Account Executive

Acquia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Recognition programs

Job summary

Acquia is seeking an Account Executive to identify opportunities, engage with senior execs, and close strategic deals in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

You will work cross-functionally with product, account management, and project teams to drive ongoing growth and client success, including travel to client meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience.
• Experience negotiating large strategic deals including prospecting, proposals, negotiation and ongoing relationships.
• Strong sales/client origination experience, preferably with CMS exposure.
• Understanding of the SaaS model and how to deliver value
• Confident presentation skills with presence in front of C-suite customers.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities and close deals within Acquia’s account and prospect base.
• Engage with senior level executives and build trusted relationships across decision levels.
• Translate client feedback into strategies to drive growth and address competitive risks.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Account Management, and Project Management to ensure seamless implementation.
• Manage full-life cycle sales as an individual contributor and nurture cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

CMS experience

Sales origination

Executive communication

Negotiation of large deals

SaaS understanding

Startup environment experience

Presenting to C-suite

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Acquia empowers the world’s most ambitious brands to create digital customer experiences that matter. With open source Drupal at its core, the Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) enables marketers, developers, and IT operations teams at thousands of global organizations to rapidly compose and deploy digital products and services that engage customers, enhance conversions, and help businesses stand out.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, Acquia is a Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM company, is listed as one of the world’s top software companies by The Software Report, and is positioned as a market leader by the analyst community. We are Acquia. We are building for the future and we want you to be a part of it!

As the Account Executive, you will...

• Identify new business opportunities, manage, and close deals in Acquia’s account and prospect base
• Engage with senior level executives within these organizations
• Develop positive relationships and identify prospect needs at all decision‑making levels
• Stay current on competitor offerings and be able to identify their strengths and vulnerabilities
• Turn client feedback into meaningful strategies to drive new business and address competitive risks
• Influence client decisions and advocate for client needs to broker win‑win solutions
• Work closely with various functional teams including Product Development, Account Management and Project Management teams to ensure seamless implementation and effective ongoing account growth
• Handle full‑life cycle sales in an individual contributor environment
• Collaborate efficiently across internal teams and nurture an atmosphere of trust and open communication
• Engage with our channel partners and various subject matter specialists to drive sales opportunities.
• Travel to client meetings as needed
• Work cross‑functionally with demand generation and marketing teams to cultivate pipeline

You’ll enjoy this role if you are/have…

• Intellectual agility and an entrepreneurial attitude; demonstrates drive, initiative, energy and sense of urgency in acquiring and serving clients
• Ability to learn and absorb new products quickly and rapidly adapt to changing business and customer demands
• Smart, results‑oriented, upbeat, and has regularly out‑performed his or her peers
• Looking for aggressive career growth
• Passion, drive, and creativity

What you’ll need to be successful...

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong sales/client origination experience, preferably with CMS experience
• Experience negotiating large strategic deals including all phases of client development: prospecting, proposal development, negotiation and ongoing relationship management
• Experience and the know‑how to work in a start‑up, fast paced technology environment
• Strong understanding of the SaaS business model for solutions delivery
• Confident presentation skills, and must have 'presence' in front of the C‑suite customer with the communications skills to articulate a value proposition to a wide range of organizational and functional levels

We are an organization that embraces innovation and the potential of AI to enhance our processes and improve our work. We are always looking for individuals who are open to learning new technologies and collaborating with AI tools to achieve our goals.

Acquia is proud to provide best‑in‑class benefits to help our employees and their families maintain a healthy body and mind. Core Benefits include: competitive healthcare coverage, wellness programs, take it when you need it time off, parental leave, recognition programs, and much more!

Pay Range

$120,000 - $135,000 USD

Final compensation will be commensurate with your experience and will be determined by a variety of factors, including city of residence, relevant skillset, and job‑related knowledge. This role is also eligible for variable compensation.

Acquia is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veterans status or any other protected status or characteristic under federal, state or local law unrelated to the ability to perform the job.