About this role

Figma is hiring a mid-level Account Executive in the sales function based in Tokyo, Japan. The posting calls out experience with Figma, SaaS and roughly 5+ years of relevant work.

Role: Account Executive
Function: sales
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Experience: 5+ years
Department: Sales

AI Summary

Strategic Account Executive managing named enterprise accounts (5000+ FTEs) to drive sales expansion and meet quarterly targets. Requires multi-year SaaS sales experience closing complex deals with C-level executives, strong pipeline generation, and native-level Japanese with business English proficiency.

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Job description

from Figma careers

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

We are looking for a Strategic Account Executive who will play a critical role driving sales and maximizing expansion opportunities with a defined list of top-tier Enterprise customers. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key C-level decision-makers, understanding complex business needs, and delivering innovative solutions across our product suite. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners throughout Figma.

What you'll do at Figma:

Manage a defined list of named strategic accounts to consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets
Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to build and strengthen C-level relationships for every account in your book
Align with executives on business challenges and gain sponsorship for enterprise wide deployments for a suite of products, identifying where Figma’s roadmap and innovations fit in the long term
Conduct thorough analysis to create strategic account plans that outline company priorities and initiatives, multi-threading at at senior level to build on expansion opportunities
Co-create with cross-functional partners to expertly position Figma, drive deals forward and ensure customer success
Leverage opportunities to advance executive level relationships through in-person meetings and networking opportunities

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

Experience closing sales, over multiple years, for a software or SaaS business with the highest tier of Enterprise customers (5000+ FTEs), selling to executives
Consistent performance meeting pipeline generation targets for net new business
Demonstrated experience successfully managing complex sales cycles (9 months+)
Proficiency in a sales methodology and process that creates value for customers
Native-level Japanese and business-level English communication skills

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

Experience selling solutions to technical audiences at the highest level in Engineering, Product and Design teams
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment
Certified in deal qualification and prospect discovery

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Holding interviews in an accessible location
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Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
Changing the mode or format of interviews

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