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Account Executive, Enterprise Hunter

Own enterprise account strategy and full-cycle sales for middle-market and enterprise customers, from prospecting through go-live. The role requires 10+ years of sales experience, executive relationship management, complex negotiations, strong presentation skills, and professional fluency in Japanese and English.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Own a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with middle-market and enterprise companies.
  • Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities.
  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close and go-live for middle-market and enterprise companies.
  • Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing users.
  • Work with leaders across Engineering, Product, and Finance to lead complex product workshops and develop financial analyses.
  • Lead and contribute to team projects that develop and refine the sales process.
  • Operate with high agency in a high-growth startup environment.
  • Contribute to a results-oriented culture while demonstrating humility, resilience, and receptiveness to constructive feedback.
  • Engage with cross-functional teams, including Partners, Post-Sales, Product, and Engineering, to help drive and iterate strategy.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of sales experience, preferably at a technology company, with a track record of consistent top performance.
  • Ability to operate within a high-performing culture with humility, resilience, and respect.
  • Ability to own executive relationships with top customers, prospects, and industry thought leaders.
  • Ability to understand complex business problems and craft solutions across multiple products.
  • Ability to develop and execute account plans spanning multiple business units across complex organizations.
  • Strong presentation skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements.
  • High professional fluency in Japanese and English.
  • Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interest in technology.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience at a growth-stage internet or software company.

Skills

Enterprise Sales, Account Planning, Outbound Prospecting, Sales Cycle Management, Executive Relationships, Complex Negotiations, Presentation Skills, Financial Analysis, Technology Products

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