Account Executive - Enterprise SaaS Sales

    Forwood Safety

    🇮🇹 Italy
    Remote
    SaaS
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    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    Language

    🇮🇹 Italian

    About this role

    Support building the Italian market for a global safety technology companyForwood Safety is a global SaaS company on a mission to prevent fatalities and serious incidents in high-risk industries.Our Critical Risk Management System helps some of the world’s largest organisations identify and manage the risks that can lead to serious incidents and fatalities.

    Now, we’re looking to expand our presence in Italy.We’re looking for an experienced Account Executive to support our Italian enterprise sales growth.

    You’ll open doors, build relationships with senior decision-makers, develop a high-value pipeline and lead complex enterprise opportunities through to close.You’ll help shape how Forwood approaches the Italian market, working closely with our global commercial team and regional partners.

    What you’ll do: Support building the Italian market by identifying target organisations, developing relationships and creating new enterprise sales opportunities. Own the sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through to strategic account planning, proposals, negotiation and close.

    Build and manage a high-value new-business pipeline, maintaining momentum through long and complex enterprise sales cycles. Engage with senior executives and operational leaders to understand their business priorities, critical risks and strategic objectives. Work closely with Forwood’s regional partners to identify opportunities, strengthen relationships and develop effective routes to market.

    Help shape our Italian go-to-market strategy, using your understanding of the market, customers, competitors and partners to determine where we focus and how we win. Clearly communicate the value of Forwood’s technology and position it as a strategic solution for organisations looking to prevent serious incidents and fatalities.

    What we’re looking for:We’re looking for a commercially strong enterprise sales professional who enjoys opening doors, navigating complex organisations and turning opportunities into lar

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill

    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
    Enterprise-Account-Executive
    Saas-Account-Executive
    Business-Development-Executive
    Enterprise-Sales-Account-Executive
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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.

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    Research Forwood Safety'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 Forwood Safety 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 IT provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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