CareerPlan

Key Account Executive - Aerospace & Defense

HeadquartersFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Own and grow strategic enterprise accounts in the Aerospace & Defense sector, closing high-value deals and shaping market presence.

Role type

Key Account Executive (Enterprise SaaS)

Builds

Enterprise software solutions for engineering teams in regulated industries

Domain

Aerospace & Defense, Industrial Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Enterprise SaaS sales, complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles, consultative selling, pipeline management, Salesforce proficiency, strategic account planning

Preferred skills

Aerospace & Defense industry experience, selling to large organizations (10,000+ employees), navigating regulated industries

Technologies

Salesforce

Responsibilities

Own the full sales cycle for largest A&D accounts, close high-value enterprise deals ($200K–$2M+), lead discovery conversations on engineering workflows and regulatory constraints, partner with Sales Development and Customer Success, build executive-level relationships, serve as a strategic advisor on reducing rework and accelerating time-to-market, develop strategic account plans, maintain pipeline and forecasting, collaborate on contract renewals and expansion.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC