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Strategic Account Executive – Denmark

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Zip is seeking a senior Strategic Enterprise Account Executive to win new enterprise customers in Denmark. The role owns the complete consultative sales cycle, from proactive prospecting through executive stakeholder management and complex procurement processes. The successful candidate will sell an AI-powered procurement platform to large organizations and position it against long-term digital transformation goals. This is an early sales-leadership opportunity in a fast-growing startup, requiring strong pipeline discipline and experience with enterprise SaaS sales tools.
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Denmark
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Undisclosed
Department
Sales
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Director
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13 Dec 2026
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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

As a Strategic Enterprise Account Executive, you will drive Zip’s expansion into global enterprises with $7B+ in revenue. This is a high-impact, consultative sales role requiring deep industry expertise, a hunter mentality, and a passion for solving complex procurement challenges.

You Will

  • Own the full sales cycle: Engage C-level executives, influence stakeholders across procurement, finance, IT, legal, and operations, and navigate long, complex deal cycles.

  • Drive new business: While supported by BDRs and marketing, you’ll proactively prospect and leverage your network to develop a strong pipeline.

  • Act as a strategic advisor: Understand enterprise procurement challenges and position Zip as a transformational solution for efficiency and cost control.

  • Solution-sell with vision: Demonstrate Zip’s immediate impact while aligning with customers’ long-term digital transformation goals.

  • Shape the future: As an early sales leader in a hyper-growth startup, help refine Zip’s sales strategy, process, and team culture.

  • Leverage best-in-class sales tools: Utilize Salesforce, Clari, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Outreach to optimize outreach and pipeline management.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of SaaS sales experience, with a strong track record of closing complex enterprise deals.

  • Experience selling to procurement, finance, legal, IT, operations, supply chain, or manufacturing teams.

  • Proven success acquiring net-new logos in organizations with 10,000+ employees.

  • Skilled in complex sales cycles: Managing multiple stakeholders, navigating procurement processes, and driving consensus at the executive level.

  • Self-motivated and proactive: You take ownership of your success and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

  • Exceptional communication and organization skills to manage multiple opportunities effectively.

Perks and Benefits

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

  • 📈 Start-up equity

  • 🚠 Team building events & happy hours

  • 💻 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!

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Role DNA

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AI insightThis is a demanding strategic sales role involving long, complex enterprise cycles and multiple executive stakeholders. Success requires independently creating pipeline, navigating procurement functions, and closing net-new logos at very large organizations.

Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles.

Estimated job median (per year)Market rate
$150,000
US market range (per year)$120k–$190k
AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. No employer base salary was disclosed. The yearly cadence and USD market estimate are inferred for a senior enterprise SaaS account executive role; actual Denmark compensation may vary by local payroll structure, commission plan, and equity.

Core skills

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Sample interview questions
How have you built pipeline for a new enterprise territory while working alongside BDR and marketing teams?

I define an ideal customer profile, map target accounts and buying committees, and use account-specific value hypotheses to guide outreach. I coordinate closely with BDRs and marketing, but maintain personal ownership of executive prospecting, referral development, and next-step discipline.

Describe a complex enterprise deal that involved procurement, finance, IT, and legal stakeholders.

I created a stakeholder map early, identified each group's success criteria, and built a mutual action plan with clear milestones. I tailored the business case for financial leaders, addressed integration and security questions with IT, and worked proactively through legal and procurement requirements to avoid late-stage surprises.

How would you position an AI procurement platform to a large organization?

I would begin by understanding the company’s current intake, approval, supplier, and spend-control processes. I would then connect the platform to measurable outcomes such as faster purchasing cycles, improved compliance, better visibility, and reduced operational friction, while aligning the vision to its broader transformation strategy.

What metrics do you use to manage a long and complex sales cycle?

I track qualified pipeline coverage, stage conversion, stakeholder engagement, next-step completion, deal aging, forecast confidence, and mutual action-plan progress. These metrics help identify risks early and ensure that opportunity movement is based on customer commitment rather than internal optimism.

How do you maintain momentum when a strategic deal stalls?

I diagnose whether the issue is urgency, stakeholder alignment, technical risk, commercial terms, or an unclear decision process. I then re-establish a customer-led action plan, quantify the cost of delay, engage the appropriate executive sponsor, and provide targeted resources that help the buying team reach a decision.

This analysis is generated from the job description. Salary estimates, role characteristics and sample answers are guidance, not employer-provided facts.
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