Strategic Account Executive

Forter
Full Time New York, New York, United States $155k-$175k/yr Posted 1 week ago
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Job Overview

Lead new enterprise customer acquisition and drive revenue growth within a named-account territory. Own the full enterprise sales cycle from initial engagement through close, collaborating with Sales Development, Marketing, Solutions Consulting, and Product teams. This role is suited for a consultative, outcome-driven seller who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own and grow a named list of Fortune 100/large enterprise accounts, applying a consultative, MEDDIC-based sales approach.
  • Identify and articulate business pain points related to fraud, abuse, payments, and digital commerce, positioning the platform as a strategic solution.
  • Manage the end-to-end enterprise sales process, including discovery, solution design, executive presentations, negotiation, and close.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with C-level executives, economic buyers, and technical stakeholders across multiple lines of business.
  • Partner closely with SDRs, Marketing, and Pre-Sales Solutions Consultants to generate pipeline, deliver tailored demos, and develop ROI and business-case models.
  • Provide ongoing field feedback to influence product roadmap, messaging, sales enablement, and go-to-market strategy.
  • Develop deep expertise in the digital payments and fintech ecosystem, including issuers, acquirers, processors, PSPs, and partners.
  • Represent the company at industry conferences, customer meetings, and executive briefings across North America.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of enterprise sales experience with a consistent track record of exceeding quota.
  • Proven success closing six-figure+ (and larger) enterprise deals with complex buying committees.
  • Experience with long sales cycles (minimum 6+ months).
  • Experience selling fintech, payments, eCommerce, SaaS, analytics, or platform-based solutions (strongly preferred).
  • Demonstrated success in named-account, territory-based selling across North America.
  • Ability to prospect, build executive relationships, and leverage industry networks to create and close opportunities.
  • Comfort operating in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment.
  • Strong executive presence, presentation skills, and written communication.
  • Willingness to travel as needed (approximately up to 40%).