Enterprise Account Executive in London

UpSlide is the number one productivity solution provider for financial services. Our software dramatically improves the functionality of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Power BI and enables users at firms like Deloitte, KPMG, and BNP Paribas to focus on high-value tasks rather than formatting or copy-pasting. We’re scaling up with 180+ employees across our offices in New York, London, Paris (HQ), Singapore, and Berlin. Our values guide our approach to work and are at the heart of our recruitment process. To join our team, we look for individuals who value:

• Excellence: We think that every detail counts, and we place great importance on the quality of our deliverables.
• Trust: We are passionate, committed, and free to act with autonomy.
• Happiness at work: We enjoy looking on the bright side and we share our enthusiasm with our colleagues and clients.

You will be a founding member of an enterprise sales motion spanning EMEA and APAC markets. You’ll be reporting to Jonathan, Head of Enterprise Sales for EMEA & APAC, and working closely with other senior and experienced AEs to generate high-quality pipeline and strategize on key deals. We’re aiming to triple our ARR over the next three years and you will be a big part of that! We’ve challenged ourselves to work on the most complex, exciting, and high-value deals. We create strategies, we build account maps, and we multi-thread our way up the ladder to the key decision-makers. You will be providing value to our clients in the most complete and all-encompassing way. We work closely with our prospects to understand their needs, conceptualize possible future workflows for them, and plan so that UpSlide’s impact on their business is maximized.

As an Enterprise Account Executive, you’ll work directly with prospective clients to learn their unique needs and consult on how UpSlide can help solve their business challenges. Your responsibilities in a nutshell:

• Build a high-value sales pipeline by prospecting, attending events, networking, and cold outreach.
• Meet with prospective clients to understand their unique needs, present solutions, and discuss project scope, timelines, and objectives.
• Conduct discovery calls with qualified leads.
• Develop Mutual Action Plans with opportunities.
• Expertly deliver across all stages of the sales cycle.
• Manage complex procurement, commercial, and legal processes to close new business.
• Navigate long-term strategic engagements while implementing quick wins to shorten the sales cycle.
• Work with Sales Leadership to optimize our sales processes and the overall strategy.

At UpSlide, we have a career path designed with your growth in mind. For this AE role, we’d expect to see you:

• Establish strong lines of communication between pre-Sales, Marketing, RevOps, and Product.
• Contribute to new market strategies, demonstrate our unique value proposition, and establish key competitive differentiators.
• Master our product/offering through onboarding and delivering on an early-stage pipeline within three months.
• Scale up your enterprise motion to the extent that you’re closing top new logos in six months.
• Consistently executing on a robust and high-value pipeline whilst also contributing to the continued improvement of the EMEA sales strategy by six months.

You are a great fit if you have:

• At least 5 years of experience closing deals.
• A competitive hunter mindset with a passion for meeting and exceeding targets.
• Experience in prospecting and originating qualified opportunities alongside your peers and Marketing channels.
• Experience selling B2B enterprise technology/software.
• A consistent track record of managing a sales pipeline and achieving objectives.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• A consultative, solution-selling approach to sales.
• Confidence presenting and speaking with senior-level executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive and goal-driven mindset.

We’d love it if:

• You are familiar with financial and professional services.
• You are fluent in another language.

Recruitment process: Successful candidates will progress through stages where they’ll meet local team members, the CCO, and the Deputy CEO. We'll conduct a reference check to learn how to help you thrive! On average, our process lasts 3 weeks.

What we offer:

• Make a real difference and be at the very centre of a self-funded and growing SaaS company (doubling every two years for the past 10 years)!
• International environment: Start-up with five offices (Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Singapore) and users in more than 60 countries.
• Hybrid work: 3 days in-office per week.
• Training & professional development: Collaboration with our sister company, IPH, who provides UpSliders with training on key soft skills and management.
• Company events: Office socials and international company events (e.g. annual company seminar, team seminar, and sustainability actions taken throughout the year).
• Flexi-work: Flexible working hours.
• Parental leave: Paid parental leave for the birthing/non-birthing parent and help for parents of children under seven.
• Beautiful office: An inspiring eighth-floor corner office near Liverpool Street with beautiful common areas and meeting rooms, a balcony with a view, bike storage and showers, tea/coffee, etc.
• Holidays: 25 days plus public holidays & a half-day of additional holiday per year of full service (up to 5 additional days).
• Pension: Pension contributions (with matched contributions up to 5% after one year).
• Health insurance: Opportunity to opt into a health insurance plan (Vitality).

More about UpSlide: On top of exciting business challenges in a fast-growing market, you will find a friendly, caring, and challenging culture. You will be met with opportunities to acquire new skills, learn from others in a multicultural environment, and grow as a person. UpSlide employees have committed to making a positive impact on the world. We obtained B Corp certification in 2022 with strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. UpSlide is now 30% owned by employees.

As a B Corp-certified company, we have strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome. This commitment to diversity and inclusion is applied in our recruitment process and your employee experience once you’ve joined UpSlide.