OpenText

Senior Account Executive, LegalTech

OpenText$140K — $185K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years selling eDiscovery solutions to law firms and corporate legal departments
  • Consultative experience with lawyers and C-level executives
  • Deep understanding of the B2B buying cycle and industry trends
  • Expertise in advanced sales methodologies and tools
  • Intellectual curiosity with a quick learning ability
  • Post-secondary education and commitment to continuous learning

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle for LegalTech and eDiscovery solutions
  • Engage consultatively with senior legal and business stakeholders
  • Design complex solutions and develop proposals
  • Negotiate contracts with clients
  • Collaborate with internal sales engineering, product, and customer success teams
  • Drive transformative technology solutions for clients
  • Address legal and business challenges to deliver measurable impact

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
  • Opportunity for career growth within a global, innovation-focused organization
  • Flexible working conditions as a remote position
  • Support from a collaborative team environment
  • Access to continued professional development and learning opportunities
Full Job Description
SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, LEGALTECH

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

****This is a remote position based in OHIO or Pacific Northwest US region - must reside within territory to be considered or nearby with strong eDiscovery sales background

OpenText LegalTech builds the world's most advanced technology to help legal and compliance teams discover what matters across massive volumes of enterprise data. Leveraging unstructured data analytics, machine learning, and interactive visualizations, our platforms provide rapid access to critical documents, key contract terms, expert personnel, and early case insights-for litigation, investigations, due diligence, compliance, and more. We operate at the cutting edge of machine learning innovation to support some of the world's most critical professions. From financial traders managing billion-dollar derivatives to lawyers navigating high-stakes matters, we empower professionals with the intelligence they need to make smarter decisions.

YOUR IMPACT

As a Senior Account Executive within OpenText LegalTech, you will help customers harness the power of information to grow faster and operate more efficiently in an increasingly digital world. You will support organizations undergoing significant transformation and guide them as they modernize their legal operations, migrate to the cloud, and evolve into fully digital enterprises.

Your customers will rely on your strategic judgment to address their most pressing legal and business challenges. Whether improving core processes, reducing risk, or deploying transformative technologies, you will ensure they have the right LegalTech solutions to deliver measurable impact. You are comfortable navigating complex sales cycles, building new business channels, and operating with high levels of autonomy. Proven high performance will be rewarded with one of the most competitive compensation structures in the industry.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS
  • Full sales-cycle ownership focused on LegalTech and eDiscovery solutions.
  • Consultative, needs-based engagement with senior legal and business stakeholders.
  • Strategic involvement in complex solution design, proposal development, and contract negotiations.
  • Collaboration with internal experts across sales engineering, product, legal, and customer success.
  • A competitive compensation package including strong base salary, variable commissions, and accelerators.
  • Opportunity to drive impact within a global, innovation-focused enterprise software organization.


WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
  • 5+ years of experience selling eDiscovery solutions into law firms and corporate legal departments.
  • Strong background working consultatively with lawyers (including Partners) and C-level executives on cloud, hybrid, or on-premises solutions.
  • Deep knowledge of the B2B buying cycle, competitive landscape, and industry trends.
  • Expertise with advanced sales methodologies and tools to consistently exceed revenue targets.
  • High intellectual curiosity with the ability to quickly learn new products and bring innovation to customers.
  • Completion of post-secondary education and a passion for continuous learning.


ONE LAST THING

At OpenText, success is a team sport - and the Senior Account Executive is at the center of it. In this role, you will help leading organizations solve their most complex legal data challenges, accelerate innovation, and unlock new operational value across their legal and compliance environments.

Join us and help shape the future of LegalTech - with the support of a winning team and a company that invests in your success.

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: $140,000 - 185,000 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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