Account Executive

Patsnap

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Toronto - Canada

profile Monthly Salary: $ 140000 - 150000
Posted on: 10 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Account Executive

(12 years SaaS) AI / Innovation Platform Toronto

Want to sell an AI product thats genuinely shaping how companies innovate and compete
Tired of pitching nice-to-have tools and ready to sell something with real demand and proven value
Keen to accelerate your AE career in a $1B (Series E) pre-IPO AI-native company where innovation truly matters and the opportunity to succeed is real
If this sounds like you wed love to hear from you.
Role Summary:

Were hiring an Account Executive to join our Toronto team focused on selling into our Engineering Manufacturing Food Production Finance and Automotive verticals. Youll be selling into organizations where innovation matters and under constant pressure to stay competitive and make smarter long-term decisions.

PatSnap is a market leader in innovation intelligence combining deep data with true agentic AI capabilities. Its a product that goes beyond insight actively helping teams uncover opportunities track competitors and make faster more confident decisions around IP and product strategy.

This is a product with real traction significant investment and a customer base that relies on the platform to stay ahead. The product is constantly evolving the use cases are clear and the demand is already there.

The conversations youll have are tied directly to how companies compete where they invest and how they win.

What makes this a strong next step

Youll be joining a company with a genuinely differentiated product in a high-growth market (20% YoY) and already buying. That puts you in a position to have better conversations and win meaningful deals without having to force the value.

More importantly this is the kind of role that changes your trajectory early. Youll move beyond volume into more strategic higher-value sales building the skills deal experience and commercial judgement that set top AEs apart.

If youre looking for the move that gives you a stronger foundation bigger opportunities and a clear path to increasing deal size ownership and earnings this is it.

Want to see the product youd be selling and shaping This short video is the perfect place to start: is a hybrid position in our Downtown Toronto office. This role has the option to work hybrid throughout the week (Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays mandatory) or fully in office.

Who are we
Patsnap is a global pre-IPO company that transforms the way organizations harness their Intellectual Property and Research & Development productivity. Our platform revolutionizes how IP and R&D teams collaborate across the entire innovation lifecycle using domain-specific AI to accelerate the creation of market-ready products. With over 12000 customers worldwide including some of the biggest names in innovation Patsnap is at the forefront of technological advancement. Our $300M Series E funding round brings our valuation to a $1 billion unicorn status and we still have a remarkable amount of growth ahead.

What Youll Be Doing:

  • Drive new business growth by acquiring net-new customers across EMEA
  • Consistently hit and exceed revenue targets and core sales KPIs
  • Own the full sales cycle end-to-end; from outbound prospecting through to close
  • Build and manage a healthy pipeline with accurate forecasting and disciplined CRM hygiene
  • Run a multi-channel sales process across phone Microsoft Teams and in-person meetings
  • Collaborate with Account Managers to identify upsell opportunities within existing accounts
  • Develop strong product knowledge and understand customer needs to position solutions effectively
  • Work closely with Marketing Product and GTM teams to support campaigns and share market feedback

About You:

  • 1-2 years SaaS sales experience owning the full end to end sales process with closing experience
  • Someone ready to move beyond volume and into more strategic selling
  • Curious about how large organisations make innovation and investment decisions
  • Proven ability to prospect and build pipeline through outbound activity (cold calling email LinkedIn)
  • Confident communicator with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders
  • Strong organisational skills with solid pipeline management and forecasting discipline
  • Coachable ambitious and motivated to grow in a high-performance sales environment
  • Comfortable navigating multi-touch sales cycles and learning new technologies quickly
  • Resilient target-driven and hungry to exceed expectations
  • Curious and proactive; you dig into customer challenges and think commercially
  • Team-oriented with a collaborative growth mindset

What Youll Love:

A genuinely strong sales culture were really proud of. High-performing but low ego social and dynamic. Its a team that supports each other shares best practice raises standards and celebrates wins properly together. Alongside a great product its one of the best parts of working here.

Additional Benefits:

  • 5 weeks paid vacation
  • Comprehensive benefits package for you and your dependents from day one
  • RRSP Contribution Matching
  • Access to mental health support
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • 2 company-paid volunteering days

Our Values:

  • Integrity: We hold each other accountable for our actions
  • Leadership: We lead by example and inspire each other to reach for new heights
  • Openness: We are open and honest and share our ideas with care and consideration
  • Growth: We are lifelong learners who aspire to improve each day
  • Innovation: We seek out new ways to solve problems
  • Customer: Our customer is at the center of everything we do. Their success is our success
$70000 - $75000 a year
The annual base salary for this role is $70000 - 75000 CAD. This position offers a 50/50 compensation structure (base salary and commission) with on-target earnings (OTE) ranging from $140000 - 150000 CAD. Commission is uncapped with accelerators and SPIFFS.
Patsnap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (EOE) that champions diversity. We do not discriminate based on race religion national origin citizenship sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation pregnancy age or marital veteran/military or disability status or any other protected status in accordance with federal provincial/state or local laws.
Even if you dont meet 100% of the above qualifications we encourage you to apply and tell us why youd be a great fit for this role! If you require any accommodations during the interview process please email us at emailprotected so we can best support you.

Required Experience:

IC

Account Executive (12 years SaaS) AI / Innovation Platform Toronto Want to sell an AI product thats genuinely shaping how companies innovate and compete Tired of pitching nice-to-have tools and ready to sell something with real demand and proven value Keen to accelerate your AE career in a $1B (Se...
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Patsnap empowers IP and R&D teams with advanced AI to get better answers and make faster decisions. Increase IP productivity by 75% while reducing R&D wastage by 25%.

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