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    Senior Account Executive

    Fictiv

    Posted 3 weeks ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

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    About this role

    About MISUMI Americas

    MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle.

    With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

    Impact in this Role

    As a Senior Account Executive, you will work closely with some of the most exciting companies in the world to help them bring amazing products to market.

    You will ensure MISUMI Americas fully understands the customer’s business goals, including financial KPIs, vision/mission, key initiatives, organizational structures, and operating models, including in-house manufacturing capabilities, R&D labs, etc. You will also seek to understand their internal decision-making structures and processes and develop the right relationships within those structures.

    You will learn about their product roadmaps,

    requirements, challenges, and priorities in bringing products to market, as well as their partnerships, such as design partners, contract manufacturers, local shop preferences, etc.

    With this knowledge, you will configure the optimal solution to address those

    requirements while improving their time to market. You will work on identifying and developing both prototyping opportunities and production-class manufacturing programs that allow our customers to develop, launch, and deliver products to market at speeds never before thought possible.

    Your proven leadership skills will be essential to coordinating the efforts of a highly capable MISUMI Americas team and platform that supports you at every opportunity. You will deliver sales presentations and organize on-site meetings such as Sales meetings, quarterly business reviews, tech days, and other f

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Demos4–6/week
    Client meetings3–5/week
    Proposals2–3/week
    Pipeline review1–2×/week

    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 Fictiv'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 Fictiv 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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