Account Executive (APAC)

About this role

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Job Title - Account Executive (APAC)

Department: New Business, APAC

Reports To: APAC Sales Director

Location: Singapore

Job Summary

This Account Executive's role is responsible for driving growth across Brandwatch and Trajaan in APAC (both part of Cision).

This role is designed for a commercially driven, insight-led professional who can both originate new opportunities - particularly around Social Listening / Consumer Insights / as well as Search Intelligence, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) - and support complex enterprise sales cycles with deep solution expertise.

You will act as a thought leader and trusted advisor, engaging senior stakeholders across large organizations to identify, shape, influence, and win high-value deals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Generation & Strategic Business Development

• Identify, prospect, and secure new business opportunities within assigned enterprise segments to drive revenue growth.

• Build and maintain a robust pipeline through proactive outbound outreach, inbound engagement, and close collaboration with Marketing, SDRs, and internal stakeholders.

• Act as a market-facing thought leader across Consumer Insights, Search Intelligence, GEO, and Social Media Managementthrough LinkedIn, events, webinars, and industry engagements.

• Develop and nurture strong relationships with senior decision-makers, influencers, and key stakeholders across target accounts.

• Stay informed on industry trends, competitive landscape, and evolving customer needs to position differentiated value propositions.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Enablement

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• Collaborate with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Post-Sales teams to share field insights and customer feedback.

• Contribute to the development of scalable assets including repeatable demos, use cases, and solution frameworks.

• Maintain accurate pipeline visibility, forecasts, and account activity in CRM systems.

• Ensure adherence to pre-sales best practices and operational standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• 5years of experience in SaaS or technology solution selling, including enterprise-level new business acquisition.

• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles and close high-value deals.

• Experience across a combination of lead generation roles.

• Strong experience delivering value-based SaaS demonstrations and articulating business impact.

• Familiarity with structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC, SPIN, BANT, Challenger, or similar).

• Solid understanding of digital, data, analytics, or insight-driven platforms, ideally within Marketing, PR/Comms, CX, SEO, or Strategy functions.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and APAC environment.

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