Enterprise Account Executive (UK & Europe)

present of AI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Firstwork in London is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to close complex software deals with large organisations across the UK and Europe. You’ll navigate long sales cycles with multiple decision makers and build compelling business cases that prove AI-driven automation adds real value to frontline operations.

The role emphasizes discovery, negotiation, and mapping a buyer’s processes before presenting compelling AI solutions for onboarding, compliance and shift management.

Job description

Enterprise account executive roles usually ask for a track record of closing complex software deals with large organisations, often across the UK and Europe, and comfort managing long sales cycles with several decision makers. A strong candidate brings clear discovery, business case building and negotiation skills, plus the patience to map a buyer's operations before pitching. Here the buyer is likely an operations or HR leader at a company with large frontline or seasonal staff, so understanding workforce processes matters as much as sales craft.

How it fits the AI era

AI is changing the product being sold, since agents now handle onboarding, compliance and shift tasks that used to be manual, so the seller has to explain automation credibly and set realistic expectations. What stays human is trust building, reading a room, handling procurement politics and judging where a buyer is not ready. The role becomes less about feature lists and more about showing how automated work fits a customer's real operations.

How it builds AI experience

This role builds practical AI fluency by selling agent based automation into large organisations, learning where it works and where it stalls. A candidate can prepare by studying how AI agents are deployed in operations, learning to frame risk and compliance questions, and practising demos that show measurable process change. Experience with workforce or HR software buyers helps, since the conversations centre on frontline staff processes.

Worth showing

• Enterprise software sales record
• Workforce operations knowledge

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About Firstwork

Forward-deployed AI agents automating onboarding, compliance, and shift operations for frontline and seasonal workforces, per the company.