Enterprise Account Executive - API Solutions

WGSN

$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Preferred background in trend intelligence, consumer data, SaaS, or enterprise AI/ML platforms.
  • History of exceeding quotas in a new business role closing multi-year deals over $1M.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions with senior data and technology executives.
  • Solid knowledge of enterprise integration models and AI/ML architectures.
  • Expertise in navigating complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Strong deal qualification discipline to identify and protect viable opportunities.
  • Preferred network amongst senior digital and data leaders in major retail brands.

Responsibilities

  • Generate and build a new enterprise sales pipeline targeting C-level and VP buyers.
  • Lead sales cycles for high-value API integrations, conducting in-depth consultative discovery.
  • Manage the complete sales process from origination to contract signature.
  • Protect WGSN's intellectual property while structuring deals within set pricing guidelines.
  • Maintain accurate deal forecasting and pipeline coverage metrics starting from initial contact.

Benefits

  • 15 days of vacation per year with an additional day for each year of service, up to 20 days, plus 12 Federal holidays and 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave.
  • 401(k) plan with a 50% match on the first 6% contributed.
  • Dental and vision insurance with MetLife.
  • Health care coverage through Anthem & Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability coverage at no cost to employees through Metlife.
  • Access to mental health care services, including EAP and virtual care options.
Full Job Description
The role

We are looking to hire a Enterprise Account Executive - API Solutions to join our North America sales team in New York.

This is an on-site role out of our New York office

Base Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 with competitive OTC.

About the Role

We are seeking a high performing Enterprise Account Executive to drive new logo acquisition for the WGSN Intelligence API.

For 28 years, WGSN has provided category-leading trend intelligence to the world's top consumer brands. As enterprise clients rebuild their systems around AI, this role is responsible for selling high-value, direct API integrations that embed WGSN's proprietary intelligence into client design tools, merchandising platforms, e-commerce environments, and AI agents.

This is a pure hunting role focused on closing complex, enterprise integration deals across fashion, beauty, retail, consumer goods, and fintech.

Key accountabilities
  • Pipeline Generation: Proactively source and build a net-new enterprise pipeline targeting C suite and VP level buyers (Chief Digital, Data, Innovation, and Product Officers).
  • Technical & Consultative Selling: Lead end-to-end sales cycles for complex, high-value API integrations. Conduct deep consultative discovery to map WGSN API capabilities directly to client technical architectures and business cases.
  • Deal Ownership & Orchestration: Direct the complete sales process from origination to signature. Strategically pull in internal technical specialists only when needed for deep scoping.
  • IP Protection & Commercial Discipline: Structure deals within established pricing and legal guardrails, ensuring strict protection of WGSN's intellectual property, training-data exclusions, and brand attribution.
  • Pipeline & Forecast Management: Maintain accurate forecasting, deal stage hygiene, and pipeline coverage metrics.

Skills, experience & qualifications
  • Background in trend intelligence, syndicated consumer data, SaaS, or enterprise AI/ML platforms is preferred.
  • Consistent history of exceeding quotas in an individual contributor, net-new enterprise hunting role closing $1M+ multi-year deals.
  • Ability to independently lead technical discussions with senior data and technology buyers. Solid working knowledge of enterprise integration models, including REST/streaming APIs, authentication, and enterprise AI/ML architectures (e.g., RAG, embedded copilots, AI agents).
  • Expert at navigating complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise environments across technical, product, and commercial business units.
  • Strong qualification discipline; ability to identify non-viable deals early and protect IP standards without compromising revenue goals.
  • Existing network of senior digital, data, and innovation leaders within Tier-1 retail and consumer brands preferred.
  • Familiarity with AI content licensing models, including training-data protections and brand attribution terms is preferred.


$120,000 - $150,000 a year

What we offer

Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including:

- Paid Time Off - 15 days of vacation per year with an additional day for each year of service up to 20 days. WGSN also observes the 12 Federal holidays. We also offer 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave.

- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan - allows employees to save and invest for their own retirement on a tax deferred basis. WGSN matches 50% of the first 6% contributed by employees.

- Dental and Vision plans with MetLife

- Health Care with Anthem & Blue Cross Blue Shield

- Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability - all eligible employees receive coverage at no cost through Metlife

- Mental Health - WGSN provides many ways for employees to access mental health care including an Employee Assistance Program and inpatient, outpatient and virtual care if enrolled in an Anthem medical plan. Our EAP is available to all permanent staff, regardless of if you elect benefits.

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