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Account Executive, Strategic (Paris, France)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
On-site · Paris, France
Experience
3 years
Job description
A Strategic Account Executive role at Figma, driving sales and expansion within a defined list of top-tier Enterprise customers. The role is based in the Paris hub and focuses on building C-level relationships and closing complex enterprise deals.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- On-site · Paris, France
- Languages
- French – fluent, English – fluent
What you'll do
- 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 a 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 opportunities
What we're looking for
- Experience closing sales, over multiple years, for a software or SaaS business with the highest tier of Enterprise customers (5000+ FTEs), selling to executives
- Consistent performance meeting pipeline generation targets for net new business
- Demonstrated experience successfully managing complex sales cycles (9 months+)
- Proficiency in a sales methodology and process that creates value for customers
- Fluency in French and English
Nice to have
- Experience selling solutions to technical audiences at the highest level in Engineering, Product and Design teams
- Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment
- Certified in deal qualification and prospect discovery
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About Figma
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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.
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