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Senior Field Account Executive

Lightspeed · Hybrid · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
7mo ago

Still open · checked 6 min agoon Lightspeed's careers page

The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
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 224 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 8 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Red flags

None spotted.

Worth asking about

  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green flags

None spotted.

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.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    Open 90+ days

  2. 2.

    What percent of reps hit quota last year?

    Not in the posting

  3. 3.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Explains the attainment number

  4. 4.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No pay listed

  5. 5.

    What's the annual quota, and how was it set?

    Not in the posting

  6. 6.

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

    Always ask

The role

Field AE in London selling Lightspeed's commerce platform to hospitality businesses, from discovery through contract and onboarding. Requires outbound prospecting, pipeline building, and growing existing accounts.

Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you are selling to

Not stated in the posting.

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋 Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place! Lightspeed is looking for a motivated and collaborative Senior Field Account Executive to join our growing London Hospitality team.  Based in London, you’ll be responsible for building strong relationships across your region, supporting hospitality businesses in finding the right solutions, and guiding them through their entire journey with Lightspeed - delivering the full value of the Lightspeed ecosystem, ensuring our partners achieve sustainable growth from the initial discovery through to long-term advocacy. Our Hospitality team is expanding to meet growing demand. After refining our approach at a smaller scale, we’re now excited to grow our team and extend our impact.   What you'll be doing: - Develop and maintain an advanced understanding of the London hospitality landscape to spot proactively trends and opportunities. - Leverage market research and insights to shape effective territory sales plans. - Manage a mixture of complex and high-velocity sales cycles from discovery and solution design through sophisticated contract negotiations and high-touch implementation handovers. - Consistently outperform monthly MRR targets by applying an entrepreneurial mindset to territory management, focusing on high-LTV (Long Term Value) accounts and portfolio expansion. - Guide clients from needs analysis and solution design through proposals, contract agreements, and seamless onboarding. - Deliver high-impact presentations and live demonstrations that translate Lightspeed’s technical capabilities into clear business outcomes for owners and operators. - Maintain a rigorous, high-integrity Salesforce pipeline; managing your own workload and updating the team accordingly with precise revenue forecasting and data-backed regional insights. - Spearhead outbound initiatives and represent the brand at premier industry events to cultivate a high-quality pipeline and build long-term leads. - Provide customer feedback to sales. Marketing and product teams to refine strategies and achieve collective targets. - Coach junior team members on advanced prospecting techniques, objection handling, and complex deal navigation to accelerate overall team performance and cultural excellence. What you need to bring: - High-performance experience in Field or Outbound sales, with a track record of navigating complex, solution-based sales within the technology, SaaS, or hospitality ecosystems. - A deep understanding of the hospitality industry, including key segments and operational considerations is ideal - Advanced in sales development best practice - building pipelines, territory planning, and driving new business with strong organisational ability. - Demonstrated success in consistently exceeding aggressive MRR targets and significantly contributing to regional market-share expansion. - Proficient in using Salesforce or similar CRM systems to manage opportunities and track performance. - Confident communicator with excellent customer relationship and interpersonal skills and the ability to simplify complex technical value propositions.Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills, coupled with confident communication, and the ability to articulate complex technical value propositions simply. - Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making and performance improvement. - A self-starting, agile mindset with the ability to operate autonomously in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, acting as a brand ambassador and mentor within the regional team.   What's in it for you? Come live the Lightspeed Experience… - Genuine career growth opportunities based on performance within a company that's continuously expanding - Work with highly skilled people who are as passionate about sales & marketing  as you are - An environment that encourages initiatives and leadership - Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact - Fun activities with your teammates & social events throughout the year - Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed culture, a true Canadian tech success story … and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy and healthy: - Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners) - Flexible Paid Time Off - providing you the freedom to take time off however you like - Private Medical Insurance and cash health plan for optical, dental and more. - Health & Wellness Credit- expense up to 400 GBP per year towards your gym membership, yoga classes, a new bike or whatever else you do for your health  - Mental Health Support through the LifeWorks and Modern Health Apps- whether it is meditation, coaching or counseling you need - each employee gets access to this platform  - LinkedIn Learning: At Lightspeed we believe in having a growth mindset, we provide free access to LinkedIn learning along with your career GPS to help you learn & grow - Time off to volunteer and give back to your community - Transit benefit - if you travel by public transport to our London offices  - A variety of drinks & snacks in our offices in London  To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. WHERE TO FROM HERE? Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here https://www.lightspeedhq.com/careers/. Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs. WHO WE ARE: Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks. Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries. Lightspeed handles your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Statement https://www.lightspeedhq.com/legal/applicant-privacy-statement/.  
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