Senior Account Executive

    Onespan

    Posted Today
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    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

    Demos & presentations4–6/week
    Prospecting calls20–30/day
    Proposal writing2–3/week
    Pipeline review2×/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.

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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Onespan'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

    Account 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.

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