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Account Executive – UK based (US Market)

Beam logoBeam~$228k–$328k/yrtypicalHybrid UKFull-timeListed 1w ago

The posting

At Beam, we’re building AI that serves society.

We're a global team of ambitious, hardworking problem solvers, applying fast-moving startup energy to work that makes the world a better place. If you want to apply your talent to the biggest problems society faces, Beam is the place for you.

You’ll be part of a high-performance culture where you'll make a huge impact, rapidly progress your career, and truly enjoy your work.

Over 100,000 frontline workers already use Beam to take notes, provide live interpretation and handle phone calls, so they can focus on the people who need them most. This is just the beginning.

Account Executive – UK based (US Market)

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your sales career at one of the UK's fastest growing startups, at the exact moment our business is scaling fast globally. Whether you're an ambitious BDR/SDR ready to move into a closing role, or an existing Account Executive looking for a new challenge, this is your chance to own the full sales cycle and make a real impact.

You'll work in a high-performance sales team, focused on winning new business across the US market, closing your own deals end to end for a product that frontline workers genuinely love. Every deal you close makes a real impact on people's lives - empowering frontline workers to give people the support they need, when and how they need it. Every quarter, you'll be measurably better at this job than the last.

You'll be

  • Owning and closing your own deals: Running the full sales cycle end to end: prospecting, discovery, demo, proposal, negotiation and signature. This is a closing role with its own revenue target, not a hand-off role.
  • Building your pipeline: Independently researching US-based prospects, initiating contact, and maintaining a high volume of quality discovery meetings to feed a pipeline you convert yourself.
  • Running deep discovery: Leading discovery sessions that move beyond surface-level features to uncover real operational pain, and turning that pain into a business case.
  • Engaging multi-stakeholder environments: Building trust with a diverse range of stakeholders, from frontline practitioners to service leaders, and driving them to a decision.
  • Collaborating on solutions: Working hand-in-hand with our Product and Customer Success teams to design impactful trials and proposals that ensure long-term value.
  • Refining the playbook: Bringing fresh insights from your daily conversations to help us sharpen our messaging and improve our outreach strategy.
  • Reporting and tracking progress: Maintaining accurate records in HubSpot to enable reliable forecasting and performance analysis.

You'll have

  • Commercial experience: 1-2 years in B2B sales, whether in a BDR/SDR or closing role. You may be ready to step into your first full-cycle position or already have experience owning deals and be looking for your next challenge.
  • Exceptional drive and resilience: You are results-driven, persistent in the face of challenges, and possess a strong self-starter mentality.
  • Natural relationship-building skills: You build trust and rapport quickly, and you listen more than you speak.
  • A fast learner who loves feedback: You won’t know everything on day one and that’s fine. What matters is that you pick things up quickly, ask for input early and get visibly better every month.
  • Curiosity and structure: You ask sharp questions and enjoy problem-solving. You can take a complex problem and break it down into clear, actionable steps.
  • Top-class communication skills: You are clear, compelling and persuasive, whether writing a follow-up email or presenting to a room of stakeholders.
  • A mission-driven mindset: You are fundamentally motivated by doing work that delivers tangible, positive real-world impact.
  • Flexibility to work US hours: You are comfortable aligning your working schedule with US business hours to engage effectively with prospects and customers.

Bonus Points For

  • Experience in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Experience working with or selling into local authorities, the NHS and care providers

Success looks like

  • Closing your first deals within your opening months, with coaching from senior leadership on live opportunities
  • Consistently hitting your revenue target through a pipeline you built and converted yourself
  • Continuously sharpening your discovery, negotiation and closing skills, and taking on larger, more complex deals over time

Application process

We have a four-stage interview process, giving you plenty of time to learn about Beam while we get to know you.

  • A screening call with a member of the talent team
  • A live scenario interview with a member of the commercial team
  • A live role-play exercise with the hiring manager
  • A final round interview with Beam's CEO, Alex

We are accepting rolling applications for this role, with no fixed close date.

Perks

  • Generous EMI-qualifying share options
  • Access to therapy, coaching, classes and content, powered by Oliva
  • Your own financial well-being coach, through Bippit
  • Generous holiday: 25 days with 3 additional days over the Christmas period + bank holidays
  • Work remotely up to 6 weeks a year
  • Eligible for a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years in service
  • Nursery scheme through Gogeta
  • Healthcare cover through Benenden Health
  • Enhanced parental leave: Primary Caregiver leave 18 weeks and Secondary Caregiver leave 4 weeks
  • £200 WellBeam budget for activities enhancing wellbeing and professional development
  • Annual membership to Shoreditch Exchange gym (London office only)
  • Pension scheme where we contribute 3% of your salary and you contribute 5%
  • Free subscription to the Calm meditation app
  • Discounted bike and accessories with Cyclescheme, and tech products with Techscheme

About Beam

We’ve picked up an armful of awards for our work, including one from our former Queen. We've also been named by WIRED as one of London's 10 hottest startups and by LinkedIn as a Top 15 UK Startup . Meanwhile, we've been covered in the media literally thousands of times, including the likes of The FT, BBC, TechCrunch, Forbes and The Guardian .

We’re also proud to be backed by some of the world's leading tech investors and entrepreneurs, including the founders of Booking.com , Calm, Shazam and Dropbox.

Start your journey to a more impactful career today. We're excited to hear from you.

Reasonable adjustments

Beam is committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive work environment for all employees. This policy extends to our hiring practices.

We recognise that some candidates may need additional support during their hiring process to give them the best chance of being a success. To ensure that all candidates have an equitable opportunity during their process, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments where required.

If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made during your process, please let your Talent Partner know. We encourage you to share this information, but there is no obligation to do so.

Please be reassured that any reasonable adjustment requests will not be taken into account when making a decision about your candidacy.

Taken from Beam's own posting, last seen live on 2 Nov 2026.

The application

Your details and CV, then 7 questions (1 written).

Have readyCVLinkedIn (optional)
  1. 1.
    Will you need a work visa sponsorship to work in the UK?Yes or no
  2. 2.
    What's your current notice period?Short answer
  3. 3.
    What are your salary expectations?Number
  4. 4.
    Are you happy to work in a hybrid setting? (2 days per week working in-person at our London office)Short answer
  5. 5.
    A part of our onboarding process will include a DBS check, so we need to ask: Are you currently bound over or do you have any current unspent convictions or cautions?Yes or no
  6. 6.
    Are you happy to work US hours, circa 11am - 8pm?Written answer
  7. 7.
    Please briefly describe your experience selling B2B SaaS solutions, including your role in the sales cycle and the types of customers you've worked with.Short answer

From Beam's apply page, checked 2 Nov 2026.

About Beam

Sells AI note-taking, live interpretation and phone triage tools to councils, government agencies, charities and care providers whose caseworkers serve the public.

Pay schedule: Base plus commission on the AE and commercial CSM seats, with the CSM variable set at 40% of base, equity on most postings (EMI-qualifying share options in the UK), a 3% employer pension in the UK and up to six weeks a year of remote work.

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