Key Account Executive – Aerospace & Defense

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About the role

  • Key Account Executive selling CoLab’s AI-powered engineering review software to Aerospace & Defense enterprises across North America. Closing strategic SaaS deals and expanding complex accounts.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle for CoLab’s largest Aerospace & Defense accounts across North America
  • Close high-value enterprise deals ranging from $200K to $2M+, navigating complex buying processes with technical and executive stakeholders
  • Lead discovery conversations about engineering workflows, regulatory constraints, and program pressures
  • Partner with Sales Development, Marketing, and Customer Success to drive engagement and expansion
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with engineering, operations, and procurement leaders
  • Advise customers on reducing rework, accelerating time-to-market, and improving design quality
  • Develop strategic account and territory plans
  • Maintain pipeline and accurate forecasting using Salesforce
  • Collaborate on contract renewals and expansion motions to grow customer lifetime value
  • Bring field insights back into go-to-market and product strategy

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise SaaS sales with a proven track record of closing high-value contracts ranging from $200K to $2M+
  • Experience selling into large organizations with 10,000+ employees and managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
  • Familiarity with selling into Aerospace & Defense, defense tech, aviation, industrial systems, manufacturing, or similar sectors
  • Strong consultative selling and solution-based approach in highly technical sectors
  • Ability to manage a growing pipeline of high-value enterprise opportunities
  • Ability to navigate complex enterprise sales cycles and align internal resources to close deals
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence and persuade senior decision-makers
  • Experience using Salesforce to manage pipeline and forecast deals accurately
  • Ability to collaborate across departments
  • Self-motivated and driven to exceed sales targets and grow enterprise accounts

Benefits

  • Occasional travel for on-site team meetings in Newfoundland, Canada, at least twice per year
  • Travel to customer sites
  • Travel arrangements and covered expenses will be discussed during the hiring process

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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