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Account Executive, Enterprise Sales


Company : Hootsuite Inc.


Location : Toronto, Ontario


Created : 2026-01-22


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Were looking for an Account Executive, Enterprise Sales to help us develop and close new business with Hootsuite customers within our landmark industries. You will work in a fast paced sales environment selling Hootsuite solutions to prospective customers. This role is a full sales cycle role from opportunity creation to close. You will responsible for owning your own pipeline and generating outbound opportunities with companies that could benefit from Hootsuite as their social media management partner. This is a hybrid role and is open to applicants located within commuting distance of Toronto or Vancouver. In this role, you will report to the Manager, Enterprise Sales. WHAT YOULL DO Successfully acquire new enterprise sized business customers within our landmark industries in order to achieve individual quota targets. You will be required to also prospect and generate your own outbound leads. Navigate sales cycles from value creation to negotiation and closing, and present the value of our solutions to prospective senior level customers. Build trust with Csuite and senior executives, leading strategic, highimpact conversations that uncover business priorities, align solutions to executive objectives, and drive longterm partnerships. Take ownership of your quarterly target by crafting and executing a strategy in order to identify, generate and develop net new sales pipeline and achieve/exceed quota targets. Accurately forecast sales activity and revenue attainment. Proactively seek out insightful market and industry information in order to effectively develop rapport with enterprise customers. Recommend relevant solutions by offering a unique product mix from the range of Hootsuite products to solve clients business challenges. Recommend appropriate third party partner solutions to meet customer needs and build a differentiated pitch for our customers. Deliver product presentations and demos to potential customers, showcasing a range of solutions that provide maximum benefit to the customer. Complete RFI/ RFP and other supplier technical requirement documents. Partner with our pre & post sales teams to navigate roadblocks and objections, ensuring customer success and long term value for the customer. Based on regional needs, craft and generate expansion strategies for existing customers; present the value of our solutions to all levels of prospective customers; look for opportunities to adopt additional products and introduce sales team members to additional internal buyers for crosssell opportunities. Partner with Sales Development Representatives to plan approaches to your accounts and work together to build outbound pipelines. Manage, track and report sales activities and results through Salesforce, Sales Navigator and 6Sense. Travel to see prospects and deliver presentations to stakeholders, ability to coordinate these presentations and workshops with leadership support. Facilitate a warm handoff to the implementation and customer teams following the close of the initial customer sale to ensure a smooth customer transition and onboarding. Perform other related duties as required. WHAT YOULL NEED Considerable relevant B2B sales experience (experience in software considered an asset); proven ability to achieve or exceed assigned quotas. Social listening experience an asset. Ability to focus on client business value, return on investment, and customer solutions (not featuresfocused selling). Demonstrated outbound sales experience, including ability to generate pipeline through proactive prospecting, cold outreach, and strategic outbound campaigns. Skilled in crafting and executing sales plans for assigned territories or verticals, including building account strategies, identifying new opportunities, and consistently driving topoffunnel activity to meet and exceed revenue targets. Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding. Commitment to Results: Consistently achieving results, demonstrating high performance and challenging self and others to deliver results. Customer Focus: Demonstrates a desire to proactively help and serve internal/external customers meet their needs. Negotiation: Successfully obtains commitment to a solution or idea, while maintaining integrity and relationships. Perseverance: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finishdoesnt give up. WHO YOU ARE Solution seeker. Youre focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forwardand you dont wait to be asked. Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset youre here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesnt. Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity. Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information. Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result. Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively. Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your teams work drives broader organizational goals. Accountable owner. You take pride in the work youre responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes. Barraiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected. CANADA PAY RANGE FOR THIS ROLE Note. The below pay range represents the base pay for this position. Variable Pay. In addition, the role is eligible for Hootsuites Sales Compensation Program. Candidates who advance will receive further details during the interview process. $85,000 $105,000 CAD USE OF AI IN HIRING Hootsuite uses artificial intelligence (AI) to support our recruitment process. These tools may assist with screening and assessing applicants and / or summarizing interview feedback. All final hiring decisions are made by human decisionmakers who use their professional judgement to review and evaluate relevant candidate information in addition to AI outputs. For more information about how we use AI and your rights, please see ourCareers Privacy Policy. CANADIAN BENEFITS Hootsuite offers comprehensive benefits to support the health and wellbeing of our owls and their families. The benefits cover health insurance including medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurances, an Employee and Family Assistance Program and more! Hootsuite provides a group RRSP plan with a company match of up to 4% of base salary. Benefits are available to permanent employees who meet minimum hours requirements without a waiting period. US BENEFITS Hootsuite offers comprehensive benefits to support the health and wellbeing of our owls and their families. The benefits cover health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances. Hootsuite also offers a 401k Plan with a company match (up to 4% of base salary), an Employee and Family Assistance Program and more! Benefits are available to employees who meet minimum hours requirements without a waiting period. GLOBAL PARENTAL LEAVE All permanent employees, including birthing, nonbirthing and adoptive parents, who have been employed by Hootsuite for a minimum of 12 months are eligible for 26 weeks of full and partially paid leave in accordance with local government regulations. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. #LI-NS1, #LI-Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr