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    Senior Account Executive (Continuous Opening)

    Instructure

    🇺🇸 USA
    Remote
    ["Full-Time"]
    SaaS
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    Job Type

    ["Full-Time"]

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

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    About this role

    At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome.

    And that's where you come in: As a Senior Account Executive at Instructure, Inc., you will be responsible for driving revenue growth by managing and expanding relationships with key clients, identifying new business opportunities, and consistently achieving sales targets within your assigned territory.

    Responsibilities:

    Develop and execute strategic account plans to achieve and exceed individual sales quotas in the market.

    Proactively identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities within target accounts.

    Manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting and lead generation to contract negotiation and closing specific to clients.

    Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships by understanding the unique needs of customers and aligning Instructure's solutions to address them effectively.

    Conduct compelling presentations and product demonstrations to prospective clients, showcasing the value proposition of Instructure's education technology offerings.

    Collaborate cross-functionally with sales engineers, customer success, and product teams to ensure a seamless customer experience for clients.

    Accurately forecast sales opportunities and maintain up-to-date information in the CRM system.

    Stay informed about industry trends, competitive landscape, and Instructure's product roadmap.

    Negotiate complex deals and contracts with organizations, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.

    Act as a trusted advisor to clients, offering insights and solutions that drive their success.

    Qualifications:

    5+ years of successful experience in a quota-carryin

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill
    Lead Generation·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.

    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 Instructure'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

    This Account Executive position at Instructure involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

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

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