Enterprise Account Executive, Greenfield Financial Services (new York, Ny)

Box Box · Enterprise · New York, NY · Sales AEs

Enterprise Account Executive for Financial Services at Box, a company focused on Intelligent Content Management and AI. This role involves acquiring new enterprise logos, managing complex sales cycles, and partnering cross-functionally to sell Box's platform, which helps organizations manage content, collaborate, and transform workflows with AI. The role requires strong sales experience, particularly in the financial services sector, and the ability to lead multi-stakeholder deals.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and exceed quarterly and annual new logo targets across an enterprise FSI territory (banking, capital markets, wealth & asset management).
  2. Build and execute strategic territory and account plans to penetrate white space; run multi-threaded pursuits across IT, security, risk, digital, operations, and line-of-business.
  3. Create and accelerate pipeline through high-velocity prospecting (email, social, events, partners) and executive-level discovery, delivering tailored value narratives tied to FSI outcomes.
  4. Lead complex enterprise sales cycles end-to-end: discovery, business case, pilots, security/compliance diligence, commercial negotiation, and executive alignment to close.
  5. Orchestrate the extended team (Solutions Engineering, Security/Compliance, Industry Advisors, Customer Success, Marketing, Legal, Finance, and Partners/SIs) to deliver compelling, value-based solutions.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of full-cycle SaaS sales experience with consistent success meeting/exceeding new logo and revenue targets
  • 2+ years selling to the enterprise space; experience with complex, multi-stakeholder deals
  • Proven “hunter” with a track record opening and closing net-new logos in large or global accounts; comfortable owning a white-space territory
  • Experience selling into Financial Services familiarity with security, governance, and compliance-driven sales cycles
  • Skilled in value-based, solution selling: expert discovery, multithreading, executive storytelling, business case development, and competitive positioning
  • Strong executive presence and ability to engage C-level stakeholders across IT, Security, Risk/Compliance, Digital, and line-of-business functions
  • Highly organized operator with excellent territory planning, pipeline management, and forecasting discipline; adept in Salesforce or similar CRM
  • Collaborative deal leader who mobilizes cross-functional and partner ecosystems; thrives in fast-paced, high-accountability environments
  • Anticipate industry shifts and serve as a strategic advisor to enterprise customers as they evolve
  • Excel in ambiguous environments, bringing clarity and direction across complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Nice to have

  • Exposure to content management, collaboration, data, AI/ML, or workflow solutions
  • Familiarity with FSI frameworks and requirements (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, FINRA/SEC, OCC, NAIC, GDPR)
  • Experience working with GSIs, regional SIs, and ISV partners to scale pursuits

What the JD emphasized

  • enterprise AI
  • AI-first era of business
  • intelligence to the world of content management
  • AI and enterprise content
  • net-new logo acquisition
  • white-space territory
  • complex, multi-stakeholder deals
  • security, governance, and compliance-driven sales cycles
  • complex, cross-functional initiatives