Corporate Account Executive - Public Sector

    Avepoint

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    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

    Outreach

    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

    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill
    Account Management·Required skill

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Demos & presentations4–6/week
    Prospecting calls20–30/day
    Proposal writing2–3/week
    Pipeline review2×/week

    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.

    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?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Avepoint'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

    As 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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