Strategic account executive (Central)

Writer; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave 16 weeks

Fertility and family planning support

Galleri cancer testing

Flexible spending account

Health savings account with company

Annual work-life stipends: wellness

Annual learning stipend

Company off-sites

Stock options and 401k

Job summary

WRITER is seeking an experienced Strategic Account Executive to drive revenue across enterprise clients in the US. You will own the full sales cycle, cultivate executive relationships, and tailor value propositions for large organizations adopting our AI agent platform.

Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years of quota-carrying SaaS sales, strong negotiation and presentation skills, and a track record of exceeding quotas in fast-growing environments. Remote-friendly with hybrid hubs in major cities.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of quota-carrying strategic SaaS sales experience.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding quotas.
• Skilled in outbound prospecting, consultative selling, and executive stakeholder management.
• Strong communicator with cross-functional collaboration.
• Comfortable with ambiguity in fast-paced environment.
• Strong executive level presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive net-new revenue by managing the full sales cycle for WRITER's enterprise AI agent platform
• Prospect, qualify, and develop new strategic opportunities in target verticals and target account lists
• Partner cross-functionally to refine value propositions and co-create tailored solutions for strategic clients
• Guide executive-level discussions and negotiations, ensuring alignment with customer business goals
• Own your book of business with a high degree of accountability and a bias for long-term impact
• Collaborate closely with product and customer success teams to ensure smooth deployments and ongoing value
• Consistently input accurate pipeline data to forecast and report sales progress to leadership
• Become a trusted product expert, educating users on how to set up WRITER to unlock value, going hands-on where needed

Skills

SaaS sales

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Outbound prospecting

Negotiation skills

Strong communicator

Strategic accounts

Account management

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 an 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 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 and the opportunity to make a real impact, we want to hear from you.

This role can be based remotely anywhere in the US, with opportunities for hybrid work at our office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, or London. You'll report to a regional vice president.

What you'll do

• Drive net-new revenue by managing the full sales cycle for WRITER's enterprise AI agent platform

• Prospect, qualify, and develop new strategic opportunities in target verticals and target account lists

• Partner cross-functionally to refine value propositions and co-create tailored solutions for strategic clients

• Guide executive-level discussions and negotiations, ensuring alignment with customer business goals

• Own your book of business with a high degree of accountability and a bias for long-term impact

• Collaborate closely with product and customer success teams to ensure smooth deployments and ongoing value

• Consistently input accurate pipeline data to forecast and report sales progress to leadership

• Become a trusted product expert, educating users on how to set up WRITER to unlock value, going hands-on where needed

What you need

• 5-8+ years of quota-carrying strategic SaaS sales experience, ideally in high-growth or complex value based sales motion

• Track record of meeting or exceeding annual quotas

• Skilled in outbound prospecting, consultative selling, and executive stakeholder management

• Strong communicator with the ability to connect across functions and listen actively to diverse perspectives

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and owning outcomes in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

• Strong executive level presentation skills

Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)

• Generous PTO, plus company holidays

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family

• Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)

• Fertility and family planning support

• Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri

• Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options

• Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution

• Annual work-life stipends for:

  • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.

  • Learning and development stipend

• Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites

• Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k

WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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