Enterprise account executive (UK)

    Writer

    🇬🇧 London, UK
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    🚀 About WRITERWRITER is the AI platform built for the world’s most ambitious marketing and revenue teams, bringing the frontier of AI to the people who drive enterprise growth. With WRITER, autonomous agents work across the buyer journey, continuously executing on market signals and enterprise intelligence to grow revenue faster.

    Every agent action and asset is grounded in trust, built on an Enterprise Brain that unites brand, product, and company knowledge with fiduciary-grade governance and compliance. Fortune 500 companies are transforming how they go to market with WRITER, including 3 of the top 5 US banks, 2 of the 5 largest global CPG conglomerates, and 4 of the top 5 US healthcare insurers.

    Founded in 2020, WRITER is backed by investors including Insight Partners, ICONIQ, Radical Ventures, Premji Invest, Balderton, B Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, Accenture, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, WndrCo, and others.

    Learn more at WRITER.com.📐 About this roleWe’re looking for a collaborative and builder-oriented enterprise sales rep experienced at helping prospective customers at large companies navigate the evaluation, business case development, and procurement of transformative technology.Your objective will be to help convert enterprise prospects (3K-8K FTE, although tilted towards Fortune 1000) who are active in our trials or who request a sales demo from our website or within our product.

    While most of your pipeline will come inbound, you'll also be responsible for generating pipeline from ideal customer profile (ICP) accounts within your account set.Your positivity, sense of curiosity, and ability to create champions from early adopters in the AI space will help shape our entire culture.This is a hybrid role based out of our London hub. You'll be reporting to our RVP.🦸🏻‍♀️ Your

    responsibilitiesDevelop a deep understanding of our users and why they are exploring WRITERBecome a trusted product specialist, educating users on how to set up WRITER to

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce

    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

    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 Writer'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 Writer, 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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