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Company Description
It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention.
Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We’re building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we’re just getting started.
Join us to put AI to work for people.
Job Description
Job Description
This role is part of the Customer Excellence Group (CEG). Our purpose is to accelerate platform adoption and drive customer business outcomes. We do this through a portfolio of services, delivered by world-class consultants, training and success professionals, our leading practices, methodologies, and tools, as well as our ecosystem of partners.
What you get to do in this role:
As a ServiceNow Services Account Executive, you will be responsible for selling a portfolio of service offerings designed to help our customers successfully adopt the products they have purchased and ultimately achieve the business outcomes they expected from utilizing our products. These service offerings include our Impact success offering, product implementation services, and training.
The Services Account Executive is well-versed in services and post-sales adoption strategies. They are a trusted advisor to the account team and our customers for successful implementation, adoption, and value realization.
A quota carrying role, the Services Account Executive owns the Services sales strategy by proactively creating demand for new Services opportunities and partnering with the ServiceNow Sales team and our partners to develop and successfully execute Services sales opportunities fo
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
Individual / End-User
Bottom-up adoption, user-level selling
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.
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Walk me through your discovery process.
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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 questionAs an Account Executive with ServiceNow, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.
Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.
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