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    Senior Strategic Account Executive (Accounts 1 billion+)

    Rithum

    🇬🇧 UK
    Remote
    ["Full-Time"]
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Job Type

    ["Full-Time"]

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

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    About this role

    Rithum™ is the world’s most trusted commerce network, accelerating how brands, suppliers, and retailers work together to deliver seamless e-commerce experiences. We provide an unmatched platform for brands and retailers, enabling them to accelerate growth, optimize operations across channels, scale product offerings and enhance margins.

    Today, more than 40,000 companies trust Rithum to grow their business across hundreds of channels, representing over $50 billion in annual GMV. Using our commerce, marketing, and delivery solutions, our customers create optimized consumer shopping journeys from beginning to end.

    Overview

    As a Senior Strategic Account Executive, you own the development and growth of a portfolio of assigned strategic accounts within your designated region. You build and execute strategic sales plans, develop trusted relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders, and identify opportunities to expand Rithum's value across complex client organizations.

    You are accountable for meeting or exceeding financial targets by leading consultative, value-based sales engagements and securing high-value, multi-year software and services agreements. Rithum empowers employees across all roles to leverage AI and technology to work smarter, move faster, and create scalable ways of working.

    In this role, you will use AI and data-driven insights to strengthen account strategy, identify opportunities, improve sales effectiveness, and deliver more relevant and impactful client engagement.

    Responsibilities

    Strategic Account Growth

    Develop and execute account plans aligned to client priorities, commerce strategies, and growth objectives. Meet or exceed sales targets by identifying, developing, and closing software and services opportunities. Expand Rithum’s footprint across client brands, business units, geographies, channels, marketplaces, and capabilities.

    Build qualified pipeline by identifying whitespace and new opportunities within assigned accounts.

    Exe

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Accelerators

    Yes

    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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/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.

    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 Rithum'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
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Rithum involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

    This remote-friendly role based in GB provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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