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Airtable · 11 hours ago

Strategic Account Executive, Education

Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers organizations to enhance their business processes. They are seeking a Strategic Account Executive for the Education sector to manage strategic account plans for top educational institutions, driving significant revenue growth and product adoption.

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Responsibilities

Own and execute strategic account plans for Airtable’s top 20 education accounts, focusing on both net-new and expansion opportunities
Drive significant annual expansion revenue through multi-threaded, cross-departmental deals
Identify and operationalize 1–2 repeatable plays within the education market to accelerate adoption
Build and maintain strong executive-level relationships, ensuring consistent engagement and alignment with institutional goals
Expand product adoption across multiple departments within each institution
Maintain strong pipeline coverage and forecast accuracy across named accounts
Run disciplined, MEDDIC-style sales processes, navigating complex, consensus-driven buying committees
Serve as a consultative partner, leveraging storytelling and discovery skills to position Airtable as a platform solution
Leverage Airtable-specific building experience and product knowledge to drive customer success

Qualification

Enterprise SaaS salesEducation domain expertiseStrategic account planningConsultative discoveryAirtable product knowledgeStorytelling skillsExecutive presenceMulti-stakeholder navigationRelationship building

Required

7–10+ years of experience closing complex, enterprise SaaS deals, with a focus on higher education or similarly complex organizations
Proven track record of expanding large, named accounts over long sales cycles
Deep education domain expertise and a belief in solving high-value problems for institutions
Experience selling workflow, no-code, or horizontal platforms, with familiarity in higher-ed operations (IT, PMO, registrar, academic affairs)
Prior experience owning a small book of large, named accounts in a vertical-focused role
Demonstrated executive presence and ability to navigate multi-stakeholder buying committees
Strong strategic account planning, consultative discovery, and storytelling skills
Existing relationships with key stakeholders in our top twenty named education accounts
Hands-on experience building with Airtable and deep product knowledge

Benefits

The opportunity to receive benefits
Restricted stock units
Incentive compensation

Company

Airtable

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Airtable is a cloud-based software company that offers an online platform for creating and sharing relational databases.

H1B Sponsorship

Airtable has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (18)
2024 (12)
2023 (16)
2022 (40)
2021 (28)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.35B
Key Investors
XNGreenoaksThrive Capital
2022-07-01Secondary Market
2021-12-13Series F· $735M
2021-03-15Series E· $270M

Leadership Team

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Howie Liu
Cofounder, CEO
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Andrew Ofstad
Co-founder
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