SAP

Industry Account Executive

SAP$186K — $397K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in sales of complex business software/IT solutions
  • Successful track record in business application software sales and team-selling environments
  • Ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales cycles
  • Expertise in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription solutions
  • Fluent in Business English; additional languages are a plus
  • Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in strategic thinking, creativity, and innovation
  • Strong executive presence with a results-driven mindset
  • Experience working across multiple teams in a matrix organization

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end account ownership and sales for software and cloud subscriptions
  • Develop and execute strategic account plans to achieve revenue targets
  • Maintain a healthy sales pipeline and advance opportunities
  • Leverage internal resources to drive demand and manage sales opportunities
  • Conduct White Space analysis to identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
  • Orchestrate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes
  • Lead remote and cross-functional teams to align with customer objectives

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment focused on personal development
  • Access to SAP's extensive sales support ecosystem
  • Opportunity to work with a motivated team of SAP solution experts
  • Dynamic work environment at the forefront of customer engagement
  • Engagement with SAP leadership and industry teams
Full Job Description


Location: Must be based in the Northeast US Region

What you'll do:

The Sr. Account Executive (AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:
  • Account & Customer Relationship Management
    • Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.
    • Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.
    • Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer's technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment
  • Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
    • Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.
    • Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.
    • Utilize SAP's comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
  • Sales Excellence:
    • Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
    • Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the "OneSAP" approach.
    • Stay informed about SAP's competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.
    • Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
  • Leading a (Virtual) Account Team:
    • Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer's strategic objectives.
    • Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.
    • Maximize the value derived from SAP's extensive sales support ecosystem.


What you bring:
  • 10+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.
  • Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.
  • Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.
  • Fluent in Business English, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.
  • Exceptional communication, both verbal and non-verbal.
  • Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.
  • Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.
  • Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization


Meet your team:
  • Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP's solution portfolio.
  • Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success.
  • Align with product/solution management teams to enhance your strategic engagements.
  • Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP's customer engagements


Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

Requisition ID: 455857 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 50% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 455857

Posted Date: Jun 18, 2026

Work Area: Sales

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 50%

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