Strategic Account Executive

Serval Inc

$175K — $350K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in full-cycle B2B SaaS sales with strong track record
  • Experience selling technical or workflow automation platforms to large enterprises
  • Expert at consultative sales cycles with VP/C-suite IT, Security, or Operations buyers
  • Skilled in strategic account planning and executive communication
  • Able to thrive in unstructured environments and help define processes
  • Strong presentation, negotiation, and storytelling abilities
  • Located in or willing to work from San Francisco HQ full-time.

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire enterprise sales cycle from prospecting to closure
  • Build strong relationships with senior leaders as a trusted advisor
  • Manage complex buying committees to align on value propositions
  • Provide compelling demos and business cases linking AI automation to ROI
  • Collaborate with founders and product teams to shape service offerings
  • Develop repeatable playbooks for effective enterprise deal making
  • Represent Serval at industry events and engage with executive audiences.

Benefits

  • Key player in product and company success
  • Opportunity to build a new AI product offering with strong support
  • Culture that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

As a Strategic Account Executive, you'll own Serval's largest and most strategic opportunities. You'll lead complex, multi-threaded sales cycles with IT, Security, and Operations executives - often across multiple regions or business units - to help enterprises transform their workflows through AI automation.

You'll collaborate closely with our founders and product team to shape Serval's enterprise motion, influence roadmap priorities, and define what "AI-powered IT" looks like at scale. This is a rare opportunity to help build a category-defining company from the ground up.

What You'll Do
  • Own the full enterprise sales cycle - from prospecting and stakeholder mapping to close and expansion.
  • Develop deep relationships with senior IT, Security, and Operations leaders, becoming a trusted advisor on automation strategy.
  • Orchestrate complex buying committees, aligning technical, security, and business stakeholders around Serval's value proposition.
  • Deliver compelling demos and business cases that tie Serval's AI automation to measurable ROI and efficiency gains.
  • Partner with founders, product, and engineering to influence roadmap priorities and ensure seamless enterprise delivery.
  • Create repeatable playbooks for Serval's enterprise motion - deal structure, pricing, and expansion strategy.
  • Represent Serval at industry events, conferences, and executive briefings (travel as needed, typically once per quarter).
What You'll Need
  • 10+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience, with consistent top-tier attainment.
  • Proven success selling technical or workflow automation platforms to large enterprises (multi-stakeholder, multi-region).
  • Expertise running complex, consultative sales cycles (3-9 months) with VP/C-suite buyers in IT, Security, or Operations.
  • Skilled in strategic account planning, multi-threading, and executive communication.
  • High-agency operator - thrives in unstructured environments and helps define process rather than follow it.
  • Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and storytelling skills.
  • Based in or willing to work from our San Francisco HQ five days a week, with regular travel to customer sites and events.
Nice to Have
  • Previous experience at high-velocity SaaS companies.
  • Experience joining or helping scale an early-stage (Series A - Series D) startup.
  • Recognition for top performance - President's Club, top 10 %, or rapid promotions, etc.
  • Familiarity with AI, ITSM, or workflow automation categories.
  • Comfort demoing or discussing APIs, integrations, and automation architecture with technical audiences.
Compensation
  • The expected On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is $350,000 USD annually, which includes a 50/50 base and variable split. Actual compensation will depend on experience and skills.


What We Offer
  • Impact: Be a key player in shaping the success of our product and company.
  • Growth: Build a fundamentally new AI product offering with the support of our experienced team and investors. Grow rapidly with the company.
  • Culture: Join a culture that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.

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