Mid Market Account Executive (Customer Growth)
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Description
- At Board Intelligence we are on a mission to help boards and leadership teams make smarter, faster decisions
- As an Account Executive in our Customer team, you will play a central role in growing our mid-market corporate client base, owning the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close
- This is a hunter role at heart. You will build your own pipeline through targeted outbound activity, while also working inbound leads generated by Marketing and our SDR team
- You will sell to senior stakeholders including Company Secretaries, General Counsel, CFOs and other board-level decision makers, helping them see the value of better governance and better decisions
- This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with two to four years of SaaS or tech-enabled sales experience who is hungry to grow, ready to own a quota, and excited to learn from a high-performing commercial team
- Own the full sales cycle for mid-market corporate prospects, from first outreach through to negotiation and close, consistently hitting and exceeding your new business ARR target
- Build and maintain a healthy self-generated pipeline through targeted outbound prospecting, including cold outreach, social selling and proactive account research
- Work closely with Marketing and the SDR team to qualify and convert inbound leads, ensuring fast follow-up and a high conversion rate
- Run discovery conversations and tailored product demonstrations that uncover real customer pain points and clearly link our solution to commercial value
- Collaborate with Customer Success to surface and progress upsell, cross-sell and renewal growth opportunities across the customer base
- Develop a strong understanding of the mid-market corporate landscape, including governance trends, board reporting practices and the broader competitive environment
- Manage your pipeline rigorously in the CRM, with accurate forecasting, clean data and timely activity logging
- Partner with Customer Success, Product and Marketing to feed back market insights, sharpen our positioning and shape our go-to-market approach
- Represent Board Intelligence at industry events, webinars and roundtables to build brand presence and generate new opportunities
Benefits
- 26 days holiday each calendar year
- Bupa health & dental cover (including Babylon Virtual GP)
- Group life insurance (4x annual salary)
- Employee Assistance Program and Bereavement Counselling & Probate Helpline
- Daily breakfast, drinks, fruit and snacks
- Regular training & development, mini MBA series, lunch & learns
- AIG Smart Health (virtual GP app)
- Season Ticket Travel Card Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eye test vouchers and Flu Jabs
- Gym membership discounts
- Regular company socials. Friday drinks
- Commission plan & pension scheme
- We are looking for an ambitious, commercially driven Account Executive who thrives on building pipeline, opening doors and closing deals
- Disciplined CRM and pipeline hygiene, with accurate forecasting and a structured approach to managing opportunities
- Two to four years of full-cycle sales experience, ideally in a SaaS or tech-enabled business selling to mid-market or larger organisations
- A demonstrable track record of hitting and exceeding new business quota, with examples of deals you have personally sourced, qualified and closed
- Strong outbound prospecting skills, with confidence in cold calling, written outreach and multi-channel campaigns
- Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to qualify rigorously, navigate objections and drive deals forward at pace
- Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and articulating commercial value in clear, confident language
- This role is well suited to someone who is energised by outbound activity, comfortable in front of senior stakeholders, and motivated to grow their career in a serious commercial discipline
- You bring two to four years of sales experience, ideally in SaaS or tech-enabled services, and you are ready to take full ownership of a quota in a high-growth environment
- Experience working inbound leads alongside self-generated pipeline, with a clear approach to prioritisation and time management
- Required Skills and Experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the credibility to represent Board Intelligence externally
- You consistently hit and exceed quota, with a healthy mix of self-generated and inbound-originated business
- You are resilient and proactive in the face of a no, treating prospecting as a craft rather than a chore
- Your pipeline is always three to four times your quarterly target, well qualified, and progressing through clear stages
- You are recognised internally as a fast learner who takes coaching well, applies feedback quickly, and improves quarter on quarter
- You collaborate generously with SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success and Product, and are seen as a great teammate as well as a strong individual contributor
- You are commercially curious — you understand your prospects’ businesses, their governance challenges, and how Board Intelligence can help them
- You uphold a high standard of professionalism and brand representation in every interaction with prospects and clients
- Experience selling to Company Secretaries, General Counsel or CFOs
- Experience working alongside an SDR function as part of a wider commercial team
- Curiosity about governance, board reporting, or how leadership teams make decisions