Senior Account Executive
Xero · UK: London · Planday
About this role
Xero is hiring a senior-level Account Executive in the sales function based in UK: London. The posting calls out experience with SaaS, AI Agents.
- Role
- Account Executive
- Function
- sales
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- UK: London
- Department
- Planday
- Posted
- May 1, 2026
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Job description
from Xero careersScheduling isn’t simply filling shifts. It’s finding the sweet spot that enables businesses to grow and team members to enjoy the perfect work/life balance.
At Planday from Xero, we aim to use Agentic AI to build a future where managers seamlessly can free up invaluable time for their business and teams. We’re not just building software; we’re on a mission to make shift work more human, to change work/life balance from a luxury to a reality for all shift workers. We’re using advanced technology to help humans reach their full potential. At work and in life.
Founded in 2004, Planday is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and helps create perfect schedules for hundreds of thousands of users across the world. Planday was acquired by Xero in 2021.
How you’ll make an impactAs a Senior Account Executive, you will drive new business growth by owning and developing your territory. You will lead complex sales cycles end to end by deeply understanding mid market and Enterprise customer challenges and translating Planday’s capabilities into clear operational value for their business.
You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of pipeline creation, deal progression, and forecast accuracy, and bringing a strong point of view on how Planday creates value for customers.