Strategic Account Executive

Canals
Lehi +7 more
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced B2B sales professionals who can navigate complex sales cycles and build strategic relationships with senior executives.

Best fit for

  • Experienced B2B sales professionals with a track record of closing large enterprise deals
    — “closing seven-figure B2B deals”
  • Candidates who have worked with large organizations with complex buying processes and long sales cycles
    — “large, complex organizations with long sales cycles and multiple stakeholders”
  • Individuals who thrive in collaborative, distributed teams and can manage multiple stakeholders
    — “Collaborate with internal teams to develop solutions and move opportunities forward”

Things to consider

  • This role demands a high level of autonomy and ownership over the sales pipeline and results
    — “Ownership of your pipeline, forecast, and results”

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific seven-figure deals closed and detail the challenges and strategies used
    — “the ability to explain your biggest wins in detail”
  • Demonstrate experience in developing and executing account strategies with clear stakeholder mapping
    — “Build account plans that map stakeholders, priorities, buying processes, and paths to a deal”
  • Showcase your ability to lead discovery and connect solutions to customer needs and goals
    — “Lead discovery and connect Canals’ capabilities to each customer’s operations and goals”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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

What success looks like

  • Identify and pursue high-value accounts
  • Build account plans
  • Develop relationships with senior executives
  • Lead discovery
  • Close seven-figure deals
Typical background
Demonstrated history of closing seven-figure B2B dealsExperience selling into large, complex organizations

Skills & requirements

Required

B2B SalesComplex Sales CyclesAccount ManagementNegotiationDiscoverySales StrategyExecutive Presence

Preferred

Sandler Sales Training

Stack & domain

SalesAccount ManagementNegotiationClosing DealsLeadershipCommunicationStrategic ThinkingProblem-solvingWholesale DistributionAutomationAI

About the role

Original posting from Canals via Ashby

ABOUT CANALS

Canals builds software for wholesale distributors, helping them operate more efficiently through automation and AI.

Our customers are the companies responsible for moving the materials that power the real economy; electrical supplies, plumbing products, roofing materials, HVAC equipment, and more. Every day, thousands of people rely on Canals to help process orders, manage purchasing, handle accounts payable, and streamline critical business workflows.

We're a profitable, rapidly growing company with a team of roughly 140 people distributed across North and South America. We care deeply about building great products, hiring exceptional people, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Strategic Account Executive to win the largest accounts in the markets Canals serves.

You’ll pursue the top companies in each vertical: organizations with complex buying processes, long sales cycles, and the potential for seven-figure deals. You’ll build relationships with senior executives, develop a clear strategy for each account, and bring complex opportunities from first conversation through close.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Identify and pursue high-value accounts across the verticals Canals serves
  • Build account plans that map stakeholders, priorities, buying processes, and paths to a deal
  • Develop relationships with senior executives and earn credibility as a partner in solving consequential business problems
  • Lead discovery and connect Canals’ capabilities to each customer’s operations and goals
  • Navigate complex evaluations involving multiple teams and decision makers
  • Build business cases, manage negotiations, and close seven-figure deals
  • Maintain a disciplined pipeline and communicate deal progress and risks clearly
  • Collaborate with internal teams to develop solutions and move opportunities forward

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

  • A demonstrated history of closing seven-figure B2B deals
  • The ability to explain your biggest wins in detail: what you sold, who was involved, what obstacles you faced, who you competed against, and how you got the deal done
  • Experience selling into large, complex organizations with long sales cycles and multiple stakeholders
  • Strong executive presence and the ability to engage senior decision makers as a credible peer
  • Excellent discovery, account strategy, negotiation, and closing skills
  • Sound judgment about where to invest time and how to move a complex deal forward
  • Ownership of your pipeline, forecast, and results

WHY JOIN CANALS

We're building software that solves real problems for an industry that keeps the world running. Our customers rely on our platform every day to operate their businesses.

We've found strong product-market fit and continue to grow quickly, creating opportunities for people who want to have a meaningful impact on the trajectory of a company.

We believe great people build great companies. That's why we invest heavily in hiring, development, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers.

You'll work alongside ambitious, thoughtful teammates who care deeply about what they do, challenge each other directly, and have a lot of fun along the way.

We value ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement. Good ideas can come from anywhere, and people are trusted to make things happen.

We're remote-first, flexible, and distributed across North and South America, bringing together talented people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

Canals.ai is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with our principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age.

Source: Canals careers (Ashby)

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