2025 Opportunities - Account Executive, EMEA

👋 Hello from the Recruiting Team at Customer.io! We're expanding our sales team and seeking motivated and successful Account Executives at both the Mid-Market and Senior levels to join us in January 2025! We are looking to expand our team across the UK, Ireland, and the Americas (Canada and the USA). This role offers a unique opportunity to take your sales career to the next level, with potential for upward mobility.

As an Account Executive, you’ll represent Customer.io to prospective customers and drive growth within key market segments. This is a full-cycle sales role (prospect, demo, close), where you'll be fielding both inbound and outbound demand. Based on your experience and success through our hiring process, you could be considered for either a Mid-Market or Senior Account Executive position, with distinctions in deal size, customer segment, and strategic involvement.

Hiring Timeline:

We're gearing up to bring fresh talent on board as we head into the new year. Our hiring process will start in late October and conclude in November, with onboarding set for January 2025. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to begin a new chapter, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Pipeline Development and Management: Build and manage a pipeline through self-sourced leads and SDR-supported leads to drive new customer acquisition.
• Full-Cycle Sales Execution: Lead the entire sales process from prospecting and discovery through demo and closing, focusing on new business acquisition within targeted accounts.
• Customer Needs Analysis and Solution Alignment: Conduct discovery calls to understand customer business challenges and goals. Position Customer.io's solutions to meet these needs effectively.
• Collaboration and Cross-Functional Feedback: Work closely with the SDR team for lead quality feedback and collaborate with Customer Success and Technical Support for a smooth hand-off post-sale.
• Performance Tracking and Reporting: Own and report on individual sales metrics, including pipeline status and progress towards targets, to support informed decision-making.

Qualifications:

For both roles:

• B2B SaaS or MarTech Experience: Proven success in new customer acquisition and closing deals within the B2B SaaS space, preferably MarTech
• Sales Methodology: Familiarity with MEDDPICC or a similar framework that supports consultative selling and discovery to close.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and engaging presence to build rapport with new prospects.
• Problem Solving: Strong ability to identify customer business needs and position relevant solutions effectively to drive acquisition.
• Location: We are currently hiring for positions based in the UK, Ireland, and the Americas (Canada and the USA). Candidates must be located in one of these regions to be considered for the role.

Mid-Market Account Executive

• Experience: 2+ years of experience in full-cycle B2B SaaS or MarTech sales, handling mid-market accounts
• Deal Focus: Primarily handles mid-market accounts with shorter sales cycles and lower ACV deals
• Support: Works closely with our SDR team for lead generation, with a balance between inbound and self-sourced opportunities
• Responsibilities:
  • Engage in high-volume prospecting, cold and warm outreach
  • Manage the full sales cycle for deals typically under $50,000 ACV
  • Drive growth within mid-sized clients, nurturing relationships and uncovering business needs
• Compensation: We are offering a compensation package of $95,000 base + $95,000 variable for a total $190,000 OTE USD (or equivalent in local currency), subject to market rate adjustment.

Senior Account Executive

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in full-cycle B2B SaaS or Martech sales, handling larger, more strategic accounts with complex sales cycles
• Deal Focus: Targets larger, more strategic accounts, often exceeding $50,000 ACV, with longer sales cycles and more complex deal structures
• Support: Partners with a dedicated Sr. SDR for account strategy, with a strong focus on outbound prospecting
• Responsibilities:
  • Conduct value-based selling to close major deals with enterprise clients
  • Drive strategy alongside Sr. SDR, targeting key brands and building relationships with multiple stakeholders
  • Self-source to maintain a pipeline that aligns with quota goals
• Compensation: We are offering a compensation package of $130,000 base + $130,000 variable = $260,000 OTE (or equivalent in local currency), subject to market rate adjustment.

About Customer.io

Our mission at Customer.io is to power automated communication that people like to receive. Today over 7,400 internet businesses use Customer.io to manage, send, and track the performance of emails, SMS, push notifications, and in-app messages. Unlike typical marketing platforms, Customer.io helps businesses increase relevance by using behavioral data: what people do or don’t do when logged in to a web or mobile app.

Benefits at Customer.io include:

• Unlimited PTO - we encourage at least 20 vacation days (in addition to holidays and sick days) so that you can unwind, unplug, and recharge
• 16 weeks paid parental leave (including adoption and foster care)
• 100% paid insurance premiums for you and your dependents
• 401k retirement matching - up to 5% dollar-for-dollar match to retirement contributions
• $1,500 annual healthy lifestyle budget (for gym memberships, classes, fitness equipment)
• $250/monthly Remote Work Stipend to be used for home internet, cell phone, and other miscellaneous remote work costs
• $300/month co-working space rental reimbursement
• $2,000/yearly professional education budget for conferences, courses, workshops, books, etc.
• $1,500 home office budget to make sure your working space is ergonomic and just what you need to do your best work!
• One month sabbatical after five years at Customer.io
• We also have opportunities to meet in person with your peers throughout the year

All final candidates will be asked to complete a background check and employment verifications as part of our pre-employment process.

Customer.io recognizes the stifling impact of systemic injustice on diverse communities. We commit to using our influence to increase inclusion and equity within the tech industry. We strive to build an inclusive team culture, implement bias-free hiring practices, and develop community partnerships to expand our global impact.

Join us!

Check out our careers page for more information about why you should come work with us! We are passionate about our core values of Empathy, Transparency, Responsibility, and Awkwardness and are looking for new coworkers to share and build that passion!

How to apply

Apply at the link below and tell us why you're interested in the position! We plan to respond to all applicants with a status update about your application.

At Customer.io, we prioritize authentic interest and applications in our hiring process. To ensure fairness and integrity, the use of AI or automation during interviews or assessments is prohibited. Candidates who do not adhere to this will be removed from consideration.

Here's what you can expect from our hiring process:

1. 30-minute video call with a Recruiter
2. 45-minute video call with the Hiring Manager
3. 60-minute Mock Call w/ the Hiring Team

Zoom is the only video conference platform that we use, virtual interviews will be conducted using the video capability (i.e., not via the chat), and offers will be extended in writing on official Customer.io letterhead. Please be vigilant in all of your job search activity, and if you have any questions please contact jobs@customer.io.