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Account Executive

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Hybrid
Kenridge, City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Mid level
Hybrid
Kenridge, City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Mid level
Drive growth by building and managing relationships with accounting and bookkeeping partners, executing territory plans, recruiting and educating partners, running workshops and events, using consultative selling to digitize practices, and maintaining pipeline and account data in Salesforce to grow subscriptions and revenue.
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The role & impact

You will take the lead in growing and developing Xero's commercial relationships with accounting and bookkeeping partners across your assigned territory. By collaborating with partners to design and execute strategies that digitise their practices, you will play a key role in driving their success while contributing directly to subscription and revenue growth for our business.

Through proactive outbound activity, consultative selling, and educational events, you will help new and existing partners embrace the power of cloud technology. Your work will directly expand our small business customer base, making a tangible difference to the wider economy.

The team & how they connect

You will join a highly collaborative sales team that focuses on recruiting, educating, and growing our partner network. We work closely with internal technical teams and partner services to present end-to-end accounting workflow solutions[cite: 1, 2]. Together, we combine our collective market knowledge to support our partners and help them thrive in a digital world.

Initially, you will focus on

  • Setting up and executing a quarterly plan to build a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities.

  • Cultivating partner relationships by presenting workshops, attending industry events, and running partner recruitment activities.

  • Guiding accounting partners through their online and cloud strategy using our consultative selling methodology.

  • Keeping account hygiene and sales pipeline activities updated in Salesforce to ensure seamless team collaboration.

Where and how you can work

This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office) based in our Cape Town office.

Here are some of the things we are looking for

  • You bring a genuine enthusiasm for building rapport and cultivating deep, long-term relationships with accounting firms.

  • A background in sales within a fast-paced technology or SaaS environment helps you understand our ecosystem.

  • You are comfortable working autonomously, taking complete ownership of your territory with a solutions-driven mindset.

  • Having some knowledge of how accounting practices operate or exposure to SME competitor software platforms is highly regarded.

  • You possess a natural ability to guide partners through change, helping them execute digital strategies.

  • Keeping structured processes excites you, especially when managing pipelines and using tools like Salesforce.

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.

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In the heart of bustling Kings Cross, we have a lively office only a 5-minute walk from the tube station.

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