Aveva

Account Executive CONNECT Platform

Aveva • $263K — $438K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of enterprise B2B SaaS or Cloud software sales experience
  • Proven track record of exceeding quota and closing complex deals
  • Strong sales acumen in territory planning and value-based selling
  • Experience in asset-intensive industries like energy or manufacturing is a plus
  • Comfort engaging with technical and senior business stakeholders
  • Familiarity with sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC or Challenger
  • Proficiency with Salesforce and AI-enabled sales tools

Responsibilities

  • Own commercial outcomes for a portfolio of target accounts
  • Identify use-case-driven opportunities for CONNECT platform products
  • Develop compelling value propositions connecting CONNECT capabilities to customer outcomes
  • Engage with technical and business stakeholders to build buying coalitions
  • Drive and close new SaaS/Cloud platform deals
  • Negotiate commercial terms aligned with value delivered
  • Capture customer insights to improve product-market fit and GTM messaging

Benefits

  • Flex work hours
  • 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service
  • Three paid volunteering days
  • Primary and secondary parental leave
  • Well-being support
  • Medical, dental, vision, and 401K
Full Job Description
Salary Range:
$263,100.00 - $438,500.00

This pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation that the position offers, and final compensation can vary within the range depending on work location, job experience, skills, and relevant educational attainment and/or training.

Job Title: Account Executive CONNECT Platform

Location: Philadelphia, Houston, Lake Forest, San Leandro

Employment Type: Full Time

The Job

The CONNECT Platform Account Executive, Americas is a key commercial role driving growth of AVEVA's most strategic growth initiative: the CONNECT platform. As a key member of the CONNECT commercial team, you'll be accountable for developing and executing a sales and adoption strategy that drives customer value and delivers ARR outcomes.

You will bring strong enterprise Account Executive capabilities-including prospecting, opportunity development, value-based selling, and closing complex deals. This role is designed for an enterprise consultative SaaS/Cloud seller who can build deep customer relationships, articulate compelling business value, drive platform growth, and help inform our go-to-market playbooks.

This role reports to the Director of CONNECT Platform Commercial Strategy.

Key responsibilities
Enterprise Selling & Commercial Execution
  • Own commercial outcomes-including pipeline generation, opportunity progression, and ARR achievement-for a portfolio of target accounts
  • Identify and qualify use-case-driven opportunities for CONNECT platform products, using a consultative, MEDDPICC-informed sales process
  • Develop compelling value propositions and business cases that connect CONNECT capabilities to measurable customer outcomes and support value-based selling
  • Engage technical and business stakeholders, often at VP+ level and across multiple functions, to build strong buying coalitions
  • Drive and close new SaaS/Cloud platform deals, with a focus on land-and-expand strategies
  • Negotiate commercial terms in alignment with value delivered, usage patterns, and strategic fit


Strategic Feedback & GTM Iteration
  • Capture and share customer insights to improve CONNECT product-market fit and GTM messaging
  • Inform commercial models, sales approaches, and playbooks for future scale
  • Collaborate closely with product, marketing, customer success, partnerships, sales enablement, and regional sales teams


Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of enterprise B2B SaaS or Cloud software sales experience, with demonstrated experience as an Account Executive or in a comparable quota-carrying sales role
  • Proven track record of consistently achieving or exceeding quota, delivering against ARR targets, and closing complex enterprise deals
  • Strong sales acumen, including territory and account planning, pipeline generation, value-based selling, stakeholder mapping, business-case development, and negotiation
  • Experience working with or selling into asset-intensive industries such as energy, chemicals, or manufacturing is a plus
  • Comfort engaging both technical stakeholders and senior business decision-makers (VP+)
  • Demonstrated ability to identify expansion opportunities and grow strategic enterprise accounts
  • Familiarity with sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC, Challenger, or Command of the Message
  • Proficiency with Salesforce and modern sales tools
  • Proficiency in leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve sales productivity, account research, prospecting, preparation, and overall commercial effectiveness
  • A self-starter who can operate autonomously, take ownership of outcomes, and effectively influence cross-functional teams


Desired skills
  • Enterprise SaaS seller with a strategic mindset and a strong customer-first approach
  • Skilled at articulating business value, building executive relationships, and navigating complex sales motions
  • Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and using customer insights to help shape product-market fit and go-to-market strategy


Commercial at AVEVA

Our Commercial team, comprised of over 2,000 dedicated colleagues, is the backbone of our customer relationships and business growth. From industry experts and solution architects to sales, support, success managers, and business operations, everyone shares a common goal: to deeply understand our customers' needs and deliver tailored solutions.

If you're passionate about driving growth, tackling complex business challenges, and fostering strong customer relationships, you'll find success and fulfilment in our Commercial team.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

USA Benefits include:

Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

It's possible we're hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal.

About Aveva

Aveva is a British multinational software company headquartered in Cambridge, England. It provides engineering and industrial software solutions to various industries, including oil and gas, chemical, power, marine, and mining. The company was founded in 1967 and has grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions over the years. As of 2021, it has over 5,500 employees and operates in more than 80 countries. Aveva is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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