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    Account Executive - Defence

    Hadean

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom
    Remote
    SaaS
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    Do you want to be part of a team that is breaking world records and changing computing? Founded in 2015, Hadean are backed by the likes of Epic Games. We are providing the infrastructure and computational power to build, run and monetise the Metaverse.

    Hadean’s products have helped organisations including Microsoft, Minecraft, BAE Systems, Pixelynx and the Francis Crick Institute to achieve the impossible and contribute solutions to global problems.

    Our distributed cloud platform provides the foundations of web 3.0 applications for the metaverse, enterprise organisations and the defence sector. At the heart of our technology is the Hadean Platform, an intuitive and cloud-agnostic approach to build highly scalable applications. The Role The Account Executive is a core component of the Sales Team.

    As the growth engine of the business, you will build out our commercial partnerships and secure additional customers in support of Hadean’s revenue goals.Our mission in Defence is to power the digital transformation that will empower our allied governments and warfighters.

    You will be responsible for orchestrating the end-to-end sales process with system integrator, technology, and government customers.In this role, you will work closely with Sales leadership to inform Hadean’s Defence strategy and drive cross-functional initiatives with the Marketing, Product, and Innovation departments.

    Key Responsibilities

    Growth of Hadean’s public sector business Generate a qualified pipeline of customer opportunities via sales outreach, marketing campaigns, and engagement activity (such as capability briefings) Qualify and validate opportunities including delivery of proof of value Establish commercial partnerships with system integrators and primes Drive program capture with system integrator partners and direct-to-gov Development of strategic proposals based on industry trends, research, and intelligence

    Skills Knowledge and Expertise

    You have successfully executed capture an

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Vertical-Specific

    Focused on a single industry vertical

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Account-Executive
    Defence-Sales
    Business-Development
    Government-Sales
    Enterprise-Sales
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Hadean's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Hadean involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

    This remote-friendly role based in GB provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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