Field Account Executive - Glasgow

    Lightspeedhq

    🇬🇧 Glasgow
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 1 week ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    Lightspeed is looking for a Field Sales Account Executive, to join our growing UK Hospo team. You will be implementing a strategy that will require you to have a physical presence across Glasgow. Each month you will drive the sales cycle from lead generation, to demonstrations, to closing deals.Lightspeed’s Hospitality team is now in hyper-growth mode.

    Our process has been refined and optimised at a smaller scale in the last few years, now is the time to expand our team and our reach.

    What you’ll be doing:Becoming an expert in the UK Hospo industry Monitoring the organisation’s competitors, their products and marketing strategiesResearching and forecasting sales and developing sales strategies and methods and evaluating their effectiveness based on your catchment area Converting prospects into successful customers through customer sales methods such as door-to-door, cold calling and presentations - all in person.Carrying out the whole sales cycle which includes identifying and developing leads, meeting with your clients, creating value propositions, structuring financial deals, negotiating contracts, and closing deals.Visiting customers on a regular basis to identify their business challenges & pain pointsSuccessfully running in person demonstrations of the hospitality productMaintaining up-to-date records within Salesforce CRM solutionProcessing sales quotes and deadlines in an accurate mannerWorking with the marketing and sales team on developing new strategies to grow our sales pipeline based on conversations and input you will be having in the marketDriving performance to consistently meet monthly, quarterly and annual goalsCreate new business through network events

    What you’ll be bringing:Relevant sales experience in a Field and outbound environment, preferably in a solution-sales / technology-relatedStrong experience in hospitality Strong understanding of sales development best practicesAbility to manage time effectively and efficientlyExcellent customer s

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Cold Calling·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill
    Lead Generation·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.

    Role Signals

    Red Flags

    ✗
    Door to Door

    In-person canvassing required

    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 Lightspeedhq'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 Lightspeedhq, 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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