Account Executive

Posted 13 Days Ago
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3 Locations
Remote
161K-233K Annually
Mid level
Big Data • Cloud • Digital Media • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Industrial
Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology that helps innovators everywhere solve today's challenges.
The Role
The Account Executive is responsible for hunting new business opportunities while managing and growing existing accounts. The role involves identifying prospects, closing deals, exceeding sales targets, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
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Job Requisition ID #

25WD85735

Position Overview

We are looking for a high-performing Account Executive (AE) who thrives in a hunter-focused role while also maintaining and growing key accounts. This role is ideal for someone who is relentless in pursuing new business, skilled at identifying opportunities and driven to exceed targets. While account management is part of the job, the primary focus will be on hunting for new opportunities and expanding our footprint within existing accounts.

If you’re a sales professional who consistently meets or exceeds quota, knows how to build relationships that drive revenue, and enjoys the thrill of closing new business, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

- Hunt for new business: Identify, prospect, and close net-new opportunities within assigned territory
- Expand existing accounts: Work with current customers to uncover growth opportunities and increase revenue
- Consistently exceed targets: Achieve and surpass sales quotas through strategic selling and execution
- Develop strong relationships: Build long-term partnerships with key decision-makers and influencers
- Manage the full sales cycle: From lead generation to contract negotiation and closing deals

Minimum Qualifications:

- 3-5+ years of experience in transactional SaaS sales

- Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets in a hunter-focused AE role
- Experience in both new business development and account growth within a B2B sales environment
- Strong prospecting, negotiation, and closing skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- High energy, self-motivated, and driven to succeed

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

 

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

 

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based sales roles, we expect a starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) between $161,100 and $233,200. OTE is comprised of base salary plus commission target for sales roles. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries and/or OTE for sales roles, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Sales Careers

Working in sales at Autodesk allows you to build meaningful relationships with customers while growing your career. Join us and help make a better, more sustainable world. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/careers/sales

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
13,285 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1982

What We Do

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.

Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D.

We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife.

We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

Why Work With Us

Our work is impactful. Our people are innovative. And our culture is inclusive. As our software shapes new solutions to the world’s biggest challenges, you shape your career path. With us, you lead the way in achieving sustainability, resilient communities, and an equitable workforce. Discover #AutodeskLife. 

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