Account Executive, Strategic Enterprise

Braze Braze · Enterprise · Chicago, IL · Sales

This role is for an Account Executive at Braze, a customer engagement platform company. The role focuses on building relationships with C-suite executives at top-tier brands, identifying and pursuing new strategic accounts, and developing consultative sales approaches. While the company utilizes AI in its platform (BrazeAI), this specific role is in sales and does not involve building or directly working with AI/ML models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and nurture trusted relationships with C-suite executives at top-tier brands, understanding their organizational complexities
  2. Identify and pursue net-new strategic accounts through targeted prospecting and outbound efforts
  3. Develop and manage relationships with high-profile accounts while actively seeking new opportunities
  4. Implement a consultative sales approach to identify priority business challenges and take a value-based approach to solution selling
  5. Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure a seamless client experience

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years in strategic SaaS sales, focusing on large enterprise clients
  • Experience in complex solution selling, with a strong background in Value Selling and Business Value Assessments
  • Proven ability to source and prospect new accounts through effective outbound strategies
  • Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills for articulating complex concepts
  • Quick adaptability to new cloud applications and tools, with experience in Salesforce.com or similar CRMs
  • Strong networking skills, able to navigate large organizations and identify key decision-makers
  • Up-to-date on digital and application trends, particularly in the mobile space

Nice to have

  • Willingness to travel as needed