Account Executive - New York

Workday Workday · Enterprise · New York, NY

Workday is seeking an Account Executive to join their GTM team for Sana, an AI lab building superintelligence for work. This role involves guiding opportunities through the sales journey, from uncovering new opportunities to closing deals, and collaborating with product and engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in enterprise B2B sales, a consultative approach, and a passion for transforming how people interact with knowledge.

What you'd actually do

  1. play a pivotal role in guiding opportunities through the entire sales journey—from uncovering new opportunities and shaping solutions, to closing impactful deals.
  2. collaborate closely with product, engineering, and strategy teams to ensure Sana’s offerings address the evolving challenges of the world’s leading enterprises.
  3. enable customers to unlock new levels of performance and success with Sana.

Skills

Required

  • enterprise B2B sales
  • SaaS
  • emerging technologies
  • strategy consulting
  • full-cycle closing experience
  • quota attainment
  • outbound skills
  • self-sourced pipeline
  • assessing markets
  • uncovering high-value opportunities
  • implementation skills
  • closing $10K–$100K ACV deals
  • 30–90 day sales cycles
  • Clear communication skills in English
  • connecting and building relationships with C-level executives
  • First-principles thinking
  • finding solutions
  • bringing ideas into action
  • roll up your sleeves mentality
  • bias for action
  • Collaborative spirit
  • flourish in team settings

Nice to have

  • Knowledge pioneer: You're passionate about transforming how people interact with and use knowledge to reach new heights of thinking.
  • Growth-focused: Brings energy and dedication to exceed goals and inspire excellence in others.
  • Excellence driven: You consistently deliver high-quality work at pace, setting and exceeding ambitious standards.
  • Self-guided: You drive your own work, take initiative from day one, working autonomously while prioritizing learning and impact.
  • Consultative seller: You love solving puzzles and thrive on understanding a customer’s business to find the right solution.
  • Outbound closer: You’re proactive in identifying and engaging high-potential leads - bringing creativity and persistence to every step of the outreach process.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI platform for managing people, money, and agents
  • AI lab building superintelligence for work
  • agentic AI
  • AI that augments people
  • Sana's products can deliver across industries and geographies
  • AI enabling change that will be more significant than the internet revolution
  • extreme intuition
  • strategic minds
  • bold tradeoffs
  • grit
  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise B2B sales in SaaS or emerging technologies and/or strategy consulting, with a proven track record of surpassing targets in fast-paced environments.
  • 3+ years of experience with full-cycle closing experience (prospecting → close) with consistent quota attainment
  • 3+ years of strong outbound skills with meaningful self-sourced pipeline (e.g. ~30%+)