Account Executive, Strategic Accounts

Listen Labs

$280K — $350K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience with proven success in closing large deals
  • History of securing 6-7 figure enterprise contracts
  • Experience selling to complex global organizations
  • Demonstrates multi-threading in sales strategies as a default approach
  • Strong executive presence, able to engage with senior-level buyers
  • Proven ability to generate pipeline rather than just manage it
  • Resilient and competitive, able to persist despite repeated rejections

Responsibilities

  • Own and relentlessly pursue top 50 mega-cap enterprise accounts
  • Develop comprehensive account strategies including org, power, and political mapping
  • Implement multi-threaded sales strategies across multiple business units
  • Navigate high-stakes sales cycles involving 6-10+ stakeholders
  • Sell credibly to VP, SVP, and C-suite executives
  • Create urgency in decision-making processes within stagnant organizations
  • Lead internal resources effectively to maintain control over the deal cycle

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Emphasis on work-life balance and trust
  • Opportunities for career advancement and responsibilities growth
  • Influence in shaping processes in a growing company
Full Job Description
TL;DR:
We're hiring a killer Strategic AE to go after ~50 of the largest companies in the world. This is not a volume role. This is a high-stakes, high-impact seat focused on landing and expanding 6-7 figure deals inside complex, global enterprises. You'll work directly with our VP of Revenue to win accounts that define the company.

If you've consistently closed big deals, built executive relationships, and want a shot at a career-defining run - keep reading.

What You'll Do

Own the top 50 accounts (and nothing else):
  • Relentlessly pursue a curated list of mega-cap enterprises
  • Build deep, surgical account plans - org mapping, power mapping, political mapping
  • Create and drive multi-threaded strategies across business units

Close deals that matter:
  • Run complex, high-stakes sales cycles with 6-10+ stakeholders
  • Sell to VP, SVP, and C-suite with credibility
  • Drive urgency in slow-moving orgs
  • Close large, multi-year, 6-7 figure deals

Break into accounts others can't:
  • Cold outbound to senior executives - and get responses
  • Use creativity, persistence, and network to open doors
  • Turn light inbound into massive opportunities

Lead from the front:
  • Pull in execs, product, and eng at the right moments to win
  • Control the deal - don't let procurement or consensus kill it
  • Maintain a high bar on pipeline, forecasting, and deal quality


Who You Are
  • 5-8+ years closing in B2B SaaS - and you've actually closed big deals
  • Track record of winning 6-7 figure enterprise contracts
  • You've sold into complex, global orgs and know how to navigate them
  • You multi-thread by default - not as a "nice to have"
  • Strong executive presence - you can hold your own with senior buyers
  • You create pipeline, not just work it
  • Competitive, persistent, and comfortable hearing "no" 20 times to get one "yes"
  • You want to be in the room for the deals that matter - not padded pipeline


Why This Role
  • Top 50 accounts only - focus over volume
  • Real enterprise traction - not "trying to go upmarket"
  • Massive deal potential - land small, expand fast, or go big from day one
  • Direct line to leadership - you'll help shape how we win enterprise
  • Career-defining upside if you execute


Life at Listen Labs
  • Competitive Compensation: We're backed by world-class investors, including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, and Conviction, alongside Evantic, AI Grant, and Pear VC, and offer competitive compensation packages with meaningful equity ownership in a market where over 30B has been created in adjacent industries (Medallia, AlphaSense, GLG, Ipsos, Kantar). Our Sequoia partner, Bryan Schreier, was the first investor in Qualtrics-a $12B company tackling similar problems to ours.
    • The range for this role is $280,000 - $350,000 OTE. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, experience, and work location. If this range doesn't match your expectations, we still encourage you to apply.
  • Benefits that Support You: Comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage, flexible time off to recharge, and an environment that values balance and trust.
  • Room to Grow: As an early member of the team, you'll have the opportunity to take on new responsibilities, shape processes from scratch, and grow alongside the company. We value people who want to stretch beyond their role and build something lasting.

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