Strategic Enterprise Account Executive (Majors)

Runway

$350K — $425K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of enterprise sales experience with a proven track record of $1M+ ACV deals at Fortune 500 accounts.
  • Experience managing 5 or fewer named accounts with a focus on deep account development rather than broad territory coverage.
  • Demonstrated executive presence, having successfully closed deals with high-level executives like CMOs and CTOs.
  • Familiarity with the operations and organizational structures of major companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney.
  • Genuine fluency in AI technologies, capable of demonstrating products and articulating the implications of generative media to technical audiences.
  • A consistent record of high sales performance, noted by awards such as President’s Club or top-percentile rankings.

Responsibilities

  • Own 3-5 named accounts valued at over $10B, overseeing end-to-end account management, including executive mapping and commercial strategy.
  • Develop and nurture C-suite relationships that are resilient against procurement and budget challenges.
  • Secure seven-figure platform commitments by integrating Runway into key production workflows and emphasizing economic benefits.
  • Explore and expand into new divisions and use cases in collaboration with the dedicated Engagement Manager.
  • Translate market feedback into actionable insights for product engineering with precision and clarity.

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunities across North America, with preferred locations including NYC, San Francisco, or Denver.
  • Collaborative working environment within a dedicated sales pod, sharing plans and customer outcomes with a senior Strategic Engagement Manager.
  • Potential for contributing to the product roadmap based on market insights and customer feedback.
  • Involvement in high-stakes sales processes, targeting top-tier global companies with significant financial commitments.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

Open to hiring remote across North America - NYC, San Francisco, or Denver preferred.

You will carry 3-5 named accounts - $10B+ global companies where Runway can become core AI infrastructure. Your job is to win 1-2 seven-figure relationships a year and grow the ones you have. You work in a pod with a dedicated senior Strategic Engagement Manager; the book, the plan, the customer outcomes - all shared.

This is a role that requires a depth of expertise selling to Fortune 10 companies, knowing how to architect multi-disciplinary commercial deals, comfort regularly selling to C-Suite executives, and strategic GTM deal architecture.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Own 3-5 named $10B+ accounts end to end: executive map, multi-year account plan, commercial strategy across divisions
  • Build C-suite and business-unit relationships that survive procurement, security review, annual budget knife-fights
  • Land seven-figure platform commitments by tying Runway to named production workflows, AI infrastructure, and measurable economics
  • Source expansion into new divisions and use cases; partnered closely with your Engagement manager
  • Carry the market's feedback into product with specificity that earns engineering's attention


WHAT YOU'LL NEED
  • 12+ years of enterprise sales with a verifiable record of $1M+ ACV deals at Fortune 500 accounts
  • You have owned 5 or fewer accounts and grown them - account development at depth, not territory coverage
  • Executive presence that has closed with CMOs, CTOs, studio and business-unit presidents, with names you can reference
  • Deep familiarity with businesses like Amazon, Microsoft, Disney, etc. - how they operate, their org charts, budget cycles, etc.
  • Genuine AI fluency: you can run a Runway demo yourself and argue a point of view about generative media with a technical audience
  • A track record of winning you keep score of - President's Club, top-percentile finishes, etc.


STRONG CANDIDATES MAY ALSO HAVE
  • Sold creative, content, or media infrastructure
  • Worked consumption or committed-volume pricing models
  • Built business cases with named ROI that CFOs signed


COMPENSATION

OTE $350K - $425K (50/50 base to variable). Offers equity.

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