Strategic Account Executive
2 days ago
City of London
Strategic Account Executive – Enterprise SaaS (3 Openings: Nordics, French, UK & Ireland) We are hiring three Strategic Account Executives to support growth across the Nordics, French, and UK & Ireland markets. Each role will own a dedicated territory and operate as a strategic enterprise seller. Territories: • Nordics Market, • French Market (French-speaking), • UK & Ireland (UK&I) Location: Hybrid – London or Stratford-upon-Avon (on-site once per month / once every two weeks) Employment Type: Full-time Function: Enterprise Sales (Strategic Accounts) About the Role We are hiring high-performing Strategic Account Executives to support continued growth across Nordics, French, and UK & Ireland markets. This role is ideal for experienced enterprise SaaS sellers who thrive in complex, value-based sales environments and enjoy owning a territory as their own business. You will be responsible for driving new logo acquisition, managing long sales cycles, engaging senior stakeholders, and closing high-value enterprise deals. This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing enterprise software business shaping a new category within pricing, revenue optimisation, and commercial intelligence. Key Responsibilities • Consistently exceed revenue targets through new enterprise customer acquisition, • Build and execute a territory strategy aligned to market opportunity and growth goals, • Proactively generate pipeline via outbound prospecting, supported by Marketing, Partnerships, and Customer Success, • Own the full sales cycle from initial outreach to contract close, • Manage complex, multi-threaded opportunities involving C-level and senior stakeholders, • Accurately forecast deals and maintain CRM hygiene (e.g., Salesforce), • Articulate clear business value, ROI, and commercial impact to prospects, • Collaborate with Solutions Consultants, Architects, Professional Services, and Customer Success teams, • Apply structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC, Command of the Message) with discipline, • Act as the primary owner of your territory, treating it as your franchise Knowledge, Skills & Experience • Proven success selling enterprise SaaS solutions with a strong history of quota achievement, • Experience closing large, complex deals with long sales cycles (9–12 months), • Strong account planning and qualification skills, • Confident presenting to and influencing senior executives, • Highly organised, data-driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, • Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, • Ability to work autonomously while collaborating cross-functionally, • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience Required Experience • 5+ years of full-cycle B2B enterprise SaaS sales experience, • Background selling into enterprise organisations (ERP, Finance, CRM, Procurement, or adjacent SaaS preferred), • Demonstrated experience managing multiple stakeholders across buying committees Language Requirement • French Market role: Native or fluent French required, • Nordics & UK&I roles: English fluency required Preferred Attributes • Entrepreneurial, self-starter mindset, • Strong commercial and analytical thinking, • High emotional intelligence and customer-first approach, • Passion for enterprise technology and consultative selling