Full-Time

Account Executive

Sales, Enterprise SaaS

Posted on 9/16/2025

PatSnap

PatSnap

501-1,000 employees

IP and innovation data platform

No salary listed

Remote in Australia

Remote

Category
Sales & Account Management (3)
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Responsibilities
  • Acquire new customers across Australia and New Zealand through prospecting, networking, and targeted outreach (~60%)
  • Manage a portfolio of existing accounts, ensuring strong renewals and driving expansion opportunities through upsell and cross-sell. (~40%)
  • Own the full sales cycle: prospecting, discovery, solution positioning, negotiation, and closing
  • Develop strong relationships with C-level stakeholders in biotech, academia/research institutions, fine chemicals, manufacturing and more
  • Leverage customer case studies and success stories to accelerate adoption of Patsnap’s SaaS solutions
  • Collaborate with colleagues across ASEAN to share insights, strategies, and best practices
  • Improve the performance of our clients' IP and R&D workflow in a client-centric manner
  • Adopt a data-driven approach of sales funnel management and account management with accurate forecasting
  • Demonstrate expertise in all matters relevant to your book of business, including escalation and troubleshooting to resolve client issues
  • Conduct customer onboarding meetings and quarterly business reviews
  • Analyze your territory and convert opportunities into growth. Exceed sales targets and KPIs consistently
  • Manage and convert the pipeline with accurate reporting
  • Keep up to date with all major product updates for the ability to articulate their value to our clients
Desired Qualifications
  • 1-3 years of sales and/or account management experience with customers in the Australia region
  • Possess strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills
  • Strong local network within universities, research institutions, biotech, or fine chemicals in ANZ (preferred)
  • Educational background or professional experience in intellectual property/manufacturing/engineering (preferred)
  • Account management experience in handling large volumes of accounts is a plus
  • Proven track record of performance in past account management and expansion positions
  • Experience in enterprise SaaS sales is a plus
  • You are self-motivated, curious, adaptable, and proactive thrive working in an innovative and fast-paced environment and have sense of ownership
  • You are a team player with experience working with various internal and external stakeholders

PatSnap provides a data platform for intellectual property and innovation intelligence. It gathers information from patents, scientific papers, and market reports and packages it into analytics tools and dashboards so businesses, researchers, and inventors can understand technology trends, assess competitive positions, and guide R&D investments. The product works by collecting large amounts of information across sources, indexing and analyzing it, and presenting insights through a subscription-based platform with various data and tool tiers. PatSnap differentiates itself by combining patent data with non-patent literature and market insights in a single platform, offering customized analytics, global coverage, and additional educational offerings through its Innovation Academy. The company's goal is to help clients make data-driven decisions to drive innovation, improve IP strategy, and maintain a competitive edge.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$351.6M

Headquarters

Singapore, Singapore

Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Biopharma M&A surged 133% to $133B in 2025, driving Synapse platform adoption.
  • FactSet integration enables PatSnap to reach 10,000+ investment professionals directly.
  • Hiro Life Sciences generative AI assistant accelerates drug discovery workflows significantly.

What critics are saying

  • OpenAI SearchGPT and Google AI Overviews commoditize patent search with free alternatives.
  • Clarivate's bundled IP analytics undercuts PatSnap's standalone positioning with 10x enterprise reach.
  • Patent offices launch free AI-powered search tools, eroding PatSnap's data moat.

What makes PatSnap unique

  • Largest integrated dataset of patents, scientific literature, and market signals globally.
  • AI-native platform with 78% accuracy in Top 100 semantic search results.
  • Serves 18,000+ organizations including one-third of world's largest R&D spenders.

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Benefits

Paid Vacation

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Mental Health Support

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Private Healthcare

Private Pension

RRSP Contribution Matching

Eyecare Voucher Scheme

WFH Stipend

Cycle To Work scheme

Company Equity

Paid Volunteering Days

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%
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Nikkei Asia
Aug 19th, 2024
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Artificial Lawyer
May 13th, 2024
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