Account Executive - 1099

Consistently meet or exceed sales targets for revenue, market share, and other key performance objectives.

Identify, pursue, and close sales opportunities by effectively managing the full sales cycle—from prospecting and qualifying, to presenting solutions, negotiating, and closing deals.

Maintain a disciplined and consultative approach to selling, engaging prospects and clients to understand their challenges and demonstrate how Lightcast solutions create value.

Manage a defined sales territory and pipeline with accuracy, leveraging CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, SalesLoft) to forecast, document activities, and ensure visibility across opportunities.

Cultivate and grow customer relationships through renewals, upselling, and cross-selling, ensuring long-term client success and loyalty.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders—including legal, product, and customer success teams—to execute deals, deliver exceptional client experiences, and achieve shared outcomes.

Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills in presentations, calls, and meetings, representing Lightcast as a trusted partner in higher education workforce analytics.

Stay organized and adaptable while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, competitive, and collaborative sales culture.

Continuously develop sales skills, product knowledge, and market expertise to deliver best-in-class customer value and contribute to team growth.

Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with our headquarters located in Moscow, ID (US) and other offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities.

Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.