Senior Account Executive - SaaS Solutions (Insurance: P&C)

The future of insurance starts with AI. To date, Shift Technology's AI-powered products have benefitted more than 300 million policyholders globally by reducing underwriting risk, identifying more fraud, and automating critical tasks throughout the claims process.  Shift harnesses the power of AI to enable the world’s leading insurance organizations to make better decisions. Our products help insurers improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences to their policyholders.  Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry by imagining and innovating solutions that impact insurers and their customers - like you! We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced SaaS Enterprise Sales Executive to join our US Property and Casualty sales team. As Shift continues to rapidly grow its SaaS footprint in the US insurance market, we are looking for an Account Executive who thrives in a high-performance, results-driven, and collaborative environment. This role is central to driving new business across key insurance functions—including Fraud, Underwriting, Claims, and Subrogation—by positioning our SaaS solutions as mission-critical tools that deliver measurable value.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record of selling complex, enterprise-grade SaaS platforms to C-level executives at leading insurers and is skilled at navigating long sales cycles and multiple stakeholders.

What You'll Do:

• Prospect and Generate Leads: Identify and qualify new business opportunities
• Develop Territory and Account Strategy: Create and execute effective territory and account plans to achieve and exceed targets. Effectively report on activities, pipeline, and forecasts.
• Drive Customer Engagement: Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with customer stakeholders and C-Suite Executives
• Negotiate and Close Deals: Lead contract negotiations and close deals, ensuring favorable terms and conditions
• Maintain Product Expertise: Ensure a deep understanding of our products across all lines of business, staying updated on industry trends and competitive landscape.
• Collaborate: Work closely with internal teams, including Marketing, Partnerships, Product, Data Science and Customer Success, to ensure a seamless customer experience

What You Bring:

• 7+ years of demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding sales targets year over year, ideally with a sales cycle of 9-12 months
• 5+ years of experience in B2B, vertical software sales to Fortune 500/large enterprise customers
• • Knowledge of the Insurance / financial services industry is strongly preferred
• Extensive background in negotiations, deal strategy & construction
• Excellent communication, presentation and executive engagement skills
• Drive for results with a high standard of quality
• A deep sense of accountability to yourself and your team
• Proven success in coordinate and motivate internal teams to execute a deal
• A growth mindset 

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The range listed is for base compensation.  Your actual base salary will vary based on factors including location and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. 

In addition to base salary, your total rewards package will include additional components such as incentive pay, equity, and benefits.  If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the specific details for this position.

US Base Salary Pay Range$140,000—$165,000 USD

To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight:

• Flexible remote and hybrid working options
• Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
• Company equity
• Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Mental health benefits 
• 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)

Additional benefits may be offered by country - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice position are eligible for some of these benefits - ask yo