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ElevenLabs is hiring a full-time Account Executive to build and scale new business in Japan for its voice AI products. The role owns self-sourced pipeline generation, outbound outreach, account development, contract negotiation, closing, and weekly KPI reporting. Candidates need 5–7 years of SaaS sales experience, a consistent record of exceeding targets, strong technical product learning ability, and high fluency in Japanese with working English proficiency. The company emphasizes high velocity, lean autonomous teams, and a customer- and product-driven approach. This is a remote-listed role focused specifically on the Japanese market.
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Dear Hiring Team,
I am excited to apply for the Account Executive opportunity at ElevenLabs. With SaaS sales experience focused on self-sourcing pipeline, building senior stakeholder relationships, and closing customer-focused solutions, I am prepared to help expand ElevenLabs' voice AI business in Japan.
I bring strong Japanese communication skills, working English proficiency, and the curiosity needed to translate a technical product into clear customer value. I am particularly drawn to ElevenLabs' high-velocity, autonomous culture and its mission to create new customer experiences through AI.
I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how I can build a high-quality Japan pipeline and deliver sustainable revenue growth.
Sample interview questions
I segment target accounts by fit, prioritize high-value use cases, and run a structured multichannel outreach cadence. I track conversion at each funnel stage, test messaging regularly, and focus my time on accounts with validated pain and buying potential.
I would begin by understanding the customer's customer-experience, content, or operational workflow challenges. I would then connect the relevant ElevenLabs platform capabilities to measurable outcomes, such as faster content production, more scalable customer interactions, or improved multilingual voice experiences, supported by a tailored pilot plan.
I created a learning plan covering product workflows, core technical concepts, competitive differentiation, and common customer objections. I then partnered with product and technical colleagues, practiced discovery and demo narratives, and translated the capabilities into role-specific business outcomes for buyers.
I establish clear qualification criteria, align stakeholders early on success measures and next steps, and maintain consistent follow-up through a documented mutual action plan. This enables speed without sacrificing discovery quality, trust, or internal coordination.
I would report pipeline created, qualified opportunities, stage conversion rates, forecasted and closed revenue, average deal cycle, outbound activity quality, and key deal risks. I would pair the metrics with concise actions for improving coverage, conversion, and forecast confidence.
About ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology.
We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses – from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world’s most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We’ve raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $11B – multiples of 11, always.
We have expanded from voice into three main platforms:
ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale.
ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages.
ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models.
Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team – builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you.
How we work
High-velocity: Rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy.
Impact not job titles: We don’t have job titles. Instead, it’s about the impact you have. No task is above or beneath you.
AI first: We use AI to move faster with higher-quality results. We do this across the whole company—from engineering to growth to operations.
Excellence everywhere: Everything we do should match the quality of our AI models.
Global team: We prioritize your talent, not your location.
What we offer
Innovative culture: You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Growth paths: Joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact – beyond your immediate role and responsibilities.
Learning & development: ElevenLabs proactively supports professional development through an annual discretionary stipend.
Social travel: We also provide an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however you choose.
Annual company offsite: Each year, we bring the entire team together in a new location – past offsites have included Croatia and Italy.
Co-working: If you’re not located near one of our main hubs, we offer a monthly co-working stipend.
About the role
We’re looking for an Account Executive to scale our business in Japan — a highly motivated self-starter who is passionate about voice AI and how it’s transforming the way businesses build and engage with their customers. We don’t just sell a product; we partner with companies to help them create new experiences and unlock value at scale with our breakthrough voice technology. In this role you will:
• Build and manage a growing portfolio of new accounts across industries to help ElevenLabs meet its revenue goals.
• Proactively identify and generate new business opportunities that align with ElevenLabs’ product offering and roadmap.
• Run agile, high-velocity outbound and outreach — moving fast from first touch to close.
• Negotiate contracts and close sales in collaboration with the Growth team.
• Develop and maintain a deep, hands-on understanding of ElevenLabs’ products and how they map to customer use cases.
• Own KPI and sales performance tracking, providing weekly updates to the wider ElevenLabs team.
Requirements
• Proven track record of meeting & exceeding sales targets in a fast-paced environment, including self-sourced pipeline.
• 5-7 years of previous experience in sales in a SaaS organisation.
• Strong product intuition — able to learn a technical product deeply and clearly articulate its value to customers. Genuine curiosity about Voice GenAI.
• A proactive, agile operator who moves fast rather than waiting for leads to come in.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
• A hybrid customer- & product-driven mentality that prioritises client satisfaction and scale.
• High fluency in Japanese; working proficiency in English.
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