FullTime
Remote
SaaS
ashby
About this role
Our mission is to automate coding. The first step in our journey is to build the best tool for professional programmers, using a combination of inventive research, design, and engineering. Our organization is very flat, and our team is small and talent dense. We particularly like people who are truth-seeking, passionate, and creative. We enjoy spirited debate, crazy ideas, and shipping code.
About the roleAs a Strategic Account Executive for Japan, you’ll be one of the foundational members of SpaceXAI’s enterprise sales team in the region.
You’ll help large engineering organizations discover, adopt, and expand their use of Cursor, owning strategic accounts across Japan and working directly with engineering leaders, CTOs, developer platform teams, and procurement stakeholders.This is a rare opportunity to bring a product engineers already love into some of Japan's most sophisticated technology, financial services, enterprise, and digital-native organizations and to help shape how software gets built in the AI era.
What you’ll doOwn a named book of strategic enterprise accounts across Japan, driving new logo acquisition and expansion revenueRun a disciplined, full-cycle sales process from prospecting and discovery through evaluation, negotiation, and closeBuild and execute account strategies that connect Cursor’s capabilities to the technical and business priorities of engineering leaders, CTOs, and developer platform teamsCreate pipeline through outbound prospecting, executive mapping, inbound follow-up, partner referrals, and your own networkPartner closely with Sales Engineering, Product, and Customer Success to deliver high-quality evaluations and ensure customers realize value quicklyNavigate complex enterprise buying processes, including security reviews, legal negotiations, procurement, and multi-stakeholder approval cyclesServe as the voice of Japan's enterprise customers internally, sharing market feedback and deal learnings with Product, Marketing, Customer S
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
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.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
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 questionAccount 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.
This remote-friendly role based in JP provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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