Strategic Account Executive

TLDR

Engage directly with clients to drive sales success while promoting an innovative AI platform that reshapes enterprise procurement processes and evolves product solutions.

About Zip

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.

The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.

Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.

Your Role

  • You’re a closer, trusted advisor, product consultant – you’re working with prospects day-in-day-out to deliver immense ROI in an efficient, value-based sales cycle

  • You’re a hunter – you’ll get a healthy supply of BDR leads and marketing opportunities, but you’ll prospect and tap into your network to knock down doors and blockers

  • You’re a product evangelist – you’ll solution Zip to meet the pain points today, but also with an eye toward our product of the future

  • You’re a builder – at a startup, you’re not just a team member, but you help build the team culture and bring your best practice to the org

You Will

  • Become a product expert – learning the Zip platform through and through, so that you’re demo ready

  • Become a procurement expert – learning the ins and outs of the procurement market, which is deeply ready for change and new solutions

  • Use cutting-edge sales intelligence and engagement solutions to prospect, manage deal cycles, and ultimately bring on new customers

  • Be adaptable and flexible – as part of an early-stage hyper growth company, we are rapidly growing out our process but we want to you to help shape our sales process

Qualifications

  • 5+ year of closing experience in technology SaaS sales at enterprise level

  • Self driven – you don’t need someone to motivate you to put in your best every day

  • You’d describe yourself as organized, efficient with your time, and excellent communicator

  • Experience using tools like Salesforce, Clari, Zoominfo, LinkedIn SalesNav, and Outreach

  • Willing to go the extra mile to make sure our customers, company, team, and yourself succeed

Nice to Haves

  • Experience selling to procurement, finance, IT, legal

Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

  • 💸Highly Competitive remuneration

  • 📈 Start-up equity

  • 🦷 Health, vision & dental coverage

  • 🚠 Team building events & happy hours

  • 🌴 Unlimited PTO

  • 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget

We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!

Benefits

Equity Compensation

Start-up equity

Health Insurance

Health, vision & dental coverage

Apple equipment & home office budget

Apple equipment plus home office budget

Paid Time Off

Unlimited PTO

Zip delivers an AI-powered procurement orchestration platform that simplifies the purchasing process for modern businesses. It enables organizations to streamline intake, sourcing, purchase orders, and payments while gaining better control and reducing costs, making it an essential tool for leading companies looking to enhance their procurement efficiency.

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