Account Executive - Mid Market

Freshworks Freshworks · Enterprise · Boston, MA · Other

This role is for a Mid-Market Account Executive at Freshworks, a company that provides service software focused on customer and employee experiences. The role involves partnering with mid-sized businesses to enhance their employee experience using Freshworks' solutions, guiding them through the buying process with a consultative approach. The core responsibilities include leading value-based conversations, building a sales pipeline, managing deals, and collaborating with internal teams. While the company leverages AI in its products, this specific role is a sales position and does not involve building or directly working with AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead value-based conversations with mid-market customers to understand their needs around ITSM, onboarding, and employee engagement - and offer tailored solutions that drive real impact.
  2. Build and manage a healthy pipeline through proactive prospecting, virtual selling, and meaningful discovery
  3. Work closely with buying teams, creating trust and clarity throughout the decision-making process
  4. Manage and close mid-sized opportunities with confidence, from negotiation through final agreement
  5. Partner with our Marketing, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success teams to ensure a seamless experience for every customer

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in SaaS or mid-market sales
  • track record of exceeding targets
  • building strong customer relationships
  • natural communicator
  • listen deeply
  • ask the right questions
  • drive value
  • Solid understanding of SaaS platforms
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • consultative, adaptable, and thoughtful approach

Nice to have

  • worked with employee experience (EX) solutions