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Senior Account Executive, SMB and SMB Velocity

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5–7+ years of experience selling SaaS solutions, ideally in financial or spend management software
  • Proven track record of closing five- and six-figure ARR deals
  • Experience selling into organizations of 30-1000 employees
  • Familiarity with MEDDPICC, Challenger, or similar ROI-based value selling methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close across Emburse’s Travel & Expense, AP/Invoice Automation, and Payments/Corporate Cards solutions
  • Build and maintain a healthy pipeline; develop a territory strategy and lead discovery to articulate ROI with tailored product demonstrations to finance stakeholders
  • Navigate complex sales cycles with multi-threaded senior stakeholder relationships (CFOs, Controllers, AP leaders) and partner with Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, and Channel teams to advance opportunities
  • Maintain accurate pipeline visibility and forecasting in Salesforce, consistently meeting or exceeding monthly, quarterly, and annual targets, and provide market feedback to inform strategy

About the company

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Emburse

Computer Software / SaaS

Emburse humanizes work by empowering business travelers, finance professionals and CFOs to eliminate manual, time-consuming tasks so they can focus on what matters most. Emburse brings together some of the world’s most powerful and trusted expense and AP automation solutions, including Abacus, Captio, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia and Tallie. The company’s innovative offerings, which are uniquely tailored for specific industries, company sizes, and geographies, are trusted by more than 4.5 million users in more than 120 countries. Over 14,000 customers, from start-ups to global enterprises, including Boot Barn, Grant Thornton, Telefónica, Lufthansa Systems, and Toyota rely on Emburse to make faster, smarter decisions, empower business travelers to recapture lost nights and weekends spent doing tedious expense management, and help make users’ lives -- and their businesses -- better. For more information on Emburse, visit emburse.com, call 877-EMBURSE, or follow the organization’s social channels at @emburse.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

About Emburse

At Emburse, we help organizations take control of their spend—from travel and expense to invoice automation, payments, and corporate cards. Our platform empowers finance teams to operate with greater visibility, efficiency, and confidence.

With a global customer base and a modern, integrated suite of solutions, Emburse is redefining how businesses manage and optimize spend.

 

Role Overview

As an Account Executive at Emburse, you will be responsible for driving new business growth by engaging and closing opportunities within organizations of 30 - 1000. 

You’ll operate within a defined territory, leveraging a structured sales process and partnering cross-functionally to deliver value-driven outcomes for finance leaders. This role requires a strong balance of pipeline generation, deal execution, and strategic account engagement.

This position carries an annual quota of $350k - $550k and aligns to our go-to-market motion.


What You’ll Do
  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through close across Emburse’s full suite:

    • Travel & Expense Management

    • AP / Invoice Automation

    • Payments / Corporate Cards

    • Build and maintain a healthy pipeline through a mix of inbound and outbound efforts

    • Develop and execute a territory strategy to drive consistent revenue growth

    • Lead discovery conversations to understand customer pain points across finance, AP, and expense workflows

    • Position Emburse’s platform by clearly articulating business value and ROI

    • Deliver tailored product demonstrations to finance stakeholders and executive buyers

    • Navigate complex sales cycles by building multi-threaded relationships, including CFOs, Controllers, and AP leaders

    • Partner with internal teams (Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, Channel) to advance and close opportunities

    • Collaborate with channel and integration partners to source and accelerate deals

    • Maintain accurate pipeline visibility and forecasting in Salesforce (SFDC)

    • Consistently meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual targets

    • Provide feedback on market trends, competitive positioning, and product insights


What We’re Looking For

Required:

  • 5–7+ years of experience selling SaaS solutions, ideally in financial or spend management software

  • Proven track record of closing five- and six-figure ARR deals

  • Experience selling into organizations of (insert segment-relevant company size)

  • Preferred:

    • Experience selling Expense, AP/Invoice Automation, Payments, or Card solutions

    • Strong track record of consistently exceeding quota

    • Experience selling to finance personas (CFO, Controller, Head of AP, Finance Ops)

    • Familiarity with MEDDPICC, Challenger, or similar methodologies, ROI Based value selling


Core Competencies

Sales Execution

  • Prospecting and pipeline generation

  • Discovery and needs analysis

  • Value-based selling and ROI articulation

  • Objection handling and competitive positioning

  • Negotiation and closing

  • Business & Financial Acumen

    • Understanding of finance operations, including AP, expense, and payments workflows

    • Ability to diagnose inefficiencies and align Emburse solutions to measurable outcomes

    • Communication & Influence

      • Strong executive presence and presentation skills

      • Ability to challenge and guide customers toward better business decisions

      • Excellent written and verbal communication

      • Operational Discipline

        • Strong CRM hygiene and forecasting accuracy

        • Effective time and territory management

        • Detail-oriented with clear follow-through

        • Collaboration & Drive

          • Team-oriented mindset with cross-functional collaboration

          • Resourceful, proactive, and results-driven

Why Emburse

  • Sell a comprehensive, integrated platform across Travel, Expense, AP, Payments, and Cards

  • Engage with high-impact finance leaders solving mission-critical problems

  • Be part of a high-growth environment with strong leadership and clear GTM strategy

  • Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities

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