Dropbox

Account Executive

Dropbox$146K — $198K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience in dynamic environments
  • Proven ability to generate pipeline and close deals
  • Strong experience with sales qualification frameworks such as MEDDICC or SPICED
  • Demonstrated use of value selling methodologies
  • Experience selling to mid-market and enterprise customers
  • Consistent track record of meeting sales targets
  • Strong collaborative spirit with a focus on team culture

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle from lead generation to closing and renewal
  • Build pipeline from scratch through proactive prospecting
  • Identify and expand into new use cases and customer opportunities
  • Generate pipeline through outbound efforts, events, and partnerships
  • Forecast accurately to meet or exceed revenue targets
  • Lead discovery sessions to uncover customer needs and priorities
  • Apply structured frameworks to qualify and advance sales opportunities

Benefits

  • Collaborative team culture
  • Opportunities to build strong sales experience
  • Access to cutting-edge AI products
  • Room for professional growth in a growing portfolio
  • Influence product and GTM strategy with your insights
Full Job Description
Role Description

As an Account Executive on the Growth team, you will help Dropbox expand how we bring our Product Suite and emerging AI products to new customers.

In this role, you'll focus on identifying, engaging, and developing opportunities with net new customers. You'll work with prospects to understand their needs, learn which use cases resonate, and help create successful outcomes. You'll be expected to execute consistently, manage your pipeline effectively, and contribute feedback that helps improve our sales motion, messaging, and approach over time.

This is an opportunity to build strong sales experience across a growing portfolio of products while contributing to Dropbox's next phase of growth.
Responsibilities
  • Own the full sales cycle from pipeline generation through close and renewal within your territory
  • Build pipeline from scratch by prospecting into new teams, departments, and executive stakeholders
  • Expand beyond existing motions to uncover new use cases and opportunities
  • Consistently generate pipeline through outbound efforts, account mapping, events, and partner collaboration
  • Forecast accurately and manage pipeline to consistently meet or exceed revenue targets
  • Lead strong discovery to uncover customer challenges, priorities, and desired outcomes
  • Apply structured qualification and value-selling frameworks (e.g., MEDDICC, SPICED) to advance deals
  • Clearly articulate business impact and position Dropbox solutions around outcomes, not features
  • Drive deal momentum by building urgency, aligning stakeholders, and establishing clear next steps
  • Contribute to evolving GTM strategy by refining ICP, messaging, and use cases (e.g., Dash)
  • Collaborate cross-functionally and bring insights from the field to influence Product and GTM
Requirements
  • 4+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally including time in early-stage, new product, or evolving GTM environments
  • Proven ability to generate pipeline and close deals in ambiguous or evolving markets
  • Strong experience with qualification frameworks such as MEDDICC, SPICED, or similar
  • Demonstrated use of value selling methodologies such as Command of the Message or equivalent
  • Experience selling to mid-market and enterprise customers, including executive stakeholders
  • Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
  • High ownership mentality - you take initiative and move things forward without waiting for direction
  • Thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable operating without a fully defined playbook
  • Curious and business-oriented, with the ability to connect customer problems to solutions
  • Resourceful and adaptable - you figure things out and adjust quickly
  • Strong collaborator who contributes positively to team culture
  • Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM tools to manage pipeline and forecast
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple complex deals
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience selling a new or emerging product within an existing portfolio
  • Experience working in high-change or transformation environments
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
  • General familiarity with AI or productivity tools
Compensation

US Zone 1

This role is not available in Zone 1

US Zone 2

$146,500-$198,300 USD

US Zone 3

$130,200-$176,200 USD

About Dropbox

Dropbox is a publicly traded cloud storage and file sharing services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2007, Dropbox provides cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. The company's cloud storage allows users to store and share files, photos, and videos. Dropbox has over 700 million registered users across 180 countries. The company has additional offices in New York City, Dublin, London, Paris, Sydney, and Tokyo.
Learn more about Dropbox
Size
2,667 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$256.3 million
Founded
2007
5 Year Trend
+20.6%
Revenue
$1.9 billion
NASDAQ

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