Account Executive, US

Location: US

Working Pattern: Fully Remote

The Account Executive at Sprout.ai is a hands-on enterprise sales role, responsible for leading the execution of our overall sales and go-to-market strategy in our core territories. This includes new customer targeting and acquisition, as well as generating and closing of both new and expansion business within their assigned territory. The Account Executive will be measured by, and expected to achieve, all sales targets both for bookings and new logo acquisition. They are accountable for exceeding quarterly quotas, proactive deal management, forecast accuracy, and driving adoption and usage with customers and prospects in collaboration with internal teams.

This role is a critical early hire in Sprout.ai’s North America expansion. The Account Executive will operate with a high degree of autonomy, owning strategic US accounts end-to-end while helping shape how Sprout.ai sells into complex insurance organisations.

• Drive success of the company’s goals and objectives through achieving their individual sales quota.

• The role will carry a $1m annual sales quota - you will be driving complex, multi-stakeholder deals, with a typical deal value of $200-500k ACV, and enterprise sales cycles of 6-12 months.

• Oversee the end-to-end sales process in assigned territories and grow our market presence with new customer acquisition and cross-selling opportunities within the existing customer base:

  • Source leads and develop relationships with senior insurance stakeholders.

  • Lead the enterprise sales process with prospects, understand potential customers’ business goals and connect product benefits/ capabilities as part of on-site and online presentations. Partner with Solution Architects and other members of Sprout.ai to articulate highly targeted business proposals and manage product pilots.

  • Create compelling business proposals and negotiate commercial terms.

• Work with our Sales team to shape and embed a productive sales culture at Sprout.ai that embraces continuous learning, celebrating and recognising success, an agile mindset, and overachieving.

• Develop a deep understanding of the global Insurance landscape, and effectively communicate industry trends and challenges to current and prospective clients.

• Build a network of Insurance and Claims leaders, and leverage that network to generate business opportunities.

• Collaborate with the Marketing team on creating targeted campaign messages.

• Partner with Engagement/Customer Success team to ensure successful new customer onboarding and retention, as well as account growth by identifying and actively pursuing upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

• Influence our Product Roadmap by sharing client feedback with our Commercial leaders and Product teams.

• Document sales activity and proactively manage pipeline details in HubSpot; be a champion for data-rigour and data-driven decision making.

Must Haves

• Successful track record of personally growing ARR - we want to see evidence of you outperforming your quotas, growing revenue and confidence in your numbers.

• Successfully sold a startup product - our product is already automating millions of claims, but we’re not a household name yet; we want to know that you can sell without a flashy logo on your business card!

• Successfully sold an Enterprise Software Product and have led a consultative sales process - our customers are some of the biggest insurers in the world; we want to know that you can navigate these organisations, qualify effectively, and close deals.

• Proven ability to source their own deals - we have a productive marketing function, but our best deals have been proactively sourced.

• Experience working closely with technical Solution Architects - they will be your technical partner in the sales process.

• Proven ability to build a network within an industry - Insurance is a closely-connected industry. We’d love you to make a name for yourself with us.

• Experience partnering with Marketing teams - your feedback will shape our broader GTM strategy.

• Knowledge of partnering with Product Leaders - you have helped shape a value proposition by incorporating customer needs and feedback into Product strategy; you love to proactively nurture this feedback loop.

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge and understanding of the Insurance sector, with existing relationships and network to open doors from day 1

• Understanding of the AI landscape

• Confidence with other languages - Spanish would be a particular plus, but other European languages also beneficial

• Strong Base Salary + Commission Scheme

• Sprout.ai Share Options

• Fully remote working

• Learning and Development budget

• Macbook Pro + home working setup

Founded in London in 2018, Sprout.ai was born from a simple belief: insurers should be there for policyholders in their time of need. Long delays, manual processes and outdated systems meant customers were often left waiting weeks for outcomes at their most vulnerable moments. We set out to change that.

Today, Sprout.ai is redefining insurance automation for insurers. Acting as the intelligence layer at the heart of operations, we bring advanced AI, digitisation, and data-driven processes to transform how claims and underwriting decisions are made.

Our mission is to make every interaction between insurers and policyholders accurate, fast, and fair, and our vision is to become the world’s most trusted insurance intelligence partner, powering billions of safe, explainable decisions for global insurers.

Sprout.ai integrates seamlessly into existing systems to deliver real-time claims automation and actionable insights, enabling expert teams to focus on complex cases with speed and empathy. Insurers use our platform to overcome legacy challenges, cost pressures, fraud risk, and regulatory demands, achieving tangible results including:

• Up to two-thirds of claims processed automatically

• 99% accuracy

• Significant gains in customer satisfaction and operational efficiency

Backed by leading insurers and recognised with industry awards and ISO 27001 certification, Sprout,ai is the insurance intelligence automation platform injecting insights into claims and underwriting — changing insurance, for good.