FullTime
Remote
SaaS
ashby
About this role
Temporal is a paradigm shift in modern application development, and one of the fastest developer movements in recent memory. We recently raised our $550M Series E to power the future of durable applications, and have become the orchestrator of choice for production agentic workloads.In this role, you will own key accounts, navigate complex organizations and sell to highly technical stakeholders.
You will lead with our hybrid value proposition, helping customers adopt both Temporal Cloud and self-hosted Temporal to meet their unique operational, regulatory, and performance
requirements.As a strategic partner to these organizations, your focus will be to guide them through adoption of Temporal as an enterprise-wide standard, leading with a services-first engagement model.
You will work closely with our Resident Architects, partners, and cross-functional teams to deliver a unified enterprise experience that builds stakeholder trust and drives delivery against key business and technical objectives.Come work with some of the brightest minds in the tech industry and help transform how modern applications are built.
You will contribute to the growth of a category-defining company at the forefront of innovation.
What You'll DoOwn and manage the entire sales lifecycle, from prospecting to close, with a focus on acquiring and expanding our presence within strategic accountsDevelop and execute strategic account plans to land and expand within large enterprise organizationsPosition Temporal as a mission-critical platform supporting high-performance, resilient workloads with strict SLA and uptime
requirementsEngage with technical stakeholders to understand their operational needs and map Temporal solutions to their architecture and
requirementsNavigate conversations around infrastructure, security, compliance, and performance across both SaaS and self-hosted environmentsDrive enterprise adoption by aligning Temporal to business continuity, scalability, and developer productivity
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
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
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.
Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.
This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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