On-site
SaaS
greenhouse
About this role
At OneSpan, we specialize in digital identity and anti-fraud solutions that create exceptional and secure experiences.
For our sales team in Tokyo we are looking for a Senior Account Executive who will focus on net new logos, as well as managing assigned accounts. She/He will be accountable for developing new business, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining positive, value-driven relationships with new and existing customers. The Senior Account Executive has the ability to always differentiate OneSpan solutions from the competition. Duties include working closely with sales, presales and customer success teams on multiple accounts.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop new prospects while differentiating and upselling OneSpan value proposition.
• Ensure and maintain Customers satisfaction, primarily driven by value-add and business related relationships.
• Tie OneSpan capabilities to customer challenges and apply the quantifiable value the customer will receive.
• Ensure Operation excellence by keeping SFDC always updated, guaranteeing business linearity and forecast accuracy.
• Strive to deliver consistently high performance and achieve sales target.
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Territory
Greenfield
Build territory from scratch — net-new logos
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
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