Asana

Strategic Enterprise Account Executive

Asana$177K — $190K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in enterprise software sales, with 6+ years focused on Enterprise or Strategic segments.
  • Proven track record managing large-scale strategic accounts, ideally with Fortune 10 enterprises.
  • Experience negotiating multi-million dollar renewal cycles with a focus on executive alignment.
  • Expertise in navigating complex organizational structures within decentralized enterprises.
  • Understanding of SaaS co-selling, particularly through AWS Marketplace, is a plus.
  • Existing relationships within client IT and major business functions like Marketing or Sales are advantageous.
  • Curiosity about AI tools and emerging tech to enhance productivity is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Embed within the client relationship, mapping stakeholders and establishing engagement rhythms.
  • Partner with account team members to create a unified approach to client needs.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of technical and commercial relationships with the client.
  • Build partnerships with senior executives in Fortune 10 companies to strengthen ties.
  • Design and execute impactful Quarterly Business Reviews to demonstrate value.
  • Promote awareness and foster adoption of the latest AI product innovations.
  • Collaborate with channel and partner teams to enhance co-selling opportunities.
  • Strategically prepare for a major renewal cycle with proactive planning.

Benefits

  • Mental health, wellness, and fitness benefits.
  • Career coaching and support.
  • Inclusive family-building benefits.
  • Long-term savings and retirement plans.
  • In-office culinary options to accommodate dietary preferences.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a world-class Strategic Enterprise Account Executive to fully own and elevate our relationship one of Asana's largest and most strategic customers globally. In this highly visible role, you will move beyond traditional transactional sales to lead a fully resourced, dedicated account team of approximately seven "Asanans" (including a dedicated CSM, SE, Technical Account Manager, and Customer Enablement Manager). You will build deep, multi-departmental executive partnerships across the clients sprawling organization, position our next-generation AI product portfolio, and lay the strategic groundwork for one of the most significant renewal cycles in our company's history. This is a unique opportunity to take over a healthy, massive marquee account and drive the orchestration necessary to make the relationship extraordinary.

This role can either be fully remote in Seattle, San Francisco, or New York.

What you'll achieve
  • Fully embed yourself in the client relationship, mapping key stakeholders, identifying executive sponsorship gaps, and establishing a consistent executive engagement rhythm.
  • Partner closely with your dedicated account team (CSM, SE, TAM, CEM) to lead a highly coordinated, unified front.
  • Deeply understand the bi-directional technical and commercial relationship between Asana's product suite and the client's infrastructure/marketplace.
  • Build and scale trusted partnerships with Fortune 10 senior line-of-business and IT executives.
  • Design and execute high-impact Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) that clearly quantify and prove Asana's value realization.
  • Generate awareness and early adoption of Asana's latest innovation portfolio, including AI Teammates, Dash, and agentic AI workflows.
  • Collaborate closely with Asana's channel and partner teams to optimize our presence and co-selling opportunities.
  • Proactively construct the commercial runway and strategic roadmap for a massive upcoming renewal cycle.

About you
  • Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
  • Proven experience managing a single named strategic account of massive scale-ideally comparable Fortune 10 enterprise where the account represented a top-three revenue relationship for your company.
  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise software sales, with 6+ years specifically selling in the Enterprise or Strategic segment.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate and drive massive, multi-million dollar renewal cycles end-to-end, leveraging executive alignment and strategic account planning.
  • Natural capability to act as the "quarterback" for a dedicated account team, aligning Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Partner/Channel teams to serve the customer.
  • Outstanding instincts for mapping and navigating complex organizational, political, and financial structures within decentralized enterprise environments.
  • Direct existing relationships within the clients IT, Collaboration, or major Line of Business functions (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Product, HR) is a plus.
  • Prior experience navigating SaaS co-selling and purchasing via the AWS Marketplace is a plus.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we'll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this rolw will be $355,000 - $380,000 OTE (which includes a base salary range of $177,500 - $190,000 and performance-based sales incentive pay). The actual base salary and OTE will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed ranges above are a guideline, and the compensation range for this role may be modified. In addition to base salary and sales incentive pay, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:
  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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About Asana

Asana is a web and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. It is produced by the San Francisco based company of the same name. The company was founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. The product launched commercially in April 2012. In September 2020, the company was valued at $5.5 billion following its direct listing.
Learn more about Asana
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$211.7 million
Founded
2008
Revenue
$227 million
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