Strategic AI Banking Enterprise AE (EMEA)

anthropic; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Generous vacation and parental leave

Equity donation matching

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to lead sales of our AI productivity API and SaaS solutions to financial institutions across the EMEA region. You will own the full sales cycle, from outbound efforts to closing strategic deals with banks and research institutions.

The role requires deep experience in financial services tech, a consultative approach, and the ability to navigate procurement processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of B2B sales experience in financial services technology in SaaS, API solutions, or emerging technologies.
• Track record of managing complex sales cycles within financial institutions and securing strategic deals by understanding both technical requirements and financial use cases.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate financial bureaucracies and procurement processes, building consensus among diverse stakeholders including executives, administrators, and IT departments.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex agreements within financial services procurement frameworks and policies.
• Proven experience exceeding revenue targets in the financial services sector by effectively managing an evolving pipeline and sales process.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present confidently to various financial audiences, from analysts and researchers to senior executives.
• Deep understanding of financial services buying cycles, decision-making processes, and key pain points.
• A strategic, analytical approach to assessing the financial services market combined with creative, tactical execution to capture opportunities.
• A passion for and/or experience with advanced AI systems and their applications in financial services. You feel strongly about ensuring frontier AI systems are developed safely and ethically for financial use.

Responsibilities

• Win new business and drive revenue for Anthropic within the banking sector. Navigate complex financial institutions to reach key decision-makers, educate them about our services, and help them succeed with Anthropic. You'll own the full sales cycle, from first outbound to close.
• Design and execute innovative sales strategies tailored to financial services procurement cycles and budgeting processes to meet and exceed revenue quotas. Analyze financial market landscapes, trends, and dynamics to translate high-level plans into targeted sales activities and campaigns
• Spearhead market expansion by identifying new use cases within financial departments, research centers, and administrative offices. Collaborate cross-functionally to differentiate our offerings for financial applications
• Navigate complex financial stakeholder ecosystems including executives, administrators, IT departments, and procurement offices to build consensus
• Inform product roadmaps and features by gathering feedback from financial users and conveying financial market needs. Provide insights that strengthen our value proposition for financial services
• Continuously refine the financial services sales methodology by incorporating learnings into playbooks, templates, and best practices. Identify process improvements that optimize sales productivity and consistency

Education

Bachelors degree

Job description

Anthropic is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to lead sales of our AI productivity API and SaaS solutions to financial institutions across the EMEA region. You will own the full sales cycle, from outbound efforts to closing strategic deals with banks and research institutions.

The role requires deep experience in financial services tech, a consultative approach, and the ability to navigate procurement processes.