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    Senior Account Executive

    Bridgeway Benefit Technologies

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted Yesterday
    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    We're hiring a Senior Account Executive to drive new business within the public sector pension administration market, owning our largest, most complex net-new opportunities.

    This role sells our SaaS platform to benefit administrators, with a focus on state, county, and municipal retirement systems — a segment we're establishing from the ground up.The Senior Account Executive is a true hunter role: full-cycle ownership of a defined territory of large, complex public pension systems, from prospecting and RFP navigation through executive- and board-level presentations to close, with public sector or SLED sales experience required — ideally in pension or retirement systems.This is a remote position – east cost based preferred; travel is required for finalist presentations, conferences, and prospective customer visits.

    Key

    ResponsibilitiesFull-Cycle, Net-New Sales Own the full sales cycle for net-new logos — prospecting, discovery, demos, proposal development, negotiation, and close — within an assigned territory or account list. Build and execute account and territory strategy to generate a robust, qualified pipeline, working closely with the VP of Sales and SDR function.

    Carry the largest, most complex opportunities in the segment and help shape territory strategy for the broader public sector team. Public Sector & Procurement Navigate public sector procurement — RFPs/RFIs, competitive bids, sole-source justifications, and state/local contracting rules — to keep deals moving and compliant.

    Serve as the team's go-to voice on public sector buyer priorities, competitive dynamics, and procurement nuances. Relationship & Stakeholder Management Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers within prospective customer organizations. Lead executive- and board-level engagement with executive directors, CIOs,

    benefits administrators, and boards of trustees. Lead or support finalist presentations, product demonstrations, reference calls, and proof-of-concept pr

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Preferred
    Prospecting·Required skill
    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.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    Location flexibility

    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

    Senior-Account-Executive
    Account-Executive
    Enterprise-SaaS-Sales
    Public-Sector-Sales
    SLED-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.

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    Research Bridgeway Benefit Technologies'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

    As an Account Executive with Bridgeway Benefit Technologies, 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.

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

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