Account Director in Australia

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. OpenAI for Government (OAI4G) helps public-sector institutions understand, adopt, and deploy highly capable AI products in support of their missions. The team brings together Sales, Solutions, Partnerships, Technical Success, Legal, Security, Policy, Global Affairs, and other cross-functional partners to help governments use AI responsibly and effectively. As part of OAI4G’s International Public Sector team, you will help public institutions in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and APAC translate frontier AI into secure, compliant, mission-aligned outcomes. We work across varied procurement, regulatory, security, sovereignty, and commercial environments, while maintaining a consistent commitment to safety, reliability, and public benefit. About the role We are seeking a senior Account Director (AD) to lead OpenAI’s public-sector work across ANZ, with a wider remit to develop selected priority opportunities across APAC. ANZ will be the centre of gravity for the role: you will build trusted relationships with government leaders, develop and execute account strategies, create and close complex opportunities, and help customers move from initial interest to successful adoption. This is a full-cycle, highly cross-functional sales role that combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven execution. You will work with senior government, operational, technical, procurement, policy, and security stakeholders to identify high-impact AI use cases and translate them into credible commercial and deployment pathways across the OpenAI Platform API and Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. You will also be an accountable customer leader after signature, working alongside specialist delivery and technical teams to keep customer outcomes, milestones, adoption, risks, and executive alignment on track. The role requires excellent judgement, exec

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the Role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Sydney, Australia. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Manage a portfolio of customer accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan. Support your customer accounts from initial engagement to successful deployment and through to renewal. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects. Own a revenue target. Manage revenue forecasts. Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies. Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people op

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role This role is part of our ANZ Mid-Market team which will own both named account pursuits and executing programmatic sales via OpenAI partners. You’ll be a key driver of writing the playbook for Mid-Market in APAC as an AI Native Sales team. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Sydney. In this role, you'll: Manage a portfolio of accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive regional go to market plan Win lighthouse accounts through outbound sales outreach Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects Own a consumption revenue target Manage consumption revenue forecasts Support the recruitment and onboarding of other teammates Support the development of company culture We're seeking someone with experience including: 7+ years of direct selling experience in Data and AI or Cloud Designing and executing complex go to market strategies Orchestrating programmatic sales motions with partners Experience operating in fast paced, high growth environments Working directly with c-level executives Leading high-visibility customer events (CAB, conferences, product launches, etc.) Hands on experience with AI tools You might thrive in this role if you: Are customer-cent

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our ChatGPT Enterprise Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. Our EDU Account Director will specialize in working with education institutions and companies as they adopt OpenAI’s products. For example, this individual will focus on helping support universities K-12 institutions as they evaluate and adopt ChatGPT Enterprise for their administrators, faculty and students. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll represent OpenAI as a thought leader in AI, and partner with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their AI journeys. ChatGPT Enterprise (launched Aug’23) is being rapidly adopted by companies around the world, and we’re looking for tenured Account Directors to join our team and continue to bring both new customers onto the product, and expand existing ones. This role is based in Sydney. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. In this role, you'll: Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to purchase. Partner with Account Associates, Solutions Engineering and Customer Success

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one organization. In pursuit of this mission, our Go-To-Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team includes Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnerships professionals who work together to create valuable solutions that help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role OpenAI is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Account Director to join our Startup Go-To-Market team. You will play a critical role in owning relationships with top startup customers and supporting them in successfully building on the OpenAI platform. Many of the most disruptive and category-defining AI applications are being created by startups. The Startup Go-To-Market team's mission is to help startups harness the power of OpenAI’s technology to drive these advances. You will support startups in building effectively with OpenAI’s APIs, SDKs, and applications while providing access to OpenAI’s technical expertise and networks to help accelerate their progress. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and strategy. You’ll be responsible for serving as the primary relationship owner for a range of strategically important startup customers. You’ll also work cross-functionally with product, research, engineering, support, and technical solutions teams to help customers get the most out of our models. This role will be based in Sydney . In this role, you'll: Manage a portfolio of startup accounts, developing and executing strategies for comprehensive account management. Partner with AI Deployment Engineers to drive successful technical engagements with startups. Own consumption and contracted revenue targets while managing revenue f

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is seeking an experienced enterprise account executive to join our enterprise team, driving revenue from Asia’s largest organisations. The ideal candidate will have a history of driving complex enterprise sales cycles, multi threading and senior stakeholder engagement. This is Smartsheet’s most senior frontline sales role in the Asia region and a history of performing with large enterprise accounts is a must. This position is a 12 month fixed term contract, based in Sydney and reports to the Director for Asia Sales. This role has a team go to market approach and has a designated enterprise sales rep driving account activity plus designated solution engineer and customer success manager assisting with account engagement and solution designs. You Will: Strategically engage senior customer stakeholders with a current Smartsheet footprint and drive additional revenue through new solution upsells. Land and expand with new Logos for Smartsheet by selling our full suite of products and services Grow account footprint and revenue to an ultimate goal of a full enterprise wide contract agreement. Pipeline generation and end-to-end sales cycle management with companies above 5000 employee size using the MEDDICC sales framework. Utilise multithreading and consistent lead outreach, as appropriate, within both new logos and existing customers to drive business growth Conduct consultative and cross-functional discovery calls and act as a Consultant to the Customer to identify their needs and align customer

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is seeking an experienced sales professional to join our team as a Commercial Account Executive - Growth on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will have a history of performance in quota attainment, expanding customer accounts, and new business acquisition. This important role is part of the Growth Sales team and reports to the Regional Director Growth Sales who is based in Sydney. You Will: Achieve revenue targets by exceeding sales quotas by running a full-cycle sales process Develop and strategise account plans with members of other Smartsheet teams Manage strategic sales motions alongside transactional, high-volume opportunities with both existing customers and new business prospects, up to 500 employees Conduct needs assessment calls with specific prospects Schedule online product demonstrations Ensure Smartsheet's success in the retention and growth of account revenue in collaboration with Customer Success and the Renewals Team Partner with Customer Success to ensure customers are maximizing the value of their Smartsheet solutions and increasing adoption Consult with clients in defining collaboration goals, success criteria, and program strategy to ensure the customer perception of value that leads to sales renewal and expansion Exceed quotas using a formal understanding of Solution/Consultative Selling Manage your book of business for expansion and up-sell opportunities; partner and grow client relationships Be the subject matter expert of Smartsheet and develop in-depth

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is moving into its new phase of growth in region after 5 extremely successful years having boots on the ground in Australia. To significantly accelerate our growth, we are looking for an accomplished Enterprise Account Executive . This role will focus on a combination of acquiring new customers and expanding existing accounts within the education sector. You will be based in Sydney or Melbourne and will report to the Sr Regional Director, Enterprise. You Will: Be selling to industry project management experts, therefore it's crucial to be dedicated and fanatical about learning the industry trends and competitor landscape! Be the subject matter expert in the features, benefits and application of Smartsheet’s products and solutions. Have confidence presenting to Senior level executives within Large Enterprise organisations. Qualify inbound leads while running end to end industry verticalised and persona based new business sales outreach campaigns, to companies over 5000 employees Be confident in MEDDICC and have a deep discovery and qualification passion. Drive complex value driven sales motions aligned to prospects strategic goals Be expected to develop your own GTM target account strategy within your assigned territory. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records via SalesForce, run consistent outbound campaigns in Outreach. Exceed quarterly sales targets and work to assigned outbound KPIs Schedule online product demonstrations Develop and maintain structured and comprehensive target account plans Att

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. We are hiring an Enterprise Account Executive in Perth to partner with our Global Account Manager on one of Australia's most strategically important mining and resources accounts. This is a team-selling model: you will own the Perth stakeholder relationships, run your own pipeline, and close deals end to end. The GAM leads the executive strategy layer; you own the ground game. This is a quota-carrying role, not a support or overlay function. If you are a commercially hungry, technically curious salesperson ready to make the step into enterprise, with the mentorship of a senior account team behind you, this is that role. AS AN ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL: Own the Perth stakeholder relationships at a major mining and resources account, building trust and pipeline across technology and data teams from Director level down Execute full-cycle deals, from prospecting and discovery through business case, procurement, and close Partner with the Global Account Manager on account strategy, contributing field intelligence, customer feedback, and deal insight to inform the broader account plan Build and manage pipeline with rigour: prospecting, partner engagement, accurate forecasting, and tight CRM hygiene Run structured deal cycles using MEDDPICC, including disc

About Flexport: At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us. The Opportunity: At Flexport, our mission is to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. Over the last decade, we've grown faster than any freight forwarder in history by taking a technology-first approach and building a team of passionate experts to transform global logistics. As our first account manager, you’re a key member of our team in Australia, you'll grow business by deepening client relationships. You'll own a portfolio of clients, uncover new opportunities in their supply chains, and be part of a high-growth team with a strong focus on tech-driven culture, performance, and career development, with the opportunity to shape Flexport's presence in the region. What You’ll Do: Take ownership of business growth within your portfolio. Do this by upselling and cross-selling Flexport's supply chain and tech products Understand clients' business goals, the industry, and Flexport's services to proactively close and deliver new solutions that deepen client relationships. Do this by meeting with and continuously run discovery conversations with client Serve as the client's trusted advisor, advocating for their needs internally and finding win-win soluti

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies, from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups, use Stripe to accept payments, grow revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the gross domestic product of the internet. About the team The Platform Sales team works with business-to-business software platforms to help them facilitate payments for their customers using Stripe Connect. Software platforms are businesses that build payments and financial services into their products. Platforms that use Stripe include Shopify, Xero, me&u, and Ignition. What you’ll do As an Account Executive on the Platforms team, focused on existing business, you will use sales and product expertise to drive growth with existing Stripe users. You will help customers understand how Stripe’s online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses. These customers include innovative, fast-growing software platforms. Responsibilities Manage and grow a named account list. Develop account plans to win and expand business with upper middle market and enterprise companies. Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives, and coordinate the right executive touchpoints. Contribute to Stripe’s platform partnership strategy, repeatable processes, and scaled engagement models. Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities. Own the full sales cycle, from lead generation through close, for upper middle market and enterprise companies. Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing clients. Partner with leaders across Engineering, Product, and Finance to lead complex product workshops and financial analyses. Lead and contribute to team projects that develop and refine the sales process. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to inform product strategy. Who you are You are a skilled salesperson an

Fin is the AI Customer Agent company on a mission to help businesses provide perfect customer experiences. Our AI Agent Fin is the highest-performing AI Customer Agent on the market today, enabling businesses to deliver impeccable, always-on customer support across the customer journey – from service, to sales, to ecommerce. Powered by our own AI models, Fin resolves complex customer issues end-to-end across every channel, with minimal set-up and integration. Fin can also be combined with our natively integrated Intercom help desk for one single system that is designed to meet the needs of modern day support teams. Founded in 2011, Fin became one of the fastest growing companies and remains one of the largest private software companies in the world with nearly 30,000 global businesses using our products to transform their customer support. Driven by our core values, we push boundaries, build with speed and intensity, and relentlessly deliver incredible value to our customers. The opportunity We are looking for an experienced Account Executive to join our Sydney-based sales team and own new-business growth across Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.You will manage the full Mid-Market sales cycle, from outbound prospecting through to close, while building trusted relationships with senior customer stakeholders across the region. This role requires a consultative, value-based selling approach and the ability to adapt to different APAC markets and buying environments. What you’ll be doing Own new-business sales across Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Build and manage a healthy pipeline across Mid-Market and Enterprise accounts. Generate and progress pipeline through a balanced inbound and outbound approach. Ensure at least 40% of total qualified pipeline value is sourced through outbound activity, measured quarterly. Manage the complete sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through to negotiation and close. Develop compelling, tailored product demonstrations and

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We are looking for a Strategic Account Executive who will play a critical role driving sales and maximizing expansion opportunities with a defined list of top-tier Enterprise customers. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key C-level decision-makers, understanding complex business needs, and delivering innovative solutions across our product suite. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners throughout Figma. This role will be based out of either Sydney or Melbourne, Australia. What you'll do at Figma: Manage a defined list of named strategic accounts to consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to build and strengthen C-level relationships for every account in your book Align with executives on business challenges and gain sponsorship for enterprise wide deployments for a suite of products, identifying where Figma’s roadmap and innovations fit in the long term Conduct thorough analysis to create strategic account plans that outline company priorities and initiatives, multi-threading at at senior level to build on expansion opportunities Co-create with cross-functional partners to expertly position Figma, drive deals forward and ensure customer success Leverage opportunities to advance executive level relationships through in-person meetings and networking opp

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. We're currently accepting expression of interest for our Sales team in Sydney, Australia with customer-focused Account Executives who will take ownership of their entire sales cycle and distinguish Vanta as best-in-class to prospects in a burgeoning competitive landscape. Vanta is growing quickly, we're profitable, and we're continually outpacing our growth targets while maintaining very strong NPS scores. Our Sales team is leading the charge in exceeding our revenue goals and growing our market share as the industry leader in compliance and security. If this sounds like you, and you're excited at the potential to join a growing sales team, we'd love to hear from you. What you’ll do as an Account Executive at Vanta: Identify high-potential business verticals to develop and execute outbound strategies to engage them with Vanta. Manage the entire sales cycle, from initial contact to contract negotiation and closing, with a focus on expediting deals within a 30-day timeframe. Turn our inbound demand into closed-new business and happy Vanta customers. Manage our sales pipeline, improving and maturing our sales process and playbook. Define and communicate the specific benefits of Vanta appropriate for each customer, including making sales materials and demos. Collect insights from prospects for our product development process. How to be successful in this role: Have had a closing and quota-carrying role 2+ years, while consistently exceeding monthly and quarterly sales targets Be experienced in B2B SaaS Be highly empathetic to customers, with a proven track record of long-term customer retention. Possess the technical competency to

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. We’re looking for a motivated Account Manager to take ownership of the expansion and retention of Vanta’s APAC customers by developing and maintaining strong relationships with our customers. You will serve as the primary point of contact for all post-sale commercial conversations, including mid-cycle upsells and renewals. As a trusted advisor to the customer, you will deeply understand their business needs and align Vanta’s solutions with their objectives to help mature our customers’ compliance and security program. The goal of this team is to achieve overall net revenue expansion of the Vanta customer base, as measured by Net Revenue Retention with a particular focus on expansion. They will ensure customer’s security and compliance goals are aligned to their company growth needs and with Vanta’s solutions. This role is Sydney, Australia based and has a hybrid in office requirement. What you’ll do as an Account Manager - APAC at Vanta: Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned accounts, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner. Develop a deep understanding of Vanta’s current product offerings and take initiative to learn Vanta’s product roadmap to speak confidently when addressing customers. Maintain strong partnerships and alignment with CSMs to understand customer health, ensure close strategic collaboration and execute harmonious communication to accounts. Collaborate on account plans that identify new opportunities for expansion with current customers to increase their usage of Vanta’s platform via new frameworks, security tools, etc. Manage the entire sales cycle of any expansion or renewal opportu