Senior Account Executive
Description
Rithum™ is the world’s most trusted commerce network, accelerating how brands, suppliers, and retailers work together to deliver seamless e-commerce experiences. We provide an unmatched platform for brands and retailers, enabling them to accelerate growth, optimize operations across channels, scale product offerings and enhance margins.
Today, more than 40,000 companies trust Rithum to grow their business across hundreds of channels, representing over $50 billion in annual GMV. Using our commerce, marketing, and delivery solutions, our customers create optimized consumer shopping journeys from beginning to end.
Overview
As a Senior Account Executive in our EMEA region, you are responsible for developing relationships and closing new business opportunities with online brands and retailers with a focus on the EMEA Region. You are responsible for driving revenue within our Core Business clients by managing the sales process from start to finish including prospecting, identifying and establishing relationships with key decision makers, product demonstrations, contract negotiations, and closure of deals. As a Senior Account executive, you take a truly strategic, consultative sales approach with a hunter mentality partnering closely with the Sales Manager and Sales Director to ensure revenue forecasts and client acquisition targets are met or exceeded quarterly.
Responsibilities
- Drive sales, expand the client base, and generate new revenue from new leads and existing clients;
- Build a self-sourced pipeline to improve the book of business constantly. Build and maintain strong relationships with prospects;
- Lead in-person client presentations including qualifying discovery sessions, product demonstrations, and proposals;
- Engage with prospects to understand their unique and specific "pain points" and produce compelling business cases to meet their needs, while delivering factual and insightful feedback to marketing, product, and client success teams;
- Leverage Salesforce data to construct, forecast, and manage your own sales activity and drive pipeline to meet revenue targets and company goals;
- Collaborate with internal product teams and provide feedback from the frontline of the business to help shape future product developments;
- Work closely with your manager to provide input on the growth of the business and align revenue strategies with overall company objectives.
- Learn and put into practice all areas of the Rithum selling methodology
- Consistently meet quota expectations and qualified opportunity generation
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of SaaS or technology sales experience in a closing role, selling to key accounts ($50M–$1B+ in revenue).
- Proven success managing 3+ month sales cycles, including procurement, legal, and compliance processes.
- Documented history of closing $50K+ ACV deals, including multi-year contracts.
- Consistent quota attainment (100%+ for 4+ consecutive quarters) in a competitive, metrics-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build pipeline through self-generated outbound prospecting, with measurable activity standards (e.g., 40–60+ daily touchpoints, 10+ qualified meetings per month).
- Strong hunter mindset, with resilience and persistence in competitive environments and accountability for pipeline creation.
- Mastery of structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDIC, Challenger, SPIN, Miller Heiman, Solution Selling) with evidence of pipeline progression and forecast accuracy.
- Proven ability to sell complex platforms or solution offerings in multi-stakeholder environments.
- Experience engaging C-suite and senior executive stakeholders to build consensus and close complex new-logo deals as well as expansions.
- Strong deal strategy and negotiation skills, including pricing, ROI justification, and defending business cases with executives.
- Ability to manage 10+ concurrent opportunities while balancing prospecting, deal progression, and strategic follow-up.
- Exceptional executive communication and presence, including clear, persuasive verbal and written communication.
- Disciplined use of CRM and sales tools (Salesforce preferred) and sales engagement platforms (e.g., Outreach, Salesloft, HubSpot, LinkedIn Navigator, ZoomInfo) for pipeline, activity, and conversion tracking.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, Client Success, and Solutions Engineering to close new business.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
- Experience selling into commerce, retail technology, marketplaces, or digital ecosystem platforms.
- Experience selling into multi-division or decentralized buying environments.
- Familiarity with partner- or channel-influenced sales motions.
- Experience positioning data-driven or AI-powered solutions.
Travel Required
Up to 50%
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
What it’s like to work at Rithum
When you join Rithum, you can expect to work with smart risk-takers, courageous collaborators, and curious minds.
As part of the Rithum team, you are valued, supported, and included. Guided by a transparent culture and accessible, approachable leadership, we offer career opportunities aligned to your ambitions and talents. To ensure work and life balance works for you, we also offer an array of resources to support you and your families, including comprehensive benefits and wellness plans.
At Rithum you will:
- Partner with the leading brands and retailers.
- Connect with passionate professionals who will help support your goals.
- Participate in an inclusive, welcoming work atmosphere.
- Achieve work-life balance through remote-first working conditions, generous time off, and wellness days.
- Receive industry-competitive compensation and total rewards benefits.
Benefits
- Enhanced Private Medical Insurance and a Health Cash Back Plan
- Life insurance & disability benefits
- Pension plan with 4% Company match
- Competitive time off package with 25 Days of PTO, 8 Company-paid Holidays, 2 paid floating holidays (new in 2026!), 10 paid sick days, 2 Wellness days and 1 Paid Volunteer Day
- £45/month Remote work stipend for internet
- Access to tools to support your wellbeing such as the Calm App and an Employee Assistance Program
- Professional development stipend and learning and development offerings to help you build the skills and connections you need to move forward in your career
- Charitable contribution match per team member
Rithum is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law for qualified applicants. If you require assistance during the interview process due to a medical condition or need support accessing our website or completing the application process, please reach out to us by completing the Accommodations Request Form. Your comfort and accessibility are important to us, and we're here to ensure a seamless experience as you explore opportunities with our team.
Skills
As published by greenhouse · 24 questions · 6 written answers
Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location
Short answers (4)
- What city and country do you live in?
- What are your compensation expectations?
- LinkedIn Profile (List N/A if you do not have one.)
- If yes, who referred you? If you answered no, you can enter N/A.
Pick from a list (14)
- Have you spent 3 or more years in a B2B SaaS or technology field sales closing role, where you were personally responsible and measured on winning net-new business?
- Have you closed deals with an ACV of $50,000 or more, including multi-year contracts, within the last 3 years?
- In the last year, have you personally managed and closed sales cycles of 3 months or longer that included procurement, legal, and compliance stakeholders — not just the business buyer?
- Have you hit 100% or more of quota for at least 4 consecutive quarters in a role where your pipeline creation, activity, and forecast accuracy were tracked and visible to your manager?
- In your most recent closing role, were the majority of your target accounts national enterprises with $50M or more in annual revenue, and were you the primary AE of record, not a co-seller or overlay?
- Are you able and willing to travel up to 50% of the time, including overnight travel, beginning within the first 15 days of this role?
- This role requires that you currently reside and work from the UK. Do you meet this location requirement?
- Are you legally authorized to work in the UK?
- Do you require immigration support either now OR in the future?
- Have you been previously employed by Rithum?
- Did a current Rithum employee refer you to this role?
- Do you have any non-compete obligations that would restrict your ability to work for Rithum?
- At Rithum, we take your privacy seriously and want to make sure your personal information is safe and secure. Please take a few moments to review any notices that are applicable to your region here: https://www.rithum.com/candidate-notices/. By selecting Yes, you attest that you have reviewed Rithum's Candidate Data Privacy Notices.
- By clicking "Yes" below and submitting this application to Rithum Technologies, LLC (“Rithum”): I affirm that the information contained in this application and any related materials I provide, and shared by me in interviews, is true and correct in all respects; I acknowledge that all such information is subject to verification by Rithum and that any false or misleading information or material omission may disqualify me from further consideration for employment or may be grounds for termination of employment if I am hired; I acknowledge that, if I am interviewed by Rithum, Rithum's confidential information may be shared or become otherwise available to me, and I agree that this information must not be used or disseminated by me other than as may be expressly authorized by Rithum; and I agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim, lawsuit or other action (including, without limitation, any administrative action) that relates in any way to your application for employment with, actual employment with or other service to Rithum (including, without limitation, any termination thereof) must be filed no more than 180 days after the date of the event giving rise to such action, (b) you will not commence any such action after such 180-day period has expired and (c) you waive any statute of limitations to the contrary.
Written answers (6)
- List your quota and attainment for the last 4–6 quarters. Dollar/GBP/EUR amounts and percentages. Brief context only if a quarter was significantly off.
- What is your typical ACV range, and what is the largest deal you have personally closed? One sentence each.
- Roughly what percentage of your pipeline in the last year came from your own outbound prospecting versus inbound leads or SDR support?
- If you have experience selling into commerce, retail technology, marketplaces, or digital platforms, briefly describe the context. optional
- If yes, please describe your current visa status. If you answered no, you can answer N/A.
- Do you have any relatives or friends that work for Rithum? If yes, please list their names. If you answered no, you can answer N/A.