Commercial Account Executive

Zip
London, United Kingdom
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for enterprise SaaS sales professionals who prospect and build sales processes, with experience in procurement and finance domains.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in enterprise SaaS sales and a focus on procurement and finance
    — “Experience selling to procurement, finance, IT, legal
  • Individuals who thrive in shaping processes and driving culture in early-stage startups
    — “help shape our sales process
  • Professionals who are adept at using modern sales engagement tools and platforms
    — “Experience using tools like Salesforce, Zoominfo, LinkedIn SalesNav, and Outreach

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of self-motivation and ownership in a rapidly evolving startup environment
    — “Self driven – you don’t need someone to motivate you to put in your best every day
  • Candidates must be prepared to learn and master a complex AI platform quickly
    — “Become a product expert – learning the Zip platform through and through, so that you’re demo ready

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate your ability to evangelize a product while addressing current and future pain points
    — “solution Zip to meet the pain points today, but also with an eye toward our product of the future
  • Emphasize your track record of closing enterprise-level SaaS deals
    — “3+ year of closing experience in technology SaaS sales at enterprise level
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Mid Level

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • closing enterprise deals
  • becoming a product expert
  • becoming a procurement expert
Typical background
enterprise salesSaaS sales

Skills & requirements

Required

Closing ExperienceSaas SalesEnterprise LevelProduct ExpertiseProcurement ExpertiseSales IntelligenceSales EngagementNetworking

Preferred

Selling To ProcurementSelling To FinanceSelling To ITSelling To Legal

Stack & domain

SalesProcurementFinanceITLegalSaas SalesEnterprise LevelSales IntelligenceEngagement SolutionsCommunicationTeam ManagementProblem-solvingTime Management

About the role

Original posting from Zip via Ashby

ABOUT ZIP

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.

The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.

Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.

YOUR ROLE

  • You’re a closer, trusted advisor, product consultant – you’re working with prospects day-in-day-out to deliver immense ROI in an efficient, value-based sales cycle
  • You’re a hunter – you’ll get a healthy supply of BDR leads and marketing opportunities, but you’ll prospect and tap into your network to knock down doors and blockers
  • You’re a product evangelist – you’ll solution Zip to meet the pain points today, but also with an eye toward our product of the future
  • You’re a builder – at a startup, you’re not just a team member, but you help build the team culture and bring your best practice to the org

YOU WILL

  • Become a product expert – learning the Zip platform through and through, so that you’re demo ready
  • Become a procurement expert – learning the ins and outs of the procurement market, which is deeply ready for change and new solutions
  • Use cutting-edge sales intelligence and engagement solutions to prospect, manage deal cycles, and ultimately bring on new customers
  • Be adaptable and flexible – as part of an early-stage hyper growth company, we are rapidly growing out our process but we want to you to help shape our sales process

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ year of closing experience in technology SaaS sales at enterprise level
  • Self driven – you don’t need someone to motivate you to put in your best every day
  • You’d describe yourself as organized, efficient with your time, and excellent communicator
  • Experience using tools like Salesforce, Zoominfo, LinkedIn SalesNav, and Outreach
  • Willing to go the extra mile to make sure our customers, company, team, and yourself succeed
  • a Bachelor’s degree is required (specifically in Finance, Technology, or a related field or experiential equivalent)

NICE TO HAVES

  • Experience selling to procurement, finance, IT, legal

PERKS & BENEFITS

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

  • 📈 Start-up equity
  • 🦷 Health, vision & dental coverage
  • 🌴 Flexible PTO
  • 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget

We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!

Source: Zip careers (Ashby)

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