Outbound Account Executive (SMB), Uber Eats, UK

    Uber

    🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
    External
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Job Type

    External

    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    themuse

    About this role

    About Uber EatsPeople deserve seamless connection to their favorite flavors, everyday essentials, and local neighborhoods. Since our launch, Uber Eats has been on a mission to deliver exactly that.

    Our powerhouse platform connects millions of consumers with over 1 million partner merchants globally - redefining convenience by delivering everything from neighborhood culinary staples to fresh groceries and retail items right to people's doorsteps.As we continue to accelerate our marketplace growth, two things remain essential to our success: our resilient people and our fast-paced culture.

    Today, we are expanding our global footprint by empowering brilliant sales professionals who love hunting for new opportunities, partnering with local businesses, and turning territory potential into thriving market realities. We are looking for driven closers who want to build the future of local commerce with us.

    About the RoleAs an Outbound Account Executive for Uber Eats, you are the hyper-growth engine driving our marketplace forward. This role operates on a hybrid working model based out of our London (Aldgate East) office.

    Managing select leads in a strategic geography, you will own a true 360 outbound sales cycle, discovering the opportunity, pitching, and closing partnerships with local restaurants and independent merchants.While primarily focused on new business acquisition, this role includes strategic elements of account management, ensuring your newly signed partners are nurtured, optimized, and set up for long-term commercial success on our platform.

    This is a fast-paced SMB sales team where you will succeed by mastering your pipeline, leveraging data to drive territory growth, and demonstrating deep commercial acumen to understand our partners and sell effectively, ultimately delivering massive value to independent restaurant owners.

    What you'll do:360 Territory Ownership: Execute a structured operational plan to hit acquisition quotas. Map market data, industry trends

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    SMB / Transactional

    Under 1 month, high-velocity closing

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Territory

    Geographic

    Region-based territory assignment

    Requirements at a Glance

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