(UK) Account Executive

Papaya Global; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn enabling global payroll, payments and workforce management across 160+ countries. We’re looking for an Account Executive to close new business with international mid-market and enterprise customers.

You will own the full sales cycle, craft tailored demos, engage senior stakeholders, and collaborate with Product and Operations to ensure successful handovers and ROI-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience managing full sales cycles in SaaS, enterprise accounts, with international scope.
• Track record selling complex SaaS solutions to mid-market and enterprise organizations.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities with mid and enterprise global organizations.
• Identify and engage key stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Maintain understanding of market trends, client needs and competitive positioning.
• Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation to closing.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance prospecting, account planning, stakeholder engagement, proposals and execution.
• Deliver tailored demos and proposals to client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth handovers to service delivery.
• Understand client payroll, compliance and international HR challenges.
• Recommend ROI-focused solutions and adopt a consultative approach.
• Work with Sales, Product and Operations to align client needs with platform capabilities.
• Share field insights to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Full sales cycle

SaaS sales

Enterprise sales

International sales

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

AI-powered sales tools

Job description

(UK) Account Executive

• London
• Full-time
• Revenue

Description

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with an ambitious mission to revolutionize the payroll & payments industry. With over $400M raised from multiple tier-one investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, encompassing everything from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

We’re looking for an experienced and driven Account Executive to join our Sales team. In this role, you will focus on identifying and closing new business opportunities with Enterprise and mid-sized international companies. You’ll be selling Papaya's cutting-edge platform that simplifies global payroll, payments, and workforce management.

Key Responsibilities

New Business Development

• Generate new business opportunities with a focus on mid and enterprise global organizations and post-IPO companies.
• Identify and engage key stakeholders and decision-makers within target accounts.
• Maintain a strong understanding of market trends, client needs, and competitive positioning.

Sales Execution

• Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation to closing.
• Leverage AI-powered sales and research tools to enhance prospecting, account planning, stakeholder engagement, proposal development and sales execution.
• Deliver compelling, tailored demos and proposals to client stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure smooth handovers to service delivery.

Consultative Selling

• Understand and articulate client challenges related to global payroll, compliance, and international HR operations.
• Recommend solutions that demonstrate Papaya’s value and ROI.
• Operate with a consultative, solution-oriented approach.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Product, and Operations teams to align client needs with platform capabilities.
• Share insights and feedback from the field to support continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience managing full sales cycles within the payroll, HCM, HR technology, EOR, or workforce management industry.
• Proven track record selling complex SaaS solutions to mid-market and enterprise organizations, including multi-stakeholder and international sales cycles, while leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance research, account planning, and sales execution.
• Strong understanding of global payroll, HRIS, HCM, ERP, workforce management, or adjacent HR technology ecosystems.
• Experience engaging with senior HR, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders across multinational organizations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, leveraging modern AI-enabled tools to tailor messaging, develop customer-facing content, and engage diverse stakeholder groups.
• Appreciation for working in a global, multicultural environment.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, and eager to share best practices.