Enterprise Account Executive
Appian
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Description
Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.
Account Executive
The best salespeople achieve the most when they are selling outstanding products, solutions, and services backed by an extraordinary company. That’s what you get when you sell for Appian.
Location: Tokyo, Japan | Work Model: Hybrid
About the Team
The Appian Commercial & Insurance Sales team is a high-performing group dedicated to helping Fortune 500 companies and leading financial institutions revolutionize their business operations. Our mission is to expand Appian’s footprint across the United States by demonstrating how our platform delivers AI-Powered Process Automation to solve the industry's most complex operational challenges. We operate as a collaborative ecosystem, working side-by-side with internal engineering, customer success, and partner networks to dominate the automation market.
The Opportunity
Are you inspired by the chance to solve your customers’ biggest challenges? At Appian, you can make that kind of difference. As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will take full ownership of a strategic, high-growth geographic territory. This is an elite opportunity to sell market-leading Enterprise-Grade Orchestration software to decision-makers who are actively looking to modernize legacy infrastructure. You won’t just manage relationships; you will act as a visionary advisor, leveraging use cases from industry pioneers to land net-new logos and accelerate your career trajectory.
What You’ll Do
- Command Complex Sales Cycles: Lead complex, end-to-end enterprise sales cycles across the Commercial and Insurance sectors, navigating from initial client discovery to a successful close.
- Build Top-of-Funnel Pipeline: Build a robust, sustainable pipeline through strategic prospecting, territory mapping, and proactive market engagement.
- Deliver Value-Based Presentations: Deliver high-impact, value-based virtual and in-person presentations to Line of Business (LOB) and IT leadership, clearly communicating ROI and business value.
- Orchestrate Cross-Functional Teams: Align internal cross-functional resources—including Customer Success, Solutions Consultants, and partner ecosystems—to maximize deal velocity and size.
- Establish Trusted Advisor Status: Analyze industry and competitive trends to position Appian effectively against market alternatives, establishing yourself as a strategic advisor to senior executives.
Required Qualifications
- Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience: 5+ years of direct software selling experience, featuring a minimum of 2 years as an Enterprise Account Executive.
- Quota Achievement: Proven track record of consistent quota achievement and a history of winning net-new customer logos.
- Deal Mastery: Demonstrated mastery managing complex enterprise sales cycles with a history of long, stable job tenure and a positive career trajectory.
- Discovery Skills: Superb communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to execute deep client discovery and build comprehensive financial business cases.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience selling complex, multi-stakeholder software solutions directly to Commercial, Insurance, or Financial Services clients.
- Mastery of strategic sales methodologies, such as MEDDPICC or Value-Based Selling.
- We value experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow, as these skills translate well into our Enterprise-Grade Orchestration environment.
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Tools and Resources
- Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires.
- Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.
- Community: We’ll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups. These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.
Benefits
Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a retirement/pension plan, wellness dollars, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by country—please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.
About Appian
Appian provides AI automation for the most important business processes at the world’s largest organizations. Our platform is known for its unique power, reliability, and scale. We’ve been automating processes for more than 25 years and have proven expertise in enterprise operations. For more information, visit appian.com.
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Appian is an equal opportunity employer that strives to attract and retain the best talent. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Appian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants in accordance with all applicable laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at ReasonableAccommodations@appian.com. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- disability insurance
About this role
Appian is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to build and own a strategic sales territory in Tokyo, selling AI-powered process automation software to Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions across the Commercial and Insurance sectors. This is a hybrid role suited for someone with at least five years of software sales experience and a minimum of two years closing enterprise deals—someone with a proven track record of hitting quota and landing net-new logos.
The work involves leading complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from discovery through close, building pipeline through strategic prospecting, and delivering value-based presentations that articulate ROI to senior decision-makers. You'll act as a trusted advisor to clients modernizing legacy infrastructure, orchestrating internal resources like Solutions Consultants and Customer Success teams to accelerate deals. The role demands strong discovery and communication skills, comfort with strategic sales methodologies, and ideally prior experience selling to Financial Services or Insurance clients.
Appian invests in onboarding and continuous development through mentorship, department-specific training, and access to Appian University. The company emphasizes a collaborative culture with employee affinity groups and offers a comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, mental health support, stock purchase options, and tuition reimbursement. This is an elite opportunity for someone ready to own a territory and accelerate their career selling market-leading enterprise software.
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Typical range: $120,000 to $140,000
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