Account Executive, Strategic Accounts

Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done.

As a Strategic Account Executive at Airtable you will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of strategic accounts across the Fortune 500 globally. Each client has unique needs and you act as a trusted business advisor, helping them effectively leverage our product to drive maximum impact for their business.

Just like Lego blocks, what our customers can build with Airtable is virtually limitless. The opportunity for an Account Executive to make an impact on the largest global businesses is massive. Do you thrive working closely with strategic accounts on their unique business needs? Are you looking for some truly fascinating work, where you'll work alongside a best in class team, harnessing the power of an extraordinary product, for a company with unlimited growth potential? 

What you'll do
  • Prospect, develop, manage sales pipeline and close customers onto our Airtable Platform through inbound and outbound efforts 
  • Build relationships with senior executives and decision makers across all industries
  • Prioritize your book of business, develop and execute on account plans for each individual account, including identifying new opportunities, bridging use cases across departments, and building and climbing the org chart
  • Source expansion opportunities in new departments, while telling a compelling wall to wall (multi-use case) story to the CIO (and other relevant executives) as an account gains momentum.
  • Own the full sales-cycle from lead to close
  • Coordinate resources throughout the sales cycle, including legal, sales engineering, implementation specialists and leadership
  • Educate and consult customers on the value of Airtable throughout the sales and adoption cycle
  • Model a wide range of use cases in which Airtable can drive business transformation across different industries
  • Prioritize opportunities and manage a high volume of inbound and outbound email efficiently
  • Forecast performance against sales targets with a high degree of accuracy using a combination of bottoms up deal by deal commits and top down territory analysis
Who you are
  • You have 8+ years of quota carrying SaaS sales experience within a SaaS company selling software solutions into multiple industries
  • 6+ years selling into the Enterprise segment
  • Track record of overachieving quota across 6-8 quarters, and at least 1-2 quarters of strong overachievement
  • Experience selling to central buying/IT teams and managing stakeholders in Procurement and Legal. As well as, developing and deepening relationships with C-level, Exec and VP stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully and repeatedly close 6-figure ARR deals in a competitive market 
  • You have strong prospecting, account planning, and experience selling into teams
  • You have owned complex deals with named accounts (3K+ FTEs) 
  • You thrive partnering with business leaders and executives, developing long term relationships and aligning key stakeholders company-wide at each stage of the sales lifecycle
  • You are consultative and able to navigate the complexities and needs of clients across industries, size and lifecycles
  • Strong communication and executive presence. Very comfortable presenting to a room, engaging and influencing executive decision makers
  • You are passionate about our overall mission and how customers can use Airtable
  • You execute with excellence and have a deep track record of creating significant revenue impact and deep relationships for your organization
  • You are scrappy, resourceful and a creative problem solver when discovering the business needs of your customer and understanding how Airtable plugs into the bigger picture for them
  • You embody a growth mindset and seek out opportunities to constantly learn and grow

Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by applicable federal and state laws, regulations and ordinances. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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If you have a medical condition, disability, or religious belief/practice which inhibits your ability to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please complete our Accommodations Request Form and let us know how we may assist you. Airtable is committed to participating in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants.

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Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location, relevant skills, and experience.

Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits, restricted stock units, and may include incentive compensation. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings, please check out Life at Airtable.

For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York, the on-target earnings range for this role is:

$272,000$354,000 USD

For all other work locations (including remote), the on-target earnings range for this role is:

$245,000$318,000 USD

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