Account Executive, SMB (Sydney, Australia)

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We are looking for an Account Executive, SMB who will play a critical role generating new business and fielding inbound prospects in their territory. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key decision-makers and assisting them through their Figma evaluation and buying process of all products. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners at Figma.

This is a full time role that will be held from our Sydney Hub.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Create and manage a pipeline of SMB accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets

• Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to build and strengthen relationships with key decision-makers in new customers (400 < FTEs)

• Align with key decision makers to identify where Figma’s roadmap and innovations can solve business challenges

• Conduct thorough analysis to tier and prioritize accounts in large volumes

• Expertly position Figma and engage cross-functional partners where necessary to drive deals forward

• Leverage opportunities to advance relationships through in-person meetings and networking opportunities

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Exposure to a structured sales or outbound program (internship, bootcamp, or previous SDR experience)

• Exposure to closing sales for a software or SaaS business in an outbound function

• Consistent performance meeting pipeline generation targets for net new business

• Demonstrated experience successfully managing high volume sales cycles (1-3 months)

• A sales methodology and process that creates value for customers

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Experience selling solutions to technical audiences (i.e. Engineering, Product, Design teams)

• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment

• Certified in deal qualification and prospect discovery

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Holding interviews in an accessible location

• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing

• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers

• Changing the mode or format of interviews

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

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