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Strategic Account Executive, West
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Ironclad is hiring a senior Strategic Account Executive to win and expand Global 2000 accounts, with a particular focus on complex manufacturing enterprises. The role owns the full enterprise SaaS sales cycle, from outbound account planning and discovery through negotiation, closing, and handoff. Success requires navigating multi-stakeholder buying committees across legal, procurement, IT, finance, operations, and executive leadership. This remote US role requires 10+ years of closing experience, demonstrated success with complex enterprise SaaS transactions, and approximately 25% customer travel.
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I would outline the account context, stakeholders, business problem, deal value, and sales cycle. I would explain how I mapped the buying committee, built tailored value messages for each function, maintained executive sponsorship, addressed procurement and security requirements, and ultimately achieved a measurable business outcome.
I use account segmentation, research strategic initiatives and organizational changes, map relevant stakeholders, and build targeted outreach around likely business outcomes. I combine executive engagement, partner collaboration, customer references, and consistent multithreaded follow-up to create opportunities rather than waiting for inbound demand.
I would align each group around a shared transformation case while tailoring the details: risk and governance for legal, supplier and process efficiency for procurement, and scalability, security, and integration considerations for IT. I would quantify the operational impact of disconnected contracting processes and build a phased business case tied to enterprise priorities.
I qualify opportunities against clear mutual criteria, confirm stakeholder roles and decision processes, document risks, and update close plans after every meaningful customer interaction. I distinguish customer intent from verified commitments and communicate changes early, including the actions required to restore deal health.
I first clarify the underlying concern and separate commercial requests from implementation, risk, or stakeholder issues. I reinforce the agreed business value, involve the appropriate internal leaders, and exchange any concession for a meaningful commitment such as scope, term, timing, or reference support while protecting a durable customer relationship.
About this role.
Ironclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control. Whether you’re buying or selling, Ironclad unifies the entire process on one intelligent platform, providing leaders with the visibility they need to stay one step ahead. That’s why the world’s most transformative organizations, from Rivian to the World Health Organization and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business.
We’re consistently recognized as a leader in the industry: a Leader in the Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, a Fortune Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Workplaces. Ironclad has also been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Business Insider’s list of Companies to Bet Your Career On. We’re backed by leading investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, BOND, and Franklin Templeton. For more information, visit www.ironcladapp.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
The Strategic Account Executive is a quota-carrying role focused on winning new business and driving strategic expansion within Ironclad’s largest target accounts. This role sits within Ironclad’s enterprise go-to-market motion, managing a hyper-focused named account list of Global 2000 enterprises where deal complexity, multi-thread, and strategic alignment are paramount.
You will be responsible for running full-cycle, complex SaaS deals from first conversation through signature and beyond. You’ll partner with legal, procurement, sales, finance, IT, operations, and executive stakeholders to help manufacturers modernize how contracts move through the business.
Global 2000 organizations often operate across multiple business units, geographies, and supplier ecosystems, with high volumes of commercial agreements, procurement contracts, sell-side terms, and compliance-heavy workflows. In this role, you’ll help enterprises connect contracting transformations to measurable business outcomes such as accelerated revenue, reduced risk, streamlined global procurement, and operational scale.
You’ll orchestrate multi-stakeholder evaluations, partner closely with Solutions Engineering, Customer Outcomes, partners, and sales leadership, and build compelling business cases that position Ironclad as a strategic platform decision.
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for a seller who knows how to navigate complex organizations, create executive alignment, and land transformational deals in high complexity organizations.
What You’ll Do:
Own a named account list of Global 2000 enterprises and drive net-new customer acquisition and expansion across strategic accounts
Run full-cycle sales motions from outbound prospecting and discovery through evaluation, negotiation, close, and handoff
Build and manage pipeline proactively, including developing your own opportunities through thoughtful outbound and account planning
Navigate complex manufacturing organizations with multiple stakeholders across Legal, Procurement, Sales, Finance, IT, Operations, and executive leadership
Lead highly orchestrated deal cycles with strong internal partnership across Solutions Engineering, Customer Outcomes, Marketing, Partnerships, and leadership
Develop industry-relevant points of view and business cases that tie Ironclad to customer priorities such as process efficiency, risk reduction, compliance, supplier collaboration, and revenue acceleration
Drive multi-threaded evaluations and help prospects build confidence in Ironclad as a scalable platform for enterprise contracting
Maintain strong deal discipline, forecast accuracy, and follow-through throughout the sales process
Serve as a strategic voice of the enterprise customer, guiding internal product, GTM, and executive teams on Global 2000 market requirements.
What We’re Looking For:
10+ years of closing sales experience in a similar capacity
Experience selling SaaS in complex enterprise environments, including $1M ARR deals and/or sales into Fortune 2000 organizations
Strong track record of creating and closing new business, with comfort generating your own pipeline and hunting into whitespace accounts
Proven ability to run a hybrid enterprise sales motion, balancing virtual and on-site field cycles
Master-level ability to navigate highly matrixed, multi-subsidiary global enterprises with complex buying centers and centralized IT/Procurement gates.
Ability to engage multiple buying centers and tailor value to different stakeholders, from functional leaders to the C-suite
Curiosity and genuine interest in Ironclad’s product, mission, and market
Strong business acumen, attention to detail, and the ability to connect day-to-day customer pain to broader transformation goals
Excellent communication skills and consistent follow-through with customers and internal partners
Highly collaborative working style and willingness to contribute beyond your own deals
Coachable, adaptable, and comfortable giving and receiving feedback
CLM and/or CPQ experience preferred
Comfortable traveling to customers; travel of 25%+ expected
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to partner with some of the most operationally complex organizations in the market. If you thrive in strategic sales and want to help companies transform how critical agreements move through the business, this is the seat.
OTE Range: $330,000 – $350,000 OTE
The OTE range represents the minimum and maximum of the OTE range for this position based at our San Francisco headquarters. The OTE offered for this position will depend on numerous factors, including individual proficiency, anticipated performance, and the location of the selected candidate. Our OTE is just one component of Ironclad’s competitive total rewards package, which also includes equity awards (a new hire grant, along with opportunities for additional awards throughout your tenure), competitive health and wellness benefits, and a commitment to career growth and development.
US Full-Time Employee Benefits at Ironclad:
100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), and 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options available
Market-leading leave policies, including gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave
Family forming support through Maven for you and your partner
Paid time off – take the time you need, when you need it
Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and (if applicable) cell phone use
Mental health support through Modern Health, including therapy, coaching, and digital tools
Pre-tax commuter benefits (US Employees)
401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match (US Employees)
Regular team events to connect, recharge, and have fun
And most importantly: the opportunity to help build the company you want to work at
**UK Employee-specific benefits are included on our UK job postings
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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