Senior Field Account Executive

    Lightspeedhq

    🇬🇧 Belfast
    SaaS
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    Hi there! Thanks for stopping by đź‘‹Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market?

    Well… you might just be in the right place!Lightspeed is looking for a motivated Senior Field Account Executive to join our founding Northern Irish Hospitality team.Based in Belfast, you’ll be responsible for building strong relationships across Northern Ireland, supporting hospitality businesses in finding the right solutions, and guiding them through their entire journey with Lightspeed - delivering the full value of the Lightspeed ecosystem, ensuring our partners achieve sustainable growth from the initial discovery through to long-term advocacy.

    What you will be doing:Develop and maintain an advanced understanding of the Belfast and wider Northern Irish hospitality landscape to spot proactively trends and opportunities.Leverage market research and insights to shape effective territory sales plans.Manage a mixture of complex and high-velocity sales cycles from discovery and solution design through sophisticated contract negotiations and high-touch implementation handovers.Consistently outperform monthly MRR targets by applying an entrepreneurial mindset to territory management, focusing on high-LTV (Long Term Value) accounts and portfolio expansion.Guide clients from needs analysis and solution design through proposals, contract agreements, and seamless onboarding.Deliver high-impact presentations and live demonstrations that translate Lightspeed’s technical capabilities into clear business outcomes for owners and operators.Maintain a rigorous, high-integrity Salesforce pipeline; managing your own workload and updating the team accordingly.Spearhead outbound initiatives and represent the brand at premier industry events to cultivate a high-quality pipeline and build long-term leads.

    What you need to bring:3+ years of high-performance experience in Field or Outbound sales, with a track record of navigating complex, solution-based sales within the technolo

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    SMB / Transactional

    Under 1 month, high-velocity closing

    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

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2Ă—/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    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 Lightspeedhq'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 Lightspeedhq 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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