Enterprise New Business Account Executive - Public Sector

    Uber

    🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
    External
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 4 days ago
    Job Type

    External

    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    themuse

    About this role

    About the RoleAs an Enterprise New Business Account Executive - Public Sector, you'll be responsible for winning and launching new Uber for Business customers across the Australian and New Zealand Public Sector. Public Sector is a key emerging growth vertical for Uber for Business in ANZ.

    This is an opportunity to help build the market from 0 to 1, shaping our go to market strategy, identifying where we can have the greatest impact, and creating the foundations to scale.You'll partner with government and Public Sector organisations to understand their priorities, challenges and mobility needs, and demonstrate how Uber for Business can deliver meaningful value.

    You'll own the end to end new business sales cycle, from territory planning and pipeline generation through to senior stakeholder engagement, procurement, negotiation and close.

    We're looking for a driven Enterprise seller with a hunter mindset, strong Public Sector experience and a track record of winning complex new business.Your ImpactBuild and execute a go to market and territory strategy to win new Public Sector customers across ANZ.Generate and manage a high quality pipeline, with a strong focus on new logo acquisition.Understand target organisations, their strategic priorities, mobility needs and procurement

    requirements, and build compelling solutions around them.Build relationships with senior decision makers, procurement teams and key influencers across complex Public Sector organisations.Navigate tenders and formal procurement processes to progress Enterprise opportunities from initial engagement through to close.Partner cross-functionally to remove blockers, launch customers successfully and help refine our Public Sector go to market strategy.

    What You'll Need5+ years in quota carrying B2B Enterprise sales, including 2+ years selling into Australian government and/or Public Sector organisations.A strong track record of acquiring new Enterprise customers and achieving or exceeding sales targets.Exper

    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

    Territory

    Vertical-Specific

    Focused on a single industry vertical

    Requirements at a Glance

    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.

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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 Uber'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 Uber 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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