On-site
SaaS
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About this role
We're looking for a Senior Account Executive to own full-cycle new-logo revenue for Cytix's biggest and most complex deals, in a market where most of the people you're calling haven't heard of us yet. You'll be selling a product, not a service, into CISOs, security engineers and AppSec leads who are used to being pitched by categories they already understand.
Your job is to earn a conversation with almost no brand recognition behind you, then run a genuinely consultative sale that gets underneath what a prospect is actually trying to achieve, not just what they say they want.You'll take on enterprise and partner-adjacent opportunities, competitive procurement, and buying groups that span security, engineering and the economic buyer.
You'll also set the bar for the wider sales team: shaping how SDR intake and Customer Success handoff work, and helping newer Account Executives find their feet.
What you'll doOwn full-cycle new-logo opportunities from first qualified meeting through discovery, technicalevaluation and signature, sourced by SDR, Marketing, partners and your own prospecting.Self-source a meaningful share of your own pipeline; build an account plan from a cold list rather than relying on inbound or SDR support.Run multi-threaded discovery across security, engineering and economic buyers, uncovering pain that a single conversation would miss.Own commercial negotiation, procurement and security review through to signature, includingcompetitive processes, without needing support from the CRO.Maintain an accurate weekly forecast, with commit-to-close accuracy within 10%, sustained over multiple quarters.Shape SDR intake criteria and the Customer Success handoff standard; informally mentor newer Account Executives on deal strategy and technical positioning.Hand off cleanly to Customer Success at close, with deal-stage commitments documented in the CRM.
What you'll bring5–7+ years' full-cycle closing experience in B2B SaaS, ideally selling a technical product, not
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Dedicated prospecting team
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
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
Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionAccount Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.
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