Enterprise Account Executive - AU

    contentful

    🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 2 weeks ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    About The Opportunity

    Building on the success of our Australia-based sales team, Contentful is expanding our Enterprise Account Executive team across Australia  As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will drive Contentful’s growth by leading the full end-to-end sales cycle—from prospecting to closing—across both new and existing enterprise accounts ($1B+). In this highly consultative role, you’ll drive new revenue, customer enablement initiatives, and act as a trusted advisor to both technical and business stakeholders. This position requires a deep understanding of the Martech/DXP ecosystem, CMS platforms, and content personalization, as well as mastery of value-based selling and MEDPICC-driven enterprise sales processes.

    Partnering with Business Development, Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, and Marketing, you’ll nurture relationships and guide enterprises to realize the full value of Contentful, ensuring that business objectives are met and digital experiences are transformed.

     What To Expect?

    • Source, position, negotiate, and close new logo and expansion business ($50K- $1M++ ACV) in Australia enterprise accounts, leveraging strong knowledge of Martech, DXP, CMS, and personalization/experience platforms.
    • Consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales goals by developing robust account strategies, developing pipeline, informed by in-depth understanding of the Martech and DXP landscape.
    • Execute and document the MEDPICC sales methodology throughout the entire sales cycle—ensuring deals are qualified, stakeholder alignment is achieved, and forecast accuracy is maintained.
    • Lead value-based consultative sales engagements, clearly articulating customer ROI and business outcomes to C- Level Executives, and mapping Contentful solutions to digital transformation priorities.

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Master's/MBA·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

    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 contentful'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 contentful 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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