Sales Account Executive
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Automation Anywhere. Remote, United States · full-time · $290,000–$300,000 OTE.
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What you'll do
- Grow bookings within existing enterprise accounts by finding expansion opportunities, managing your pipeline and tailoring account plans
- Lead customer conversations and product demos, connecting automation solutions to prospects’ business challenges
- Build prospective-client relationships and generate leads by attending trade shows and industry events
- Work with sales engineers on proof-of-concept demonstrations and technical questions from client teams
- Coordinate RFX proposals and solution designs with sales engineering, product, support and services teams
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree and substantial work experience are required
- Five to seven years of full-cycle software sales, with a record of upselling and meeting quota
- Experience expanding an existing customer base in workflow or automation sales
- You can travel for customer meetings and industry events for a quarter to half of your time
Who this fits
This remote role is based in Chicago and suits an enterprise seller focused on growing existing accounts and closing complex expansion deals. You’ll work with sales engineers and internal technical teams; the posting describes an individual sales role. Candidates should generally be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
From the employer
About Us:
Automation Anywhere is the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), transforming how work gets done with AI-powered automation. Its APA system, built on the industry’s first Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) and specialized AI agents, combines process discovery, RPA, end-to-end orchestration, document processing, and analytics—all delivered with enterprise-grade security and governance. Guided by its vision to fuel the future of work, Automation Anywhere helps organizations worldwide boost productivity, accelerate growth, and unleash human potential.
Our Opportunity:
Join our dynamic sales team at Automation Anywhere, a recognized leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA). As a Sales Account Executive, you’ll champion our market-leading Intelligent Automation platform, helping organizations revolutionize their business processes and IT operations with cutting-edge AI-driven automation.
Your primary focus will be upselling and expanding business growth—introducing Agentic Process Automation solutions to enterprises eager for transformation, building lasting relationships, and delivering measurable impact. To excel, you'll need a strong track record in upselling complex Enterprise-level solutions, a passion for innovation, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Who you’ll report to:
You’ll be reporting to the Regional VP, Sales
Location: Chicago, IL (Remote)
You’ll exceed your targets and be successful by:
- Taking ownership of upselling bookings: Drive customer expansion by value- based selling and pursuing revenue-generating opportunities, managing sales pipelines, and executing account strategies tailored to secure large enterprise-level deals
- Conducting customer meetings and presentations: Lead on-site and remote customer meetings, delivering compelling presentations and product demonstrations to cross- selling initiatives, effectively showcasing the value proposition of our solution and aligning to prospects strategic business challenges
- Generating leads through events: Attend trade shows and industry events to generate leads and foster relationships with potential clients, expanding the reach of our solution in the market
- Providing technical expertise: Deliver standard and customized product demonstrations in collaboration with your Sales Engineering team, address technical inquiries, and interface with client technical teams to present our product architecture, tailor solutions discussions, and overcome technical objections as needed
- Executing Proof of Concept exercises: Collaborate with sales engineers to manage and execute Proof of Concepts, showcasing the capabilities of our solution through live demonstrations of process automation tailored to the prospect’s needs
- Leading RFX responses: Take the lead in coordinating RFX responses, working closely with internal teams such as sales engineers, product, and services teams to deliver comprehensive and compelling proposals that meet client requirements
- Coordinating solution design: Collaborate with technical support, engineering, and service resources to ensure alignment between solution design and client business requirements, providing seamless integration and deployment of our solution
You will be a great fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree combined with strong work experience is required. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or foreign equivalent) is preferred
- Proven track record in managing an existing customer base in workflow automation or automation sales, and driving expansion bookings to achieve/exceed annual sales quota
- Demonstrate 5-7 years of full sales cycle experience within the Computer Software Industry, strong emphasis on upselling opportunities
- Ideal experience would include exposure to selling Agentic Process Automation (APA), ITSM and/or related fields of automation technologies
- Ability to travel, ranging from 25% to 50% of your time, to engage with customers, attend industry events, and represent our company in various capacities aimed at expanding our reach and securing new business opportunities
You excel in these key competencies:
- Knowledge of enterprise software architecture and technologies
- Knowledge of business process management
- Thorough knowledge of upselling including cross-selling, customer expansion, presenting, portfolio growth, and closing
- High energy with the ability to excel in an entrepreneurial, fast-changing environment
- Experience and knowledge of working with channel partners such as “Big 4” advisories and leading System Integrators Solid computer knowledge including proficiency with software applications including Salesforce
- Demonstrable technical depth with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
The salary range or on-target earnings (base salary + on-target incentives) is $290,000 - $300,000 a year. The salary ultimately offered is determined through a review of education, industry experience, training, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant in alignment with market data and other factors. This position is also eligible for equity and a full range of medical and other benefits.
Ready to Revolutionize Work? Join Us.
This is an opportunity to work with a global, passionate team pioneering technology that’s redefining the way people work, everywhere. Join us and discover the many ways that you can have an impact, achieve your potential, and go be great.
Job Segment OR Key Words: SaaS, Upselling Enterprise Sales, Computer Software Solutions, Intelligent Automation, APA, Agentic Process Automation, Automation Workflow, Upsell, Value-based sales, customer expansion, portfolio growth, AI-Powered Solutions, ITSM, Chicago
Benefits and perks you’ll appreciate:
- Flexible work schedule / remote roles
- Unlimited Personal Time Off
- 12 holidays off per year
- 4 days volunteer time off per year
- Variety of health care and well-being benefits
- Paid family/parental leave
- We are a designated “Best Place to Work” for 2 years in a row! Learn more here
- Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in America 2023 – Learn more here
Automation Anywhere is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email recruiting@automationanywhere.com.
At this time, we typically do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates should generally be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
All unsolicited resumes submitted to any @automationanywhere.com email address, whether submitted by an individual or by an agency, will not be eligible for an agency fee.