TRAFFIC Gauteng

Strategic Account Executive

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Job Description

Strategic Account Executive

Remote (U.S. Hours) High-Growth SaaS Startup Lead Fortune 1000 Sales

The Company

We're a New York-based, venture-funded software company on a mission to help global brands unlock performance from their ad budgets. Our platform supports clients managing $1M+ annually in spend, and we're now building our founding GTM team to scale that impact.

The Role

We're hiring a Strategic Account Executive to lead high-value enterprise sales. Reporting to the CEO, you'll own every step of the sales journey with Fortune 1000 clients-from prospecting and discovery to final signatures. This is a rare opportunity to influence early growth strategy, close career-defining deals, and work at the heart of a product with real momentum.

What You'll Do
  • Identify, engage, and convert key enterprise prospects

  • Run personalized discovery sessions, demos, and executive briefings

  • Develop financial justifications and ROI cases to support procurement

  • Close complex deals with multi-year, multi-seat contract structures

  • Keep Salesforce and HubSpot up to date with accurate forecasts

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to align messaging with product capabilities

  • Use Gong to identify sales patterns, surface objections, and increase win rates

  • Contribute to the development of scalable sales materials and early playbooks

What You Bring
  • 6+ years of experience closing large, enterprise SaaS deals in fast-paced, venture-backed environments

  • Proven track record of $100K+ ARR contracts across multiple stakeholders

  • Deep familiarity with enterprise sales processes-from cold outreach to C-level negotiations

  • Proficient with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Gong as daily tools

  • Background in ad tech, media performance, or data analytics preferred

  • Excellent communicator and relationship builder

  • Comfortable working EST hours, regardless of location

About This Role

Career insights for Accountants and Auditors positions

Salary Benchmark
R38,485/month
R27,932 to R54,299/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.
Key Skills for This Role
Reading Comprehension Active Listening Critical Thinking Speaking Judgment and Decision Making
Common Technologies
Intuit QuickBooks Sage 50 Accounting SAP Concur Google Docs Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Word Delphi Technology Oracle E-Business Suite Financials