Sr. Account Executive, Commercial
TLDR
Drive growth within the Commercial segment through consultative selling, effective territory management, and cross-functional team leadership in a high-velocity sales environment.
Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.
About the Role
Veeam is seeking a high-performing Sr. Account Executive (preferably based in Toronto) to drive growth within the Commercial segment in an assigned territory. This quota-carrying, hybrid role requires a strong in-market presence, balanced with strategic planning, virtual selling, and disciplined pipeline management. This territory includes a large and diverse customer base with significant revenue opportunities. Candidates should expect a high-activity, high-volume, and high-velocity sales environment requiring strong prioritization, organization, and consistent execution. You will own your territory end-to-end—developing account strategies, generating new business, expanding existing customers, and leading deals to close. Success requires consultative selling, accurate forecasting, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a channel-driven model.
What You’ll Do
- Territory & Pipeline Management: Build and execute a territory plan, identify new and expansion opportunities, and maintain strong pipeline coverage aligned to quota
- Customer & Partner Engagement: Develop relationships through in-person meetings and leverage virtual selling tools (video conferencing, digital demos, webinars, and virtual events) to drive engagement, accelerate deal cycles, and maintain consistent customer touchpoints
- Channel Collaboration: Partner with VARs, distributors, and internal teams to co-sell, align on strategy, and maximize territory coverage
- Deal Execution: Lead full sales cycles from prospecting through close, including discovery, solution alignment, technical validation, and negotiation
- Forecasting & Performance: Maintain accurate pipeline and forecasting in Salesforce, uphold strong CRM discipline, and consistently meet or exceed revenue targets
What You’ll Bring
- Territory & Pipeline Management: Build and execute a territory plan, identify new and expansion opportunities, and maintain strong pipeline coverage aligned to quota
- Customer & Partner Engagement: Develop relationships through in-person meetings and leverage virtual selling tools (video conferencing, digital demos, webinars, and virtual events) to drive engagement, accelerate deal cycles, and maintain consistent customer touchpoints
- Channel Collaboration: Partner with VARs, strategic alliance partners, distributors, and internal teams to co-sell, align on strategy, and maximize territory coverage
- Deal Execution: Lead full sales cycles from prospecting through close, including discovery, solution alignment, technical validation, and negotiation
- Forecasting & Performance: Maintain accurate pipeline and forecasting in Salesforce, uphold strong CRM discipline, and consistently meet or exceed revenue targets
Bonus Skills
- 4+ years of B2B tech sales experience with a proven track record in a quota-carrying role
- Experience selling through channel partners and managing full sales cycles
- Strong consultative selling, relationship-building, and closing skills
- Ability to engage both business and technical stakeholders and manage multiple opportunities simultaneously
- Solid business acumen, forecasting accuracy, and pipeline discipline
- Familiarity with Salesforce and Microsoft Office; knowledge of cloud, SaaS, or data solutions preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
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What you'll get
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Paid vacation starting at 15 days per year and increasing to 20 or 25 days based on tenure, with 4 additional global VeeaMe Days and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
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Paid parental leave that includes 3 weeks for all parents and 12 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools
- RRSP retirement plan with matching contributions
- Fertility support, plus 24 paid volunteer hours through Veeam Cares
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Compensation Transparency
Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, and skills. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one
Learning Budget
Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Virtual veterinary care
AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
Paid Parental Leave
Paid parental leave that includes 3 weeks for all parents and 12 weeks for birthing parents
Paid Time Off
Paid vacation starting at 15 days per year and increasing to 20 or 25 days based on tenure, with 4 additional global VeeaMe Days and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
Wellness Stipend
Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools
Veeam Software leads the market in data resilience, offering robust solutions for data backup, recovery, portability, security, and intelligence. Our platform supports a wide range of environments—including cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes—empowering organizations to maintain control over their data, ensuring it’s always protected and available. Trusted by over 550,000 customers globally, Veeam is dedicated to helping businesses not only recover from data loss but thrive beyond it.
- Founded
- Founded 2006
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $500M raised