Account Executive

    NetBox Labs - Ashby

    🇫🇷 France, Remote
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 5 days ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇫🇷 French

    About this role

    NetBox Labs is seeking a Senior Account Executive (AE) to play a pivotal role in the growth and expansion of our business. You will be tasked with proactive outbound prospecting and managing inbound leads. Given the technical nature of our product, a high technical aptitude is crucial to understand and articulate the value proposition effectively to potential clients.

    You will be responsible for the entire sales cycle, including the initial prospecting, qualification, technical discussions, pricing and contract negotiation, deal closure, and expansion. This role demands a combination of technical understanding, sales acumen, and relationship-building skills to drive significant impact and contribute to the company's success.

    In this role, you will: Proactively build, qualify, and close a new logo sales pipeline, ensuring you meet or exceed quota and drive steady bookings growth.Be responsible for outbound motions to create pipeline.Strategically prospect into Network Engineering management & technical end users, understanding their unique challenges and

    requirements.Build strong and effective relationships with prospects using a consultative sales approach, leading to increased trust and deal velocity.Work on both the acquisition of net new customers and the revenue expansion of existing customer accounts.Work with the Channel team to develop indirect opportunities.Work with the Customer Success team for expansion into existing accounts.Build and manage accurate forecast and opportunity progress reporting.Partner with our Solutions Engineers to ensure technical alignment and convey NetBox Labs’ value proposition and key differentiators.Continually seek to improve your selling skills and iterate/improve on the sales process.Develop an understanding of the partner ecosystem and competitive solutions.  

    Requirements: 5+ years of SaaS/Networking Equipment field experience with quota-carrying roles in fast-paced markets, focused on closing net new logos and demonstrat

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    Individual / End-User

    Bottom-up adoption, user-level selling

    Territory

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    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.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Existing Book

    Inherit existing accounts

    ✓
    Inbound Leads

    Warm leads provided

    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.

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

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

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research NetBox Labs - Ashby'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

    This Account Executive position at NetBox Labs - Ashby involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

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

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