Account Executive – Commercial

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About the role

  • Account Executive driving high-velocity commercial sales for Spotify Technology’s developer software products. Managing full-cycle deals with technical stakeholders and helping scale its AI-enabled sales motion.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities with companies of fewer than 1,000 employees
  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through demos, proposals, negotiations, and close
  • Manage a high-velocity pipeline across multiple opportunities
  • Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast data in the CRM
  • Achieve and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets
  • Run efficient, repeatable sales processes and contribute to commercial sales playbooks
  • Partner with Marketing on inbound and outbound pipeline generation
  • Articulate how Backstage Portal and Confidence solve developer experience challenges, including AI's impact on software development
  • Explain Spotify's internal approach to solving engineering challenges and how its products are proven internally at scale
  • Present case studies and customer success stories demonstrating product impact and business value
  • Partner with Sales Engineering on technical evaluations
  • Ensure a smooth handoff to Customer Success for onboarding, retention, and expansion
  • Share customer feedback with Product and internal teams to help shape the roadmap
  • Collaborate with Sales Engineering, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to create a seamless customer experience

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in a quota-carrying sales role, including 2+ years in a revenue-closing role
  • Experience ideally in SaaS, developer platforms, or cloud services
  • Proven track record of achieving and exceeding targets in a fast-paced, high-volume B2B environment
  • Experience selling to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) or mid-market companies
  • Ability to manage fast sales cycles efficiently while maintaining a thoughtful and effective discovery process
  • Strong judgment when working with incomplete information
  • Experience selling to technical stakeholders, including CTOs, engineering leaders, developers, or DevOps teams
  • Familiarity with software development, Product Management, DevOps tools, or developer ecosystems
  • Ability to communicate technical benefits and business value to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and closing skills
  • Organization and discipline in pipeline management, forecasting, and CRM hygiene
  • Interest in building a scalable sales motion with AI and working with innovative products
  • Ability to work in Toronto, Canada

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Monthly meal allowance
  • 23 paid days off
  • 13 paid flexible holidays
  • Other benefits in accordance with Canadian employment standards
  • Equity

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$82,902 - CA$118,432 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Cloud

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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