OpenText

Commercial Solution Sales Executive, Experience

OpenText$110K — $140K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in enterprise software or SaaS sales
  • 3+ years of full sales cycle management
  • Strong skills in prospecting and business development
  • Proven track record of achieving revenue targets
  • Ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

  • Own client relationships and overall revenue performance for your solution portfolio
  • Drive the end-to-end sales execution from pipeline development to deal closure
  • Develop and execute territory and account plans aligned with client objectives
  • Identify new business opportunities and whitespace within existing accounts
  • Lead sales cycles, guiding strategy and stakeholder alignment
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve client success
  • Maintain forecast accuracy and ensure alignment with go-to-market priorities

Benefits

  • Ownership of a defined solution portfolio
  • Opportunities for consultative selling and problem-solving
  • Full lifecycle sales responsibilities including negotiation and closure
  • Collaboration with Solution Consultants and subject matter experts
  • Building trusted advisor relationships with decision-makers
  • Contributing to organizational growth and client transformation initiatives
Full Job Description
Commercial Solution Sales Executive, Experience

Your Impact

As a Commercial Solution Sales Executive, you will be the primary owner of the client relationship and revenue performance for your solution portfolio across assigned commercial accounts. You will drive end-to-end sales execution, from opportunity creation and pipeline development through deal closure, while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and a strategic growth partner within OpenText.

You will develop and execute territory and account plans that align solution growth priorities with client business objectives. Through proactive prospecting, relationship building, and value-based conversations, you will identify new logo opportunities, expansion opportunities, and whitespace within existing accounts while building a strong and sustainable pipeline.

You will lead solution-specific sales cycles from discovery through close, guiding deal strategy, stakeholder alignment, competitive positioning, and executive engagement. By partnering with Solution Consultants, Architects, Value Engineers, and other subject matter experts, you will demonstrate the business value of OpenText solutions and help clients achieve measurable outcomes.

Success in this role requires strong collaboration across the OpenText ecosystem. You will work closely with partners, sales teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to maximize deal success, maintain forecasting rigor, and ensure alignment with broader go-to-market priorities while delivering exceptional experiences for clients.

Success in this role includes:
  • Achievement of bookings, revenue, and growth objectives.
  • Strong pipeline creation, coverage, and forecast accuracy.
  • Consistent progression and closure of qualified opportunities.
  • Growth and expansion within assigned commercial accounts.
  • Successful acquisition of new logo clients.
  • Effective collaboration across the OpenText ecosystem to deliver client outcomes.

What the Role Offers

At OpenText, information is at the heart of everything we do. As a global leader in Information Management, we help organizations transform the way they work, innovate, and create value from information.

This role offers the opportunity to:
  • Own and grow a defined solution portfolio across commercial accounts.
  • Leverage solution expertise and consultative selling skills to solve critical business challenges for customers.
  • Drive the full sales lifecycle, from prospecting and pipeline creation to negotiation and close.
  • Partner with Solution Consultants, Architects, Value Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver customer success.
  • Develop trusted advisor relationships with business and technology decision-makers.
  • Contribute to OpenText's growth while helping organizations accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.

What You Need to Succeed
  • Proven success in enterprise software, SaaS, cloud, cybersecurity, or information management sales.
  • 3+ years of experience managing full sales cycles and consistently achieving or exceeding revenue targets.
  • Strong prospecting, pipeline generation, and business development capabilities.
  • Ability to build credibility with executive stakeholders, business leaders, and technical decision-makers.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience working within a collaborative, matrixed sales organization.

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Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $140,000 base; this position is also eligible for VC/Commission. Depending on the candidate's education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

California Residents: The pay range above is a reasonable estimate of salary based on pay scale, candidate experience, skills, and education. In addition to the comprehensive benefits noted above, the role may be eligible for bonus or commissions.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
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