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    Enterprise Account Executive

    Orkes

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    SaaS
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    Posted 4 weeks ago
    $200k–$400kOTE
    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    About UsOrkes is a foundational platform for rapidly building and modernizing enterprise grade applications. Our platform offers the unique blend of Business Process Workflow Orchestration, API Management, Configurable Integration Management and Agentic Workflows.

    These capabilities have helped development teams to abstract the complexities involved in modern application development , move away from legacy solutions and focus on applying their capabilities into building revenue generating code for their businesses.

    Orkes lets developers focus on faster go to market with applications, scaling them to handle billions of workflows without having to worry about failures, scalability or visibility into the executions.We are seeking an accomplished and highly driven Enterprise Account Executive to join Orkes.

    Working with a talented and agile core team, you will have the opportunity to grow with us and make an impact. In this role, you will be responsible for creating the strategy for and a pipeline of qualified leads for Orkes Platform, and closing business to meet and exceed monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales goals.

    You will do this by building strong and effective relationships with enterprises we could partner, within your given territory OR across the assigned Top30 accounts.

    Your foundation for success will be learning deeply about customer needs, Orkes products, and connecting the dots.Your day-to-day at Orkes: Identify and qualify new business opportunities through prospecting, networking, and cold outreach Obsess on achieving daily & weekly prospecting targets across your assigned territory accounts, to build a favorable pipeline gap of 3:2:2 Develop and execute strategic sales plans to target enterprise accounts Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers, and stakeholders Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product, and customer success, to drive revenue growth and customer satisfaction Focus on forecasting a

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    OTE

    $400k (range: $200k–$400k)

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·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

    Enterprise-Account-Executive
    Sales
    Enterprise-Sales
    Account-Executive
    Technical-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 Orkes'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
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Orkes involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

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

    This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

    With OTE potential exceeding $400k, this role sits in the top tier of sales compensation. Expect rigorous performance expectations and a proven track record requirement.

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