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# Strategic Account Executive (West) at Optro

- **Company:** Optro
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/optro/898a4cad-a3ef-40d3-a968-84522dea5dc3

## Job description

## Who We Are

Having surpassed $300M ARR and continuing to grow, Optro helps enterprises transform risk into opportunity through its AI-powered GRC Intelligence Platform. More than 50% of the Fortune 500, including 7 of the Fortune 10, leverage our award-winning technology to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. And our customers love us: Optro is top-rated on [G2.com](http://G2.com) and Gartner Peer Insights.

At Optro, we inspire each other to innovate and are proud of what we are producing. We spend each day thinking of new ways to help our customers and contribute to the greater good of our company and our surrounding communities. We are all about assisting each other and breaking through barriers to create the most loved audit, risk, ESG, and InfoSec platform by our customers. This is how we have become one of the 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America for the seventh year in a row, as ranked by Deloitte!

## Why This Role is Exciting

We are seeking a highly motivated, results-driven Strategic Account Executive to join our growing team at AuditBoard. In this role, you will focus on managing and expanding relationships with our most influential, high-revenue clients—accounts with $15B+ in revenue. These strategic accounts represent the pinnacle of our existing customer base, as well as new customer pursuits, and you will be at the forefront of driving and fostering meaningful growth and long-term partnerships. You’ll own a dedicated territory of named accounts, working closely with cross-functional teams—including CS, Alliances, Product, and Engineering — to execute strategic sales motions that align with our clients’ evolving business needs. Your role will span across new business and high-touch expansions (cross-sell & upsell), ensuring our strategic accounts are empowered with the solutions and support they need to thrive. With a focus on Total Addressable ARR (TAM) and premium support, you will have the opportunity to strategically craft and execute a solution-centric sales approach, collaborating with advisory firms and key decision-makers to identify and drive impactful integrations. As a trusted advisor, you'll play a key role in shaping the evolution of our product offering in line with the needs of the largest and most complex accounts in our portfolio.

## Key Responsibilities

As a Strategic Account Executive, you will be responsible for selling AuditBoard products to both large publicly traded and private organizations.

- Execute full-cycle sales, including territory planning, pipeline generation, and progressing sales opportunities to close – we are in search of dynamic and ambitious sales achievers who can build and maintain a viable pipeline
- Expanding business opportunities in existing + new customer accounts within your assigned territory – this role will have a split of cross-sell/up-sell and net new business acquisition
- Develop multi-year account plans, territory plans, and tailored strategies to position AuditBoard’s multi-pillar platform sales across multiple business units and economic buyers
- Build trusted relationships with CxOs by deeply understanding their priorities and delivering solutions that align with their strategic objectives. Collaborate with CCOs, CAOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, EVPs, and SVPs to develop tailored solutions that meet their specific needs
- Identify prospective customers' pain points, educate them on AuditBoard’s value, highlight our differentiators, effectively demo the product via video conference / onsite, and guide prospects through the sales process with 25%-30% travel, including client and partner meetings as well as events and conferences
- Co-create a solution and business case to enable stakeholders across the business to advocate for and adopt Auditboard into their organization
- Work closely with SDRs, Product Solutions (SEs), and Value Architects to achieve sales goals and partner with Implementation and Customer Success teams to support and set expectations for customers
- Develop the partner ecosystem (Big 4 Accounting and boutique firms) to aid in business development efforts

Attributes for a Successful Candidate

- 7+ years of sales experience with at least 4 years selling enterprise/B2B SaaS solutions in a high-growth or dynamic sales environment
- Ranked among the top salespeople in your recent roles with a consistent track record of exceeding quarterly and annual quotas that reach above $1.3M-$1.7M
- Strong experience managing deal sizes of $100k-1M+ ARR with a strong ability to align with the segment’s buying processes and stakeholder dynamics
- Proven ability to successfully navigate complex SaaS deals and articulate the distinct aspects of products and services, engage multiple stakeholders effectively , and position them against competitors
- Experience leveraging cross-functional teams - Customer Success, Solution Engineering, Renewals - to drive customer satisfaction and expansion across large enterprises
- Strong executive presence with the ability to build trusted relationships at the C-Suite level.
- Experience within regulated industries, and navigating legal negotiations a plus
- Skilled in utilizing MEDDICC/MEDDPICC sales qualification framework
- Adaptable and growth mindset; committed to continuous improvement; driven by knowledge and team success
- Excellent listening, responsiveness, and presentation skills
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

## Perks (United States)

- Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America and EMEA!
- Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo for anything that enhances your life
- Comprehensive employee health coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Competitive compensation & bonus program
- Flexible vacation (exempt) / Accrued vacation (non-exempt)
- Time off for your birthday & volunteering
- Employee resource groups
- Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!
- Parental Leave

*perks may vary based on eligibility/location

Our Company Values

- Customer obsession: It starts and ends here. Consistently ask yourself how what you’re doing creates value for our customers. It’s a mindset.
- Gritty resilience: Make it happen. Find a way. Move fast, stay positive, and do what it takes.
- Drive innovation: Create the future. Continuously improve what exists and invent what’s next.
- Win, together: One team. No silos, no egos. Drive to be the best and support each other’s success.
- Growth mindset: 10x, not 10%. Think in orders of magnitude, not increments. Seek feedback, learn, and improve.

We love building strong partnerships, but please note that Optro cannot accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Any submissions without a signed agreement in place will not create a fee obligation.

Privacy Notice for Candidates When you apply for a role at Optro, we collect and process personal data including your contact details, resume, work history, and application responses to evaluate your candidacy. For full details on how we collect, use, and protect your data — including your rights under GDPR, UK GDPR, and US state privacy laws and other applicable data protection laws — please review our [Candidate Privacy Notice](http://optro.ai/candidate-privacy-notice).

- Use of AI in Recruitment: Optro may use artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to assist in the screening and evaluation of applications, including resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make final hiring decisions — all assessments are reviewed by our human recruitment team. You may opt out of AI-assisted screening at any time without impact to your candidacy by contacting privacy@optro.ai.
- Interview Recording: Optro may use recording and transcription technology during interviews. You will be notified before any recording begins and may opt out at any time without affecting your candidacy.
- Background Checks: Background checks are required for this role. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This role may have access to highly sensitive data, including employee data, customer data, company financials, and proprietary product information.

Optro does not sell candidate personal data. Questions? Contact Optro's Privacy Team at privacy@optro.ai.

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## About Optro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Optro is an AI-powered GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) system of action that unifies audit, risk, infosec, and compliance into a single, connected platform, trusted by over 50% of the Fortune 500.
- **Entity Type**: Public Company (ticker not specified in available sources)
- **Headquarters**: Cerritos, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly available in the provided sources (known previously as AuditBoard)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software, serving audit, risk management, infosec, and compliance teams.
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises and regulated industries; over 50% of the Fortune 500 are customers.
- **Mission or purpose**: "To redefine GRC through a single, AI-powered system of action." [optro.ai](https://optro.ai/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Optro Platform (GRC System of Action)**: A unified SaaS platform that integrates internal audit, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, IT/cyber risk, and AI governance into one shared workflow environment.
  - **Audit Module**: Tools for audit planning, documentation, evidence collection, and reporting.
  - **Risk Module**: Enterprise and operational risk tracking, threat landscape visualization.
  - **Compliance Module**: Regulatory requirement monitoring, control management, SOX compliance.
  - **Infosec Module**: Cybersecurity framework management and autonomous testing.
  - **AI Governance Module**: Guardrails and oversight for responsible AI adoption. [optro.ai](https://optro.ai/) [optro.ai/blog/what-is-optro](https://optro.ai/blog/what-is-optro)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in available sources.
- **Key Metric**: Trusted by over 50% of the Fortune 500; named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for GRC Tools, Assurance Leaders and a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Governance, Risk, And Compliance Platforms, Q2 2026.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in the provided search results; the company is public.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 637 employees with a monthly growth rate of +5.1% (LinkedIn). Recognized on the Deloitte Fast 500 for seven consecutive years. Active job postings: 39, with monthly posting growth of +5.4%. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/optro) [optro.ai/careers](https://optro.ai/careers)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified platform** replacing fragmented point solutions for audit, risk, and compliance, reducing redundant controls by 64% and risk assessment completion time by 33%.
- **AI-native architecture** (agentic GRC) that moves beyond static record-keeping to real-time risk intelligence and autonomous testing.
- **Deep enterprise penetration** (over 50% of Fortune 500) creates a strong switching cost and network effect in the GRC ecosystem.
- **Industry recognition**: Top-rated on G2 and consistently named a Leader by Gartner and Forrester. [optro.ai](https://optro.ai/)

## Strategic Focus
- **AI governance and agentic GRC**: Building guardrails and autonomous capabilities to help enterprises adopt AI responsibly while managing new risk vectors.
- **Connected risk intelligence**: Shifting from siloed oversight to a dynamic, decision-ready view of enterprise risk across all governance functions.
- **Expanding platform capabilities** to deepen integration between audit, risk, infosec, and compliance workflows. [optro.ai](https://optro.ai/) [optro.ai/blog/what-is-optro](https://optro.ai/blog/what-is-optro)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture and values**: Core values guide decisions and shape culture; employee resource groups (ERGs) include Women of Optro (WOO) and Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging (DIBs). A Culture Committee drives engagement and community impact.
- **Work model**: Hybrid and remote roles available (e.g., "Remote USA" positions in engineering and GTM automation). Global presence across 10 countries including US, UK, Canada, Germany, Poland, and Netherlands.
- **Benefits and perks**: Competitive salary, health and wellness benefits (including hormonal and family-building support), mental health support via Headspace, retirement plans, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off, parental leave, monthly wellness stipend, and professional development programs (workshops, mentoring).
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on innovation in AI and GRC technology; roles include Senior Software Engineer II (AI Developer Experience) and Engineering Manager (AI Applications). Technical team makes up ~16% of workforce.
- **Growth trajectory**: Fast-growing public company with consistent recognition on Deloitte Fast 500, offering opportunity to work on cutting-edge risk and compliance challenges at scale. [optro.ai/careers](https://optro.ai/careers) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/optro)

## Sources
1. [Optro Website](https://optro.ai/)
2. [Optro About Us](https://optro.ai/about-us)
3. [Optro Careers Page](https://optro.ai/careers)
4. [Optro LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/optro)
5. [What is Optro? Blog Post](https://optro.ai/blog/what-is-optro)

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