Strategic Account Executive

XYZ Reality

A ground-breaking & award-winning Construction Technology company; XYZ Reality are the creators of the world's first and only engineering-grade Augmented Reality solution, purpose-built for the construction industry. Not only have we created this technology, that sits within The Atom – a smart, site-safe headset and hardhat - but we implement it on major Mission Critical (Data Centres, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Aviation) projects, utilising the power of AR to ensure that all schemes are completed in line with the delivery timescales and budgets. Overview As Account Executive – Mission Critical, you will be directly responsible for driving new revenue through the development and execution of strategic territory and account plans within mission-critical construction sectors (data centres, pharma, healthcare, nuclear, semiconductor, and related industries). Leveraging your deep construction and enterprise sales experience, you will identify, qualify, and close complex opportunities by solving customer challenges through the XYZ Reality platform. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, articulating clear business value, ROI, and risk reduction while building long-term, influential partnerships across your accounts. This role is focused on new account acquisition and strategic account expansion, managing sophisticated, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from initial engagement through contract negotiation, close, and post-sale alignment. You will carry annual and quarterly targets and operate as a core member of the revenue organization. Key Responsibilities Lead and Execute Account & Territory Strategy * Develop and execute strategic territory and account plans aligned to revenue targets and long-term growth objectives * Identify high-value target accounts and prioritize opportunities based on market potential, customer maturity, and strategic fit * Build and maintain accurate pipeline forecasts and revenue plans Strategic Relationship Building * Build and expand executive-level relationships across assigned accounts, engaging stakeholders from site level through C-suite * Identify and develop decision-makers, champions, influencers, and economic buyers * Establish XYZ Reality as a strategic partner, not just a technology vendor Consultative & Value-Based Selling * Lead with a consultative selling approach, deeply understanding customer challenges, delivery risk, and commercial drivers * Translate customer pain points into compelling business cases that clearly demonstrate value, ROI, and operational impact * Align XYZ Reality’s AR solution to customer objectives across safety, quality, schedule, and cost control Manage Complex Sales Cycles * Own the end-to-end sales process: prospecting, qualification, solution alignment, commercial negotiation, and close * Navigate complex deal structures, including enterprise-level negotiations, procurement processes, and contractual requirements * Support and respond to RFPs / formal bid processes where required, partnering closely with internal stakeholders Cross-Functional Collaboration * Work closely with Marketing, SDRs, Revenue Operations, Professional Services, and Delivery teams to drive new business and expansion * Partner internally to align technical solutions, services strategy, and commercial structures to customer needs * Ensure smooth handoff from sales to implementation and ongoing account success Partner & Ecosystem Engagement * Collaborate with construction partners, consultants, and industry stakeholders to drive co-selling opportunities * Leverage partner relationships to strengthen account strategy and accelerate deal velocity Market & Competitive Intelligence * Stay informed on industry trends, competitor activity, and market dynamics within mission-critical construction * Provide feedback to leadership on product positioning, customer insights, and evolving market needs Sales Operations & Reporting * Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Salesforce, including opportunities, forecasts, and next steps * Analyse sales data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for optimization You Could Be a Strong Candidate If You Have: * Proven experience owning complex, enterprise sales cycles with annual quotas * Track record of closing 6-figure+ deals with multiple stakeholders and long decision cycles * Strong experience in value-based and solution selling, including account planning and strategic execution * Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences * CRM discipline and comfort operating in structured sales processes The Ideal Candidate: * Experience selling into mission-critical construction environments (data centre, pharma, semiconductor, nuclear, oil & gas) * Background in construction technology, SaaS, or cloud-based solutions * Comfortable engaging senior executives while also operating on site and with delivery teams * Proactive, coachable, and energized by building long-term customer relationships * Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally for meetings and demos

Okta

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. ARE YOU READY TO REDEFINE THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL IDENTITY IN THE AI ERA? Okta’s UKI Strategic Account Executive Sales Team is hiring! Our Strategic Account Executives (SAE) are the visionary leaders who orchestrate and drive sales engagements for our most critical and prestigious UKI customers. In an era where Artificial Intelligence is transforming how enterprises operate, identity has become the new security perimeter. As an SAE, you won't just be selling software—you will act as a trusted, long-term advisor helping the C-suite safely navigate the AI revolution. You will build first-class Account Plans that map directly to your customers' overarching business strategies, digital transformation initiatives, and AI adoption plans. By championing value-based selling, you will translate complex technical capabilities into undeniable business outcomes, showing how secure identity is the ultimate enabler of modern enterprise innovation and ROI. You will collaboratively plan and orchestrate the execution of aligned account strategies, ensuring robust opportunity generation, deep relationship alignment, and flawless account governance. Expect to lead from the front: presenting Okta’s transformational proposals, negotiating high-stakes terms, and bringing down complex, multi-layered, seven-figure deals that deliver massive win-win scenarios for both the customer and Okta. Beyond managing existing relationships, you will hunt for new business leads that fit our ideal client profile, uncovering uncharted territory in the market. You will align closely with our Global partners to build sustainable strategic engagements, and leverage cutting-edge Account-Based Marketing to ensure Okta's investment continuously aligns with customer growth. We are seeking a passionate, strategic, and hyper-focused professional to drive massive new revenue growth across Fortune 500 accounts. As an individual contributor, you will play a vital, high-visibility role in driving a significant share of revenue for Okta, helping the world's most prominent enterprises transition securely into a smarter, AI-driven future. We provide our reps with an environment where they can make incredibly valuable contributions from day one, while also building endless opportunities for learning and career growth. The work you do here will directly impact the security, trust, and digital experience of the world's largest organizations. AS AN OKTA STRATEGIC ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, YOU WILL: * Establish a Vision: Create and execute a master plan to guide your long-term, strategic approach to the premier accounts assigned in your Territory. * Master Value Selling: Deeply understand your clients' business goals and tie Okta's solutions directly to their strategic imperatives, continuously selling on business value and ROI rather than just features. * Orchestrate Complex Deals: Navigate and close highly complex, multi-stakeholder, seven-figure deals, bringing together cross-functional teams to deliver transformational outcomes. * Enable Secure AI Transformation: Partner with clients to position identity as the critical foundation for their AI initiatives, ensuring they can safely deploy AI agents, automate workflows, and manage machine-to-machine identities without compromising security. * Expand & Deepen: Land, adopt, expand, and entrench sales opportunities within Fortune 500 accounts across your region. * Navigate the Org Chart: Explore the full spectrum of relationships and business possibilities across the client’s entire organizational structure, from technical buyers to the CIO, CISO, and Board of Directors. * Be a Thought Leader: Become the definitive authority on Okta’s platform, the vertical in which you are aligned, and the evolving security requirements of the modern, AI-first enterprise. * Leverage the Ecosystem: Holistically embrace, access, and utilize our channel and alliance partners to identify and crack open new, uncharted opportunities. * Collaborate to Win: Work as a unified team for the most efficient deployment of resources, providing timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions. * Champion the Platform: Represent Okta to prospective clients at executive sales presentations, site visits, and high-impact product demonstrations. * Build Partnerships: Cultivate highly effective working partnerships with your Okta colleagues globally (channel partners, sales engineering, business value management, customer first, etc.) with both humility and relentless enthusiasm. YOU COULD BE A GREAT FIT FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU HAVE: * Proven Experience: A highly consistent track record in strategic field sales, specifically developing new logos and selling enterprise cloud software to Fortune 500 companies. * Complex Deal Expertise: A proven track record of successfully navigating, negotiating, and closing highly complex, six-to-seven-figure software cloud deals with prospects and customers in the defined territory. * Value-Selling Mastery: Deep experience with target account selling, solution selling, and consultative sales techniques that focus on business value. (Knowledge of MEDDIC, Challenger methodologies, or similar frameworks is a massive plus!) * Forward-Looking Tech IQ: A solid understanding of how modern technologies, automation, and AI are reshaping enterprise security, data access, and cloud architectures. * Ecosystem Leverage: Previous success utilizing partners, channels, and alliances to sell more effectively and obliterate your quota. * Domain Knowledge: Experience selling complex cloud solutions in areas like enterprise Cloud/SaaS software, identity/security, infrastructure management, application development, or modern data platforms. * Market Creation Skills: A measurable track record in new business development and over-achieving sales targets, especially in high-growth, fast-changing environments or during market creation phases. * Executive Presence: Deep experience engaging with the “C” suite, possessing strong executive presence, immense polish, and world-class listening skills. Apply now to continue the conversation and speak with one of our recruiters about doing the best work of your career. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LI-LW1 #LI-Hybrid P-2782_3465880 Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in the United Kingdom. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and comprehensive healthcare coverage and financial benefits including paid time off and parental leave in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/gbr. The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the United Kingdom is between: £193,000—£265,000 GBP The Okta Experience * Supporting Your Well-Being  * Driving Social Impact  * Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. 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Databricks

SLSQ227R380 Location: London (relocation to Dubai expected early 2027) Want to help solve the world's toughest problems with data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks. Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data and AI space. Our customers turn to us to lead the accelerated innovation their businesses need to gain first-mover advantage in today's ultra-competitive landscape. We are looking for an Account Executive to manage our most strategic customer in the UAE. The role will be based in London and will require you to travel to the UAE on a regular basis.  As a Strategic Account Executive, you are a sales professional experienced in selling to large Enterprise accounts. You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion and can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in depth and are passionate about communicating its value to Customers and Partners. Always looking for new opportunities, you will close new accounts while maintaining existing accounts.  You will report to the Sales Director for the UAE. The impact you will have: * Assess your territory and develop a successful execution strategy  * Exceed activity and quarterly revenue targets * Track all customer details including use case, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce * Identify new use case opportunities and showcase value to existing customers * Promote the value of the Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform  * Orchestrate and utilise our field engineering teams to ensure valuable outcomes for clients * Build and demonstrate value with all engagements to guide successful negotiations to close point What we look for: * Extensive understanding of the data platform, open source and cloud ecosystems * Highly skilled in prospecting research and ability to map out key stakeholders * Demonstrated success in Value Selling and developing a mutual action plan * Ability to influence decision-making and strategy with customer leadership teams * Ability to establish credibility with the C-suite  * Adept in selling to technical buyers  * Mastery of MEDDPICC * Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience * Fluency in English is required, fluency in Arabic is preferred * Willingness to relocate to Dubai in early 2027 About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.