Account Executive
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Dropbox. Remote, United States · full-time.
In listing
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Run each territory’s sales process from creating opportunities through closing and renewals
- Create outbound pipeline by mapping accounts, approaching new stakeholders, attending events, and working with partners
- Lead discovery, qualify opportunities, and connect Dropbox solutions to customer priorities and business results
- Keep forecasts accurate, move deals forward with aligned stakeholders, and meet or exceed revenue goals
- Feed customer and deal insights into ICP, messaging, use cases, Product, and GTM improvements
What you bring
- At least four years selling B2B SaaS, including experience generating pipeline and closing business
- Hands-on command of MEDDICC, SPICED, or a comparable qualification approach, plus value-selling experience
- A record of selling to mid-market and enterprise buyers, including executives, while hitting sales targets
- Experience managing forecasts and complex opportunities in Salesforce or a similar CRM
Who this fits
You’ll suit a self-directed seller who can create demand without a settled playbook, adapt in changing markets, and connect customer problems with solutions. The role is remote and available in select United States locations. Experience with emerging products, high-change environments, AI or productivity tools, and a BA/BS degree or equivalent experience can strengthen your fit.
From the employer
Role Description
As an Account Executive on the Growth team, you will help Dropbox expand how we bring our Product Suite and emerging AI products to new customers.
In this role, you’ll focus on identifying, engaging, and developing opportunities with net new customers. You’ll work with prospects to understand their needs, learn which use cases resonate, and help create successful outcomes. You’ll be expected to execute consistently, manage your pipeline effectively, and contribute feedback that helps improve our sales motion, messaging, and approach over time.
This is an opportunity to build strong sales experience across a growing portfolio of products while contributing to Dropbox’s next phase of growth.
Responsibilities
- Own the full sales cycle from pipeline generation through close and renewal within your territory
- Build pipeline from scratch by prospecting into new teams, departments, and executive stakeholders
- Expand beyond existing motions to uncover new use cases and opportunities
- Consistently generate pipeline through outbound efforts, account mapping, events, and partner collaboration
- Forecast accurately and manage pipeline to consistently meet or exceed revenue targets
- Lead strong discovery to uncover customer challenges, priorities, and desired outcomes
- Apply structured qualification and value-selling frameworks (e.g., MEDDICC, SPICED) to advance deals
- Clearly articulate business impact and position Dropbox solutions around outcomes, not features
- Drive deal momentum by building urgency, aligning stakeholders, and establishing clear next steps
- Contribute to evolving GTM strategy by refining ICP, messaging, and use cases (e.g., Dash)
- Collaborate cross-functionally and bring insights from the field to influence Product and GTM
Requirements
- 4+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally including time in early-stage, new product, or evolving GTM environments
- Proven ability to generate pipeline and close deals in ambiguous or evolving markets
- Strong experience with qualification frameworks such as MEDDICC, SPICED, or similar
- Demonstrated use of value selling methodologies such as Command of the Message or equivalent
- Experience selling to mid-market and enterprise customers, including executive stakeholders
- Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
- High ownership mentality - you take initiative and move things forward without waiting for direction
- Thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable operating without a fully defined playbook
- Curious and business-oriented, with the ability to connect customer problems to solutions
- Resourceful and adaptable - you figure things out and adjust quickly
- Strong collaborator who contributes positively to team culture
- Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM tools to manage pipeline and forecast
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple complex deals
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience selling a new or emerging product within an existing portfolio
- Experience working in high-change or transformation environments
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
- General familiarity with AI or productivity tools
Durable Skills
AI fluency means using these tools to amplify human judgment, not replace it. We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology continue to evolve:
- Awareness: Understand yourself and others.
- Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.
- Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.
- Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.
To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this blog post from our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser.
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