UserTesting

Strategic Account Director

UserTesting$125K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience with a strong track record of exceeding revenue targets.
  • Success in acquiring new business while expanding existing enterprise relationships.
  • A strong hunter mindset to uncover opportunities and engage stakeholders in complex organizations.
  • Proficiency in navigating executive stakeholders across large enterprises while building trusted relationships.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and consultative skills focused on customer success.
  • Experience with Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, and leading generative AI tools including Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT.
  • Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Own a portfolio of strategic enterprise accounts to meet revenue goals with forecast accuracy.
  • Drive retention and expansion through collaboration with Renewal and Customer Success Managers.
  • Develop and execute territory/account plans to acquire new business and expand agreements.
  • Build and maintain a pipeline via proactive prospecting and partnerships.
  • Lead complex sales cycles by aligning solutions with customer priorities and outcomes.
  • Collaborate with various internal teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.
  • Build trusted relationships with executive sponsors and maintain accurate sales data.

Benefits

  • Inclusive and accessible hiring process with accommodations available for all candidates.
  • Opportunities for career growth within a diverse and innovative team.
  • Emphasis on collaboration across departments to enhance customer success.
  • Values a diverse workforce with a commitment to varied perspectives.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

At UserTesting, we're helping the world's leading brands create experiences people love. Every day, we empower organizations to make customer-first decisions faster by bringing real human insight into every stage of product development and innovation.

As a Strategic Accounts Director, you'll play a pivotal role in growing and strengthening relationships with some of our most strategic enterprise customers. This is an opportunity for a consultative seller with a strong hunter mindset—someone who is energized by uncovering new opportunities, acquiring new business within complex enterprise organizations, and expanding the strategic footprint of existing customer partnerships.

You'll partner with executive stakeholders to identify business challenges, develop account strategies, and deliver solutions that create measurable customer value. Working closely with Customer Success, Solutions Consulting, Marketing, Partnerships, and Business Development, you'll lead initiatives that drive long-term customer success, sustainable revenue growth, and deeper adoption of UserTesting across the enterprise.

If you're passionate about building executive relationships, navigating complex sales cycles, and helping customers solve meaningful business challenges, we'd love to meet you.

Responsibilities
  • Own a portfolio of strategic enterprise accounts, delivering quarterly and annual revenue goals while maintaining forecast accuracy within +/-10%.

  • Drive customer retention and expansion by partnering closely with Renewal Managers and Customer Success Managers to maximize customer value and long-term growth.

  • Develop and execute territory and account plans that identify opportunities to acquire new business units, stakeholders, and buying centers while expanding existing enterprise agreements.

  • Build and maintain a healthy pipeline by partnering with Business Development Representatives, Field Marketing, Partnerships, and through proactive prospecting and outbound engagement.

  • Lead complex enterprise sales cycles using a consultative approach, aligning UserTesting's solutions to customer business priorities and measurable outcomes.

  • Collaborate across Solutions Consulting, Customer Success, Value Management, Insights Consulting, Deal Desk, and Partner teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and profitable growth.

  • Build trusted relationships with executive sponsors and key decision-makers while maintaining accurate account, opportunity, conversation intelligence, and forecast data in Salesforce, Gong, and other sales productivity tools.


What We're Looking For
  • 8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, with a consistent track record of exceeding revenue targets and driving customer retention and account growth.

  • Demonstrated success acquiring new business within enterprise accounts while expanding existing customer relationships and increasing strategic account value.

  • A strong hunter mindset, with the curiosity, resilience, and business acumen to uncover whitespace opportunities, engage new stakeholders, and create demand within complex organizations.

  • Proven ability to navigate and influence executive stakeholders across large, matrixed enterprises while building trusted, long-term relationships.

  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with a consultative, customer-focused approach.

  • Proficiency with Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, and leading generative AI tools. Experience using AI platforms such as Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT to improve productivity, research, account planning, customer engagement, and sales execution is required.

  • Ability to travel up to 50% of time

Nice to Have​

  • Experience selling solutions in user experience, digital product development, customer insights, market research, or adjacent technology spaces.

  • Located in San Francisco, CA, Detroit, MI, New York City, NY, or Seattle, WA.

Don’t meet every single requirement but excited about the role? We encourage you to apply. Research shows that some candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the qualifications—but you may be exactly who we’re looking for. Diverse perspectives drive innovation, and we’re committed to building a team with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Application Process

  • Meet with a Recruiter

  • Meet the Hiring Manager

  • Participate in a Panel Interview

  • Final Interview (if applicable)

  • Offer Stage

Accommodations

At UserTesting, we’re committed to creating inclusive and accessible experiences for all candidates. We believe diverse perspectives are essential to building exceptional products and experiences. If you require accommodations or would like us to tailor the interview process to better meet your needs, please contact us at .

About UserTesting

UserTesting is a software company that provides a platform for businesses to conduct user experience research and testing. The company was founded in 2007 by Dave Garr and Darrell Benatar. UserTesting's platform allows businesses to get feedback on their products and services from real users, helping them to improve their user experience and increase customer satisfaction. The company's platform offers a variety of testing methods, including remote usability testing, live conversation testing, and survey testing. UserTesting has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine, and has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and TechCrunch.
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Size
500 employees
Market Cap
$1 billion
Industry
Founded
2007
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