Enterprise Account Executive
2 days ago
City of London
Strategic Enterprise Account Executive - Learning Courses & L&D Solutions Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days office, 2 days remote) Salary: £95k-110k base + £40k OTE uncapped The Role We are seeking a high-impact, enterprise-focused Strategic Account Executive to drive £1M+ deals with long sales cycles (10–12 months) across major organisations. This is a hunter role for someone who thrives on opening doors, building C‑Suite relationships, and closing high-value, strategic business in sectors such as FSI, Tech/Systems Integrators, FMCG/Pharma, Media/Telco, and Retail. In this role, you will drive the sales strategy and play a key part in shaping commercial approach for your accounts. You will own your pipeline, define account plans, and position learning and development solutions, professional training programs, and e-learning offerings to senior decision-makers. Working closely with Product, Content, Marketing, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success, you’ll ensure clients achieve measurable outcomes while creating opportunities for long-term account expansion. Key Responsibilities • Drive and shape the account strategy, owning the approach for high-value enterprise targets, • Build and manage a robust pipeline of £1M+ deal opportunities with 10–12 month sales cycles, • Target key accounts with smart, sector-specific account plans, • Lead compelling demos and presentations for C‑Suite, VP, and Director-level stakeholders, • Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver high-impact learning solutions and seamless client experiences, • Position L&D and e-learning solutions with clear ROI and measurable business impact, • Partner with Customer Success to ensure onboarding excellence and identify upsell opportunities, • Represent the company externally through events, networking, and thought leadership Experience & Skills • Proven enterprise B2B sales experience, learning, consulting, SaaS, or tech, • Strong new business hunter mindset (80%+ of quota from cold outreach), • Track record of exceeding targets in competitive markets, • Experience managing long sales cycles (10–12 months) and closing £1M+ deals, • Ability to navigate complex business problems and influence senior stakeholders, • Credible network and relationships at the C‑Suite and VP level in your sector, • Strong presentation, storytelling, and value-selling skills, • Comfortable using Salesforce and modern sales tech, • Knowledge of cloud, software, data, AWS/Azure/GCP, DevOps, or similar is a plus, • Strategic mindset with ability to shape account and commercial strategy, • Driven, hands-on, and results-oriented What’s on Offer Earning Potential & Incentives • Competitive base + uncapped commission, • High-performance rewards, including international incentive trips for top performers Benefits & Wellbeing • 27 days holiday + option to buy additional leave, • Health and wellbeing support (cash plan, gym benefits, EAP), • Cycle to Work scheme, • 2 days paid charity leave per year Diversity & Inclusion We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with reasonable adjustments available throughout the recruitment process.