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Large Enterprise Account Executive

Klaviyo · London, UK

Base
£98K–£147K
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
10d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked just nowon Klaviyo's careers page

What Klaviyo sells

Marketing software to help online stores grow

An online store needs to grow its sales, but reaching the right customers takes work. Klaviyo's software helps these businesses with their marketing, and agencies use it to help their own clients grow. Sales reps show each buyer how it can pay off.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 9 days.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 16 sales roles in the last 30 days. That many open roles can also mean churn. Ask how many reps are still there from last year.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What's the OTE, and what did the median rep earn last year?

    Base is what you're guaranteed. OTE and the median show the upside.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sell Klaviyo's multi-product marketing and customer data platform to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 brands, prospecting net-new logos and then growing and renewing accounts. Deals run 9 to 18 months.

Strategic · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
CMOs, CFOs, CIOs and CDOsIn their words: “Get to the CMO, CFO, CIO or CDO.”
Industry:
Retail, hospitality, media, healthcare, business servicesIn their words: “We have expanded beyond retail into hospitality, media, healthcare, and business services.”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

£98K–£147K base

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny. About the role Klaviyo is a public company with more than $1.5 billion in annual revenue. Enterprise is our fastest growing segment, where global brands are consolidating their marketing and customer data onto Klaviyo and spending over seven figures a year with us. We have expanded beyond retail into hospitality, media, healthcare, and business services. You will go after some of the largest brands in the world, including Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies, prospecting your way in and taking full responsibility for your pipeline target. Most of these companies run separate tools for email, SMS, customer data, and service. We win by bringing it all onto one platform and getting the customer to results faster. Once they are live, you will keep growing the account and lead the renewal. What you will do - Prospect your own territory. Research every account, find a way in, and build relationships where Klaviyo has none today. BDR, marketing, and partner leads add to the pipeline you build. - Be the CEO of your territory. Build a plan for every named account, create and prospect into a relationship map, and pull in solutions engineering, value management, partners, and marketing at the right time. - Run business-value discovery. Find the real problem, put a number on it with the customer, and build a business case for the full platform that their finance team will support. - Sell to the full buying committee. Get to the CMO, CFO, CIO or CDO. Build champions and test them. - Win the competitive deals. Displace the incumbent, hold your price, and have a clear answer on why Klaviyo and why now. - Close and forecast with discipline. Run the mutual action plan, security and legal review, and procurement. Forecast against what the customer has agreed to. - Grow and renew. Expand into more products and teams, spot risk early, and negotiate renewals that make room for growth. What you bring - 10+ years in enterprise software sales, with 7+ years selling to C-level executives from a field sales position - A proven hunter who has built pipeline from scratch through your own research and outreach, and closed new logos from it - Experience selling into organizations above $1B in revenue - A track record of closing annual contracts of $1M or more - At or above quota in at least two of the last three years, on a multi-million dollar target - Experience leading complex deals from start to finish, coordinating your internal team and the customer's decision makers - Experience running several complex deals that can last between nine and eighteen months - Multi-product platform selling, with more than one product sold into the same account - A deep understanding of MEDDPICC and a value-based selling methodology, including building business cases - Domain experience in MarTech, CDPs, customer engagement platforms, ecommerce, or an adjacent data platform - Partner-led selling experience, and a record of winning competitive deals against existing platforms - Experience growing existing accounts through expansion and renewal - Strong executive presence, and fluency in CRM, forecasting, conversation intelligence, and AI tools Travel This role requires approximately 30 to 40 percent travel for customer meetings, executive briefings, partner work, and industry events. Our salary range reflects the cost of labour in the country where the job post is advertised. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location. In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Base Pay Range in Local Currency: £98,000-£147,000 GBP This role may require up to 10% travel for purposes such as new hire onboarding, client or partner work if applicable, team meetings, and industry events. Travel is coordinated in advance. Get to Know Klaviyo We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us. AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed. By participating in Klaviyo’s interview process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will adhere to our Guidelines for using AI in the Klaviyo interview Process. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. All our legitimate job postings can be found on our official career site. Please be cautious of job offers that come from non-company email addresses (@klaviyo.com), instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls. 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