About the Role
The Account Executive, PXM is responsible for driving new business acquisition and revenue growth across Japan. This is a quota-carrying, individual contributor role focused on managing the full sales cycle, from prospecting through to deal closure. The role requires a consultative sales approach, engaging with senior stakeholders to position Product Experience Management (PXM) solutions as a critical component of digital commerce and product data strategies.
Responsibilities
- Achieve and exceed assigned annual revenue (ARR) targets
- Drive new logo acquisition within defined target accounts and industries
- Identify and develop strategic sales opportunities across the Japan region
- Own the end-to-end sales process: lead generation, qualification, discovery, solution positioning, negotiation, and closing
- Manage complex enterprise sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders
- Develop and present compelling value propositions and business cases
- Build and maintain a robust and qualified sales pipeline
- Ensure accurate forecasting and CRM management
- Meet or exceed pipeline generation and coverage targets
- Engage with C-level and senior decision-makers across business and technical functions
- Understand customer challenges related to product data, eCommerce, and digital transformation
- Position PXM solutions as strategic enablers of business outcomes
- Work closely with Pre-Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success teams
- Collaborate with partners including system integrators and digital agencies
- Provide market insights and feedback to internal stakeholders
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise software or SaaS sales
- Proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales quotas
- Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes
- Fluency in Japanese and English
- Experience selling into mid-market and enterprise accounts in Japan
- Established network within retail, consumer goods, or manufacturing sectors
- Ability to navigate complex organizational structures
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- High level of self-motivation and accountability
Skills
- Product Experience Management (PXM)
- PIM
- DAM
- MDM
- Digital commerce
- Omnichannel ecosystems
- Consultative selling
- Value-based selling
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years
About the Company
- Centric Software is a global leader providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands, and manufacturers.
- We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions.
- Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency, and operate with confidence.
- Centric Software designs and delivers next-generation solutions that empower the world’s leading retailers, brands, and manufacturers to become smarter, leaner, and more sustainable.
- Our philosophy is to attract the best customers by building the best solutions—crafted by the best teams across the globe.
Equal Opportunity
- Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.
