Strategic Account Executive

Global Relay

$180K — $220K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of enterprise software sales (SaaS) experience, particularly in financial services or regulated industries.
  • Strong knowledge of compliance, risk, or legal technology.
  • Proven track record in high-stakes negotiations within the New York financial landscape.
  • Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding annual quotas of seven figures.
  • Experience managing long sales cycles with extensive reviews from legal, procurement, and technical security teams.
  • Familiarity with value-based selling frameworks, such as MEDDPICC.
  • Exceptional presentation and storytelling abilities, capable of influencing C-level executives.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the complete sales process for strategic accounts from initial engagement to contract negotiation.
  • Develop long-term account strategies identifying opportunities for growth within Fortune 500 clients.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to C-Suite stakeholders, communicating the benefits of automated compliance solutions.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure client solutions meet security and regulatory standards.
  • Monitor regulatory changes to offer proactive consultation for clients.
  • Maintain a detailed and accurate sales pipeline, updating executive leadership regularly.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including extended coverage and disability insurance.
  • Annual vacation days that increase with tenure, plus paid sick days.
  • Enhanced maternity/parental leave program and commuter benefits.
  • Corporate bonuses and contributions to a 401(k) retirement plan with matching.
  • Additional perks for New York office employees, including a subsidized meal program.
Full Job Description
Your role:

We are seeking an experienced and high-performing Strategic Sales Executive to join our New York office, as part of globally based Strategic Accounts team. This is a high-impact role focused on securing and expanding partnerships within our most prestigious global accounts. Working in the fast-paced Compliance Technology (RegTech) space, you will help global firms navigate complex regulatory landscapes by introducing them to our market leading cutting-edge AI enabled end to end compliance solutions. You will be responsible for navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles and positioning our market leading compliance technology as a mission-critical infrastructure for the world's largest financial institutions and enterprises.

Your responsibilities:
  • Drive the end-to-end sales process for high-value strategic accounts, from initial high-level engagement to final contract negotiation.
  • Develop and execute long-term account strategies that identify whitespace opportunities and expansion potential within existing Fortune 500 footprints.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to C-Suite stakeholders (CCOs, CTOs, General Counsel, and COOs), articulating the ROI of automated compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Partner with Presales, Product, Legal, and Customer Success teams to ensure our solutions are tailored to meet the rigorous security and regulatory requirements of global firms.
  • Stay ahead of domestic and international regulatory shifts (e.g. SEC, FINRA, GDPR) to proactively consult clients on future-proofing their operations.
  • Maintain an accurate and robust pipeline, providing detailed forecasting and strategic updates to executive leadership.

About you:
  • 7+ years of enterprise software sales (SaaS) experience, specifically targeting large-scale financial services or highly regulated industries.
  • Deep understanding of the compliance, risk, or legal technology landscape.
  • Proven experience navigating the New York financial hub and managing complex, high-stakes negotiations.
  • A consistent history of meeting or exceeding seven-figure annual quotas and closing multi-year contracts.
  • Ability to manage long sales cycles involving legal, procurement, and technical security reviews.
  • Proficiency in value-based selling frameworks (e.g. MEDDPICC)
  • Elite presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to command a boardroom.


Compensation:

Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in compliance with applicable pay transparency laws. Individual pay rates are determined by evaluating factors such as expertise, skills, education, and professional background.

The range below reflects the expected annual base salary, which is only one element of our comprehensive total rewards package designed to reflect our company pay philosophy, culture and values. We aim to foster an inspiring work environment and support employees' work-life rhythms. We provide a comprehensive health benefits program, including extended health coverage and short-term / long-term disability insurance. Employees receive annual allotted vacation days, which increase based on tenure. Other benefits include paid sick days, maternity/parental leave enhanced program, commuter benefits, corporate bonuses, and a 401(k)-retirement plan with company contribution matching.

For employees based at our New York office, we provide additional perks and amenities to enhance your work experience including a subsidized meal program, courtesy of our in-house culinary team!

Base salary range

$180,000-$220,000 USD

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