Principal, Account Executive, Expansion

Job Requisition ID #

26WD96389

Position Overview
Are you tenacious and have experience building trusted relationships? Do you love the craft of sales, especially complex enterprise-level sales? Principal, Account Executive, Expansion is responsible for growing sales in 25+ accounts within your assigned portfolio. This job is assigned a sales quota and performance is measured by meeting quarterly and annual targets by up-selling, add-on sales, and cross-selling. This position is remote and reports to the Manager, Expansion for the West US region. The assigned territory is predominantly in the Los Angeles / San Fracisco metro area.

This role oversees buyer seat expansion, forecasts pipeline performance, and partners with technical and extended sales teams to co-develop customer solutions. Principal, Account Executive, Expansion acts as a trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders, applying strategic insight, industry knowledge, and adaptive communication to drive long term customer value and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Manage your book of business; sell new products and expand existing renewals to meet quarterly targets
• Lead account strategy and manage the sales cycle for new sales and renewals
• Produce new opportunity pipeline each week to meet quarterly and annual quota targets
• Be a model representative of Autodesk. Lead presentations to clients, build trusted-advisor relationships with customers, and attend marketing events/conferences
• Exemplify team-selling culture. Collaborate with your extended account team, which include: Business Development Rep, Account Technical Lead, Customer Success Managers, Renewal Rep, channel partners, and many other team members
• Deliver accurate forecasts of your business
• Lead strategic account planning for your accounts, collaborating with extended account team

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience with experience in quota attainment
• Enterprise software sales experience in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Manufacturing industries
• Experience prospecting and meeting with C-level contacts
• Demonstrated closing and negotiation skills

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software - from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk - it's at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you're an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based sales roles, we expect a starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) between $178,700 and $320,430. OTE is comprised of base salary plus commission target for sales roles. Offers are based on the candidate's experience and geographic location and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Sales Careers

Working in sales at Autodesk allows you to build meaningful relationships with customers while growing your career. Join us and help make a better, more sustainable world. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/careers/sales

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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Client-provided location(s): Flexible / Remote

Job ID: autodesk-26WD96389

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-03-17T23:58:49