Account Executive - SMB

Company Overview

Docusign brings agreements to life. More than 1.8 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using the Docusign AI-native IAM platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

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What you'll do

As an Account Executive (AE), you are a highly motivated self-starter who is responsible for developing and closing new business or expanding our footprint in current customers within an assigned vertical market or geographic territory. You sell into geographical regions or verticals based on relevant experience. You are eager to learn, determined to adapt quickly, and comfortable with some ambiguity. You are focused on acquiring new customers or selling additional use cases, products and services into existing accounts. You are accountable for exceeding monthly and quarterly quotas, proactive deal management, forecast accuracy, and driving adoption and usage with customers and prospects in collaboration with internal teams and the broader DocuSign partner ecosystem.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Japan Commercial Manager.

Responsibility 

• Drive success of the company’s goals and objectives through achieving individual sales quotas

• Develop and negotiate enterprise level proposals and contracts

• Craft and deliver customized sales presentations and products demonstrations, by phone and via online demo 

• Forecast sales activity and revenue achievements accurately through proper use of sales tools

• Collaborate effectively and engage various pre/post sales resources including Sales Development Representatives, Market Development Representatives, Solutions Engineers, Account Managers, Partner Account Managers, as well as Legal, Security, Professional Services and Customer Support

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Job Designation

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)

Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

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What you bring

Basic 

• BS/BA degree or equivalent in sales experience

• 4+ years of direct sales experience in a quota-carrying role

• Native level of Japanese and intermediate level (reading/writing) of English

• Experience with Salesforce.com, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel 

• Experience with Google Suite

Preferred 

• Experience managing and closing complex sales cycles

• Demonstrated ability to over-achieve quotas in past positions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Life at Docusign

Working here

Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what’s right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.

We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you’ll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.

Accommodation

Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need such an accommodation, or a religious accommodation, during the application process, please contact us at [email protected].

If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at [email protected] for assistance.

AI in Our Hiring Process
At Docusign, we embrace technology to enhance efficiency and create a better candidate experience. We may record or transcribe interviews using enterprise AI tools to assist with meeting notes and interview documentation so our teams can stay fully engaged in the conversation. All hiring decisions remain 100% human-led. You have the right to opt out at any time by notifying your recruiter or interview team, with zero impact on your candidacy.

We encourage using AI tools to research and prepare beforehand. However, to ensure an authentic evaluation, live AI assistance or external recording bots during interviews are not permitted.

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