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Klaviyo

Builds marketing software for consumer brands

Commercial Account Executive

Account ExecutiveUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeBoston, MA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Excellent verbal and written communication, active listening, and the ability to present confidently to larger internal and external groups while tailoring tone and content to the audience.
  • Consultative selling and strong discovery skills, including translating business objectives into ROI-justified use cases and demos tailored to discovery rather than generic walkthroughs.
  • An analytical mindset and the ability to calculate return on investment, interpret funnel and forecast signals, and apply core e-commerce and SMB metrics to build compelling business cases.
  • Proactive multi-threading and executive engagement, including persona-specific messaging and sequencing to build consensus across stakeholders, including economic buyers and sponsors.
  • Strategic territory and account planning, including tiering, top-account prioritization, and competitive plays supported by account research and mapping.
  • Pipeline creation skills, including consistent outbound generation, coverage management, timely lead follow-up, and orchestration of marketing and partner programs and events.
  • Negotiation skills, including fluency in pricing and packaging, disciplined use of commercial levers, and trade-based approaches that protect value while driving timely closes.
  • Collaborative selling and the ability to quarterback cross-functional teams with clear roles and workback plans.
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, and Gong, including strong Salesforce hygiene and usage for forecasting and deal strategy.
  • At least 1 year of Business Development experience with strong performance and at least 1 year of Account Executive or closing experience in a sales role.

Responsibilities

  • Run the full sales cycle, including discovery, ROI-backed business cases, tailored demos, and orchestrated evaluations through close, consistently applying a consultative approach over feature selling.
  • Build and manage a diverse pipeline with clear creation and coverage targets; execute personalized outreach and effective sequences; follow up on inbound and partner-sourced leads; and align product releases to prospect interest to progress deals.
  • Develop and maintain territory and account plans with tiering, prioritized top accounts, and documented account maps; maintain organizational charts and stakeholder alignment to accelerate access to economic buyers.
  • Proactively multi-thread across marketing, finance, IT, and executive stakeholders; design and run workback and joint evaluation plans that incorporate all decision makers at the right times.
  • Quantify value by running ROI analyses based on discovery insights and benchmarks; articulate the business case clearly and tailor assets such as decks and case studies to each persona.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with BDRs, Solution Architects, Customer Success, Partnerships, Marketing/ABM, and leadership with clear pre-call preparation, role clarity, and project-managed work plans to advance opportunities.
  • Maintain pipeline rigor and forecasting hygiene in Salesforce, including accurate stages, dates, next steps, reasons for wins or losses, forecast categories, and timely deal updates that roll up predictably to leadership.
  • Negotiate strategically using business value, pricing and packaging fluency, and trade-based approaches; limit discounting to justified scenarios and time-bound non-standard offers with clear walk-away points.
  • Manage time across prospecting blocks, customer meetings, CRM administration, and enablement; drive continuous improvement through self-development and Gong usage to raise deal quality and consistency.
  • Represent and operate in alignment with company values, reinforcing trust and long-term partnership with prospects and customers.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience within SaaS or MarTech is a plus.
  • A bachelor's degree or above is a plus.

About the Company

Klaviyo

Builds marketing software for consumer brands

Klaviyo builds customer relationship software for consumer brands, combining marketing, customer service, analytics, and a customer data platform in one system. Its platform draws on shoppers' purchases, browsing, and message activity to create customer profiles that brands use to personalize communications. Businesses use these profiles to automate email, text, WhatsApp, and mobile push campaigns, while AI agents create marketing work and answer customer questions. Klaviyo earns subscription fees based on active customer profiles, message volumes, and service activity, rather than charging for each employee who uses the software. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
2012

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