Strategic Account Executive
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Your Tasks
Own a defined territory and develop a strategic plan to penetrate and expand target accounts
Generate pipeline through proactive prospecting, cold outreach, networking, referrals, partner relationships, social selling, and account-based selling strategies
Partner closely with Business Development Representatives (BDRs) to develop account penetration strategies, coordinate outreach campaigns, and maximize engagement within target accounts
Provide strategic direction to BDRs on target personas, account priorities, stakeholder mapping, and messaging
Develop and execute account plans focused on Fortune 1000 and enterprise industrial organizations, with an emphasis on automotive, pharmaceutical/life sciences, and food & beverage companies
Identify and engage stakeholders across operations, engineering, maintenance, OT, IT, cybersecurity, procurement, and executive leadership
Build and manage multi-threaded sales motions within complex organizations
Drive strategic sales cycles from initial outreach through contract execution and close
Lead discovery conversations aligned to operational resilience, disaster recovery, risk reduction, compliance, OT cybersecurity, asset management, and digital transformation initiatives
Build compelling business cases and ROI justification for enterprise software investments
Navigate procurement, legal, security, and executive approval processes
Collaborate with solution engineering, channel partners, marketing, and customer success teams to accelerate opportunities
Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and account activity within Salesforce
Develop executive relationships and establish trusted advisor status within target accounts
Consistently achieve and exceed pipeline generation and revenue targets
Your Profile
- 5+ years of enterprise software, SaaS, industrial software, automation, OT, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, or related technology sales experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, sales, marketing, or related field preferred
- Proven success prospecting and creating pipeline independently within large enterprise accounts
- Demonstrated track record of exceeding quota in a hunter-focused sales role
- Demonstrated ability to generate a significant portion of pipeline through self-sourced activities
- Experience selling into Fortune 1000 or large industrial organizations preferred
- Experience selling software, cybersecurity, automation, industrial technology, SaaS, OT, IT, SCADA, MES, asset management, industrial networking, or related enterprise technology solutions preferred
- Demonstrated success managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and decision makers
- Strong account planning, territory planning, and opportunity management skills
- Demonstrated executive presence with the ability to engage VP, SVP, and C-level leaders
- Experience closing strategic software transactions ranging from $500K to $1M+ ARR
- Existing relationships within automotive, pharmaceutical/life sciences, or food & beverage organizations is a plus
- Experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, 6sense, Gong, or similar sales technologies preferred
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and organizational skills
- AI literacy and willingness to leverage AI tools to improve prospecting, account research, partner engagement, and overall sales effectiveness
- Ability to travel up to 50%
That sounds like you?
Build and execute a strategic territory plan focused on Fortune 1000 and enterprise industrial organizations
Consistently generate pipeline through a combination of self-sourced prospecting activities and effective collaboration with BDR resources
Develop highly effective partnerships with assigned BDRs to maximize account coverage, meeting generation, and opportunity creation
Establish executive-level relationships within target accounts and effectively navigate complex buying committees
Create and advance qualified opportunities through disciplined account planning and multi-threaded engagement
Maintain accurate forecasts and demonstrate strong sales process execution
Consistently meet or exceed pipeline generation and revenue targets
Successfully close strategic enterprise software agreements with large industrial organizations
Become a trusted advisor to prospects by understanding their operational, cybersecurity, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives
Contribute to a high-performance, accountable sales culture focused on growth, execution, and customer outcomes
Reasons to become part of AMDT
Competitive base salary + commission
Accelerators for overperformance
Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
Remote-friendly work environment
About AMDT
Industrial version control and backup management software solutions.
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