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About this role
What will you be doing?
As Corporate Account Executive, Public Sector, you will own new-logo acquisition across a defined vertical and account set in the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Your focus will be public sector organisations with 2,000–7,499 employees. This is a dedicated new-business role and you are unlikely to inherit existing customers.
You will use available account, industry and SKU growth data to create, own and execute a clear territory strategy focused on sustainable net-new ARR growth. You will manage the full sales cycle—from prospecting and opportunity creation through procurement, negotiation and close—while building trusted relationships with business, technical, procurement and executive stakeholders.
This is a self-sourcing role. You will have access to Business Development, Solutions Engineering, Partner Account Management and marketing resources, but this support is intended to complement—not replace—your personal accountability for creating pipeline. As a channel-first organisation, close alignment with the Partner Account Manager and partner ecosystem will be central to how you develop routes to market, generate demand and win business. Customer Success support will become available once a customer reaches the applicable ARR threshold.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Creating, validating, owning and executing a data-led territory and account plan that sets out how you will achieve an annual net-new ARR target of approximately $900,000 USD once fully ramped.
- Using account intelligence, industry trends, SKU performance and growth data to prioritise target accounts, identify whitespace and focus resources on the strongest ARR opportunities.
- Personally sourcing pipeline through disciplined prospecting, executive outreach, networ
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
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
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.
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Walk me through your discovery process.
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Template questionAs an Account Executive with Avepoint, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.
Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.
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