Account Executive (Mid-Market)

    Dust

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    About DustWork is being rewritten, and the people holding the pen are the ones who actually run it.With enterprise-grade governance, flexible model choice, and a collaborative interface for humans and agents to work together, Dust empowers AI Operators at the world’s fastest-moving companies to rewire how work gets done.With 70%+ weekly active users, people stick with Dust as much as they do with Slack and Notion.

    We don't get piloted and shelved. We land once, and spread.

    We're at an exciting stage of our journey, and growing fast.We're serving great customers like Datadog, 1Password, Cursor, Clay, Vanta and Persona, and aim to x5 our growth by the end of 2026.Dust is backed by Sequoia with a determined team of optimists (coming from Stripe, OpenAI, and Stanford) who like to focus on users, ship fast, and don't take themselves too seriously while doing so.

    The Generalist named us among the Future 50.SummaryWe're expanding into the UK and Ireland, and this is the role that makes it real. As an early Account Executive in the region, you'll own the full sales cycle across fintech, financial services, and B2B SaaS — landing net-new logos and building the GTM motion from the ground up.

    You'll work alongside a dedicated Solutions Engineer and BDR, but this is a builder role: you'll shape how Dust sells in this market, not inherit a finished playbook. If you want a career-defining opportunity to open a market for a product you believe in, this is it.

    What you'll doOwn UK & Ireland revenueDrive net-new logo acquisition across fintech, financial services, and B2B SaaS — hitting $250K/quarter ramping to full quota by Q3Self-generate pipeline when BDR-sourced pipe is thin; attend events and customer workshops to build presence and create opportunitiesConvert pilots to closed contracts at a ~65% rate, managing deal cycles end-to-end without heavy support infrastructureRun a consultative, insight-led sales motionLead discovery calls that surface genuine workflow pain and con

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Slack
    Notion

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    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

    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 Dust'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
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Account Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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