Enterprise Account Executive, FSI
Paris · 12+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 12+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Paris
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available
About Anthropic
- Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the role
- As an Enterprise Account Executive at Anthropic, you'll join the foundational team at the forefront of introducing our cutting-edge AI productivity API and SaaS solutions to financial institutions across the EMEA markets.
- You'll drive the adoption of safe, frontier AI by securing strategic deals with banks, insurance companies, and financial research institutions.
- You'll leverage your consultative sales expertise in the financial services sector to propel revenue growth while becoming a trusted partner to financial stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Win new business and drive revenue for Anthropic within the financial services sector, owning the full sales cycle from first outbound to close.
- Design and execute innovative sales strategies tailored to financial services procurement cycles and budgeting processes to meet and exceed revenue quotas.
- Spearhead market expansion by identifying new use cases within financial departments, research centers, and administrative offices.
- Navigate complex financial stakeholder ecosystems including executives, administrators, IT departments, and procurement offices to build consensus.
- Inform product roadmaps and features by gathering feedback from financial users and conveying financial market needs.
- Continuously refine the financial services sales methodology by incorporating learnings into playbooks, templates, and best practices.
Requirements
- 12+ years of B2B sales experience in financial services technology in SaaS, API solutions, or emerging technologies.
- A track record of managing complex sales cycles within financial institutions and securing strategic deals by understanding both technical requirements and financial use cases.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate financial bureaucracies and procurement processes, building consensus among diverse stakeholders including executives, administrators, and IT departments.
- Extensive experience negotiating complex agreements within financial services procurement frameworks and policies.
- Proven experience exceeding revenue targets in the financial services sector by effectively managing an evolving pipeline and sales process.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present confidently to various financial audiences, from analysts and researchers to senior executives.
- Deep understanding of financial services buying cycles, decision-making processes, and key pain points.
- A strategic, analytical approach to assessing the financial services market combined with creative, tactical execution to capture opportunities.
- A passion for and/or experience with advanced AI systems and their applications in financial services, feeling strongly about ensuring frontier AI systems are developed safely and ethically.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Workplace
- Location-based hybrid policy: staff are expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more time in offices.
Skills
- SaaS
- API Solutions
- B2B Sales