale where there is rarely an existing line item for the solution)
⭐️ Is this you?
5+ years in a B2B SaaS closing role focused on Enterprise (6k+ employees); extra points for experience selling to leadership in marketing, brand, product at Fortune 1000 companies
Demonstrable, consistent performance meeting and exceeding quota
Experience helping prospects build a business case to secure executive sponsorship
Experience with value-based selling (but still know the product almost as well as CS )
Experience working with legal, security, and/or procurement teams to win deals
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong sales process: you are thoughtful about how to make sales repeatable for yourself
Comfortable asking the tough questions, working cross-departmentally, and working under high pressure
Record of building strong and lasting customer relationships
Extremely organized and self-motivated; a detailed note-taker
Knowledge of editorial processes a huge plus: if you edited your high school newspaper or majored in English Literature, can you pretty please apply?
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Benefits & perks (UK full-time employees):
Generous PTO, plus company holidays
Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
Fertility and family planning support
Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
Competitive pension scheme and company contribution
Annual work-life stipends for:
Home office setup, cell phone, internet
Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
Learning and development stipend
Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
Competitive compensation and company stock options