Senior Account Executive (UKI) in London

Oyster is building a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere. We are a distributed team with a strong, engaged culture that operates remotely.

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all Oyster roles are fully remote. This role requires you to be located within the EMEA region with right-to-work status for the country you reside in.

As a Senior Account Executive (UKI), you will drive growth by nurturing our largest customer accounts and turning high-potential prospects into long-term customers. This is a hands-on role where you will lead high-value, strategic deals and have a real impact on revenue, while helping shape how we work with our key accounts.

In This Role, You’ll:

• Actively hunt for new business opportunities through outbound prospecting, including cold outreach, networking, and event attendance, to build a strong pipeline of high-value accounts.
• Expand and build high-value customer relationships through land-and-expand strategies.
• Deliver substantial net new revenue by managing and growing a portfolio of strategic accounts while converting new business leads.
• Drive sophisticated commercial negotiations and customer acquisition with a consultative approach.
• Build and maintain an exceptional sales pipeline using advanced methodologies like MEDDIC.
• Work closely with Sales, Business Development, Customer Success, and RevOps to deliver results that matter for both customers and Oyster.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategically convert high-potential qualified leads into key business logos.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and deliver high-impact value for larger accounts.
• Generate pipeline through prospecting activities, including cold calls, emails, LinkedIn, and some travel to events.
• Leverage Salesforce and Gong for forecasting and insights.
• Maintain exemplary account documentation and system hygiene.
• Continuously develop skills to align with evolving product and market dynamics.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior sales team members, sharing best practices and sales techniques.
• Support company-wide projects and OKRs when required, in line with driving wider revenue team performance.

Core Requirements:

• 4+ years of sales experience with a strong preference for Account Executives with experience in both new business sales and account management.
• Proven track record of consistently meeting and exceeding quota, including success across complex, high-value accounts.
• Demonstrated success managing multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Experience contributing to commercial initiatives, such as cross-sell opportunities and partner-led referrals.
• End-to-end sales experience, with a strong ability to close high-complexity opportunities.

Sales Methodology:

• Advanced proficiency in MEDDIC and 3 Why's frameworks.
• Expertise in predictive pipeline management and strategic forecasting.
• Proven ability to design and implement complex lead qualification strategies.

Professional Capabilities:

• Demonstrated success in navigating complex organizational landscapes.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining executive-level relationships.
• Track record of leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Expert in managing global, distributed sales environments.
• Ability to drive strategic change and mentor junior sales professionals.
• Coachability and demonstrated peer mentorship and coaching.

Communication:

• Exceptional strategic communication skills.
• Proven ability to articulate complex business value propositions.
• Track record of transforming customer challenges into strategic solutions.

Motivational Drivers:

• Demonstrated leadership in driving systemic change.
• Proven passion for scaling global business impact.
• Customer-centric mindset focused on sustainable, healthy growth and relationship strategies.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience in the EOR industry or working with HR buyers would be a plus.
• Experience in consultative sales transformation.
• Strong, existing industry relationships.

You’ll Also Need:

• A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one).
• Fluent English language skills.

How We Work Together At Oyster:

Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes us special. We make it happen. We drive change. We build and give trust, and we are a united team. Our mission is to create a more equal world, one global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our mission, and that doesn’t just mean building software. We develop programs, participate in workshops, and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work. We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work and share our practices in the Oyster Public HQ to help other global teams learn from our experiences.

How YOU Work:

With diverse locations, cultures, and needs, we created How YOU Work; a program supporting your whole human experience at Oyster:

• Work from anywhere: Oyster has no borders or HQ. As long as work is timely, your team is supported, and you are authorized to work where you live, you can work from anywhere.
• Paid time off: Enjoy 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country.
• Mental health support: Access Plumm, our mental well-being service.
• Wellbeing allowance: Each month, receive a wellbeing allowance in your ThanksBen wallet. Spend it on a wide range of options; see the benefits catalogue for ideas.
• Flexible parental leave: All new parents are eligible for at least three months’ paid leave, with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally.
• WFH stipend: Receive a stipend for your laptop and home office equipment to get you set up quickly.

The Best Jobs For Everyone:

We embrace diverse perspectives and intentionally build our product and company with an inclusive, global mindset. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every criterion, and are committed to a trust-based, thriving environment. Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email jobs@oysterhr.com with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.

Our available positions are on our careers page. Our team will only contact you from an @oysterhr.com email, and we will never ask for money as part of an interview process or job offer. If you receive a suspicious email about Oyster jobs or are directed to a site other than www.oysterhr.com/careers, please report it via our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.