Strategic account executive (UK)

Writer; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WRITER is seeking a strategic Account Executive to drive enterprise SaaS sales with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 targets. You will lead complex cycles, engage C‑suite buyers, and architect tailored AI‑driven solutions in a hybrid London role.

Join a fast‑paced team that rewards autonomy, deep product acumen, and a track record of building trusted advisory relationships across procurement, IT, and business units.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of quota‑carrying strategic SaaS sales experience with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding annual quotas in complex, value‑based sales motions targeting Fortune 500 and Global 2000 accounts.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing sophisticated enterprise sales cycles with multiple stakeholders, navigating procurement processes, and orchestrating cross‑functional resources to drive deals through technical evaluations and executive approvals.
• Executive presence and communication skills that allow you to credibly engage with C‑suite buyers (CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, COOs), translate complex technical concepts into business value, and build authentic relationships based on trust and strategic insight.
• Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to conduct discovery that uncovers underlying business challenges, connects AI capabilities to measurable outcomes, and creates urgency around transformation initiatives.
• Experience in outbound prospecting, account mapping, and territory planning, with a hunter mentality that drives you to consistently create new opportunities rather than waiting for inbound leads.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for ownership - you thrive in fast‑paced environments where you're expected to figure things out, make decisions quickly.

Responsibilities

• Own the full enterprise sales cycle from prospecting through close, managing complex deals with 8-18 month sales cycles and navigating multi‑stakeholder buying committees across procurement, legal, IT, and business units
• Drive net‑new revenue by identifying, qualifying, and developing strategic opportunities within target verticals and named account lists, consistently building a robust pipeline that exceeds coverage targets
• Engage C‑level executives and senior decision‑makers in consultative discovery to understand their business priorities, uncover transformational use cases, and position WRITER as the strategic platform to achieve their AI vision
• Partner cross‑functionally with solutions engineering, product, and customer success teams to architect tailored solutions, run successful pilots, and ensure seamless deployments that deliver measurable business outcomes
• Lead complex negotiations involving multi‑year contracts, custom pricing structures, and enterprise terms, while maintaining deal momentum and driving consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
• Become a trusted product expert who educates prospects on how to set up and leverage WRITER's AI agent platform, going hands‑on during critical evaluation phases to demonstrate value and accelerate time‑to‑deployment
• Maintain rigorous pipeline hygiene and forecasting accuracy, consistently delivering predictable revenue results while providing leadership with transparent visibility into deal progression and risk factors

Skills

Quota carrying

Enterprise SaaS

C-level engagement

Strategic selling

Negotiation

Outbound prospecting

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

About WRITER

WRITER is the AI platform built for the world's most ambitious marketing and revenue teams, bringing the frontier of AI to the people who drive enterprise growth. With WRITER, autonomous agents work across the buyer journey, continuously executing on market signals and enterprise intelligence to grow revenue faster. Every agent action and asset is grounded in trust, built on an Enterprise Brain that unites brand, product, and company knowledge with fiduciary‑grade governance and compliance.

Fortune 500 companies are transforming how they go to market with WRITER, including 3 of the top 5 US banks, 2 of the 5 largest global CPG conglomerates, and 4 of the top 5 US healthcare insurers. Founded in 2020, WRITER is backed by investors including Insight Partners, ICONIQ, Radical Ventures, Premji Invest, Balderton, B Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, Accenture, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, WndrCo, and others. Learn more at WRITER.com .

About the role

Join WRITER's sales team as a strategic account executive and help shape the future of work. You'll empower global enterprises (8,000+ employees) to transform their operations through our cutting‑edge AI agent platform, enabling organizations to deploy AI at scale and unlock unprecedented productivity. This isn't just about hitting quota - it's about becoming a trusted advisor to some of the world's most influential companies as they navigate their AI transformation journey.

This role is perfect for high performers who thrive in fast‑paced, intellectually stimulating environments where you have the autonomy to drive results and build lasting relationships with both clients and teammates. If you're energized by meaningful work, the opportunity to make a real impact, and the challenge of selling category‑defining technology, we want to hear from you. You'll be selling solutions that fundamentally change how enterprises operate, working with executive buyers who are making multi‑million dollar, multi‑year commitments to AI transformation.

This is a hybrid role based out of our London hub. You'll be reporting to our regional vice president.

What you’ll do

• Own the full enterprise sales cycle from prospecting through close, managing complex deals with 8-18 month sales cycles and navigating multi‑stakeholder buying committees across procurement, legal, IT, and business units


• Drive net‑new revenue by identifying, qualifying, and developing strategic opportunities within target verticals and named account lists, consistently building a robust pipeline that exceeds coverage targets


• Engage C‑level executives and senior decision‑makers in consultative discovery to understand their business priorities, uncover transformational use cases, and position WRITER as the strategic platform to achieve their AI vision


• Partner cross‑functionally with solutions engineering, product, and customer success teams to architect tailored solutions, run successful pilots, and ensure seamless deployments that deliver measurable business outcomes


• Lead complex negotiations involving multi‑year contracts, custom pricing structures, and enterprise terms, while maintaining deal momentum and driving consensus across diverse stakeholder groups


• Become a trusted product expert who educates prospects on how to set up and leverage WRITER's AI agent platform, going hands‑on during critical evaluation phases to demonstrate value and accelerate time‑to‑deployment


• Maintain rigorous pipeline hygiene and forecasting accuracy, consistently delivering predictable revenue results while providing leadership with transparent visibility into deal progression and risk factors

What you need

• 7-10+ years of quota‑carrying strategic SaaS sales experience with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding annual quotas in complex, value‑based sales motions targeting Fortune 500 and Global 2000 accounts


• Demonstrated expertise in managing sophisticated enterprise sales cycles with multiple stakeholders, navigating procurement processes, and orchestrating cross‑functional resources to drive deals through technical evaluations and executive approvals


• Executive presence and communication skills that allow you to credibly engage with C‑suite buyers (CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, COOs), translate complex technical concepts into business value, and build authentic relationships based on trust and strategic insight


• Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to conduct discovery that uncovers underlying business challenges, connects AI capabilities to measurable outcomes, and creates urgency around transformation initiatives


• Experience in outbound prospecting, account mapping, and territory planning, with a hunter mentality that drives you to consistently create new opportunities rather than waiting for inbound leads


• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for ownership - you thrive in fast‑paced environments where you're expected to figure things out, make deci