Key Account Executive (Accounts $50 million - $1 billion) - Western US
About the role
Overview
As a Key Account Executive, you are a highly strategic Hunter on our Core Sales team for our Brands products. responsible for acquiring new clients and expanding Rithum’s presence across global commerce ecosystems.
This role is designed for a disciplined, high-energy sales professional who thrives on prospecting, creating pipeline, and winning new logos. The successful candidate will build meaningful relationships with Core Sales (mid-market & enterprise) brands and retailers while positioning Rithum as the operational backbone enabling scalable marketplace and commerce growth.
At Rithum, we believe growth begins with disciplined inputs. Hunters are expected to generate their own pipeline, execute structured outreach, and maintain a consistent cadence of prospecting activity that fuels predictable revenue outcomes. Successful Hunters at Rithum demonstrate consistent creation of high-quality pipeline, acquisition of strategic new logos, strong engagement with C-suite & executive buyers, ability to run complex, value-based mid-market & enterprise sales cycles, and reliable execution of disciplined prospecting routines. At Rithum, Hunters are not order-takers. They are builders of opportunity.
Responsibilities
- New Logo Acquisition
- Prospect and acquire net-new key clients across priority verticals and strategic accounts.
- Build and manage a robust pipeline through disciplined outbound activity and self-generated opportunities.
- Drive the full sales cycle from initial outreach through close in complex mid-market & enterprise environments.
- Pipeline Creation & Prospecting Discipline
- Maintain a consistent cadence of outbound prospecting including calls, emails, outreach, and targeted account engagement.
- Own weekly pipeline generation targets and activity metrics.
- Conduct discovery conversations that uncover business problems tied to commerce growth and operational efficiency.
- Value Based Selling
- Position Rithum’s platform as the central infrastructure enabling brands and retailers to scale marketplace and digital commerce operations.
- Adopt the Rithum Way of Selling model.
- Engage executive stakeholders and decision makers with clear value articulation.
- Lead complex sales motions involving cross-functional stakeholders and long sales cycles.
- Strategic Account Targeting
- Identify and pursue high-value mid-market & enterprise prospects aligned to Rithum’s ideal client profile.
- Build account strategies that leverage marketplace expansion, channel orchestration, and data intelligence capabilities.
- Deal Execution
- Manage opportunities through a disciplined sales methodology and deal inspection cadence.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders including sales engineering, product, services, and leadership to advance opportunities.
- Maintain accurate pipeline visibility and forecast integrity.