Posted 3 weeks ago

Account Executive

Hire Hangar South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa - Cape Town
Remote Contract

Salary: $4,500โ€“$5,500 / month

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Job description

Join Hire Hangar and work with fast-growing global companies while building a long-term career.

๐Ÿš€ Senior Account Executive

๐Ÿ• Eastern Time Zone hours | ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation | ๐Ÿ”‹ Venture-backed, high-growth tech firm

๐Ÿข Company Overview

A New Yorkโ€“based startupโ€”supported by top-tier venture investorsโ€”builds enterprise software that empowers global brands to monitor and optimize advertising budgets of $1 million+ annually. Rapid expansion has prompted the formation of a first-generation go-to-market team tasked with accelerating revenue growth.

๐ŸŽฏ Role Scope

Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Account Executive owns the complete sales life cycleโ€”from pipeline creation to signed contractโ€”within Fortune 1000โ€“caliber accounts. Success demands expertise in navigating complex, multi-stakeholder environments and agility in the ever-shifting landscape of an early-stage company.

๐Ÿ”‘ Key Responsibilities

  • Pipeline Leadership โ€” Identify, qualify, and progress opportunities among enterprise prospects.
  • Consultative Discovery โ€” Conduct in-depth needs analysis, deliver tailored demos, and craft ROI-focused business cases.
  • Deal Structuring โ€” Negotiate and close multi-year, multi-seat contracts in partnership with legal and procurement teams.
  • Forecast Integrity โ€” Maintain precise pipeline data in Salesforce and HubSpot, reporting weekly to executive leadership.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration โ€” Partner with marketing, product, and customer success to refine messaging and influence the roadmap.
  • Performance Analysis โ€” Leverage Gong.io insights to fine-tune sales tactics and share best practices across the team.
  • Process Development โ€” Contribute to playbooks, collateral, and market positioning as an early commercial hire.

โœ… Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of quota-carrying enterprise SaaS sales within U.S. venture-funded, high-growth firms.
  • Proven history closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals of $100K ARR+.
  • End-to-end sales mastery: prospecting, negotiation, executive engagement.
  • Power-user proficiency with Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong, and related enablement tools.
  • Domain expertise in ad tech, performance analytics, or data platforms for media investment.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills for both technical and business audiences.
  • Willingness to work core hours aligned with Eastern Time.

๐Ÿ’ก Preferred Experience

  • Prior responsibility for building or formalizing a sales playbook in an early-stage setting.
  • Demonstrated success selling to marketing, analytics, or data-science stakeholders.

We connect top talent with vetted employers, competitive pay, and real growth opportunities.

Skills and functions

  • Customer Support
  • Data Science
  • Marketing
  • Sales