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Associate Account Executive

NavanSydney🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 14 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role at Navan offers an exceptional opportunity to accelerate your sales career by working directly with experienced professionals and gaining deep insights into their proven sales playbook. You'll thrive here if you're eager to develop your skills in prospecting, deal progression, and strategic client engagement while contributing to a company at the forefront of travel and expense innovation. Seize this chance to grow and make a significant impact!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Sydney, Australia
Posted
3 weeks ago
SalesforceOutreach

Job Description

We’re seeking Associate Account Executives (AAE) to work strategically with experienced Account Executives (AE) to drive sales activity through the early, middle and late stages of a deal to generate closed-won business.
This is a unique opportunity to work directly with veteran AEs and get intimate exposure to the Navan sales playbook ultimately preparing you for an exciting growth path in your sales career. At Navan, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, connecting cutting-edge travel and expense solutions with industry-leading companies.

What You'll Do:

  • Early-stage sales activity: prospect research, tailored email and phone call outreach, setting and conducting discovery calls, logging and tracking daily activities

  • Mid-stage sales activity: Mapping prospect org and conducting targeted outreach to identified stakeholders, provide AE with intel from continued research, nurture relevant contacts, participate in MEDDPICCs and create action plans w/ AE

  • Late-stage sales activity: Prepare external presentation material with AE, prepare internal brief material with AE, coordinate with AM/launch team for proper handoff

What We're Looking For:

  • 2+ years of progressive experience working in client facing role(s) interacting with high-level stakeholders (C Suite, VPs, Directors)

  • Demonstrated project-management experience

  • Hands on experience in data analysis to drive process efficiencies

  • Experience using tools like Salesforce

  • Passion for business and mapping out solutions

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