Back to all jobs

Applicant-tracking source confirmed

Account Executive

Hire Hangar

Sales, Outreach & Business DevelopmentRemoteContractExperienced professionalCape TownSouth Africa42d ago

Opportunity overview

What you should know

We checked this opportunity from Hire Hangar. It is listed as South Africa.

The work location is Cape Town. Employer-stated compensation: Salary not included in the job posting.

Job description

About this role

🕐 Eastern Time Zone hours | 💰 Competitive compensation | 🔋 Venture-backed, high-growth tech firm A New York–based startup—supported by top-tier venture investors—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. Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Account Executive owns the complete sales life cycle—from pipeline creation to signed contract—within Fortune 1000–caliber accounts.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications and requirements

  • 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.
  • 💡 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.
Confirm the latest details with the employer

The description, responsibilities and qualifications used for this page and its JobPosting data appear above. Use the application action in the Job snapshot to confirm any later changes before applying.

Why you may be eligible

The source lists South Africa as the eligible location. Confirm that you meet any work-authorization, time-zone and experience requirements.

Career Studio ¡ Early access

Want help preparing your application?

Use this job to tailor your CV and prepare a focused cover letter based on the employer’s requirements.

  • Job-specific CV guidance
  • Focused cover-letter draft
  • You review, edit and submit it yourself
Get application helpCareer Studio prepares drafts only. It never applies or contacts anyone for you.

How this listing was checked

Source status
Applicant-tracking source confirmed
Employer or source
Hire Hangar
Source checked
September 7, 2026
Application destination
Employer or official applicant-tracking website
Work setup and location
Remote ¡ Cape Town
Who can apply
South Africa · Partially confirmed — review details
Pay
Not stated by employer
Deadline
Not stated by employer

We check the source and visible requirements, but the employer controls changes and the final hiring decision. Confirm the latest requirements before applying.